In Node.js, how do I “include” functions from my other files?

Question

Let\'s say I have a file called app.js. Pretty simple:

var express = require(\'express\');
var app = express.createServer();
app.set(\'views\', __dirname + \         


        

Answer 1

You need no new functions nor new modules. You simply need to execute the module you're calling if you don't want to use namespace.

in tools.js

module.exports = function() { 
    this.sum = function(a,b) { return a+b };
    this.multiply = function(a,b) { return a*b };
    //etc
}

in app.js

or in any other .js like myController.js :

instead of

var tools = require('tools.js') which force us to use a namespace and call tools like tools.sum(1,2);

we can simply call

require('tools.js')();

and then

sum(1,2);

in my case I have a file with controllers ctrls.js

module.exports = function() {
    this.Categories = require('categories.js');
}

and I can use Categories in every context as public class after require('ctrls.js')()