I am developing a node.js app, and I want to use a module I am creating for the node.js server also on the client side.
An example module would be circle.js:
var PI = Math.PI;
exports.area = function (r) {
return PI * r * r;
};
exports.circumference = function (r) {
return 2 * PI * r;
};
and you do a simple
var circle = require('./circle')
to use it in node.
How could I use that same file in the web directory for my client side javascript?
This seems to be how to make a module something you can use on the client side.
https://caolan.org/posts/writing_for_node_and_the_browser.html
mymodule.js:
(function(exports){
// your code goes here
exports.test = function(){
return 'hello world'
};
})(typeof exports === 'undefined'? this['mymodule']={}: exports);
And then to use the module on the client:
<script src="mymodule.js"></script>
<script>
alert(mymodule.test());
</script>
This code would work in node:
var mymodule = require('./mymodule');
Webmake was made to port CommonJS/NodeJS modules to browser. Give it a try
