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 can simple just require('./filename').

Eg.

// file: index.js
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var child = require('./child');
app.use('/child', child);
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send('parent');
});
app.listen(process.env.PORT, function () {
  console.log('Example app listening on port '+process.env.PORT+'!');
});

// file: child.js
var express = require('express'),
child = express.Router();
console.log('child');
child.get('/child', function(req, res){
  res.send('Child2');
});
child.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.send('Child');
});

module.exports = child;

Please note that:

1. you can't listen PORT on the child file, only parent express module has PORT listener
2. Child is using 'Router', not parent Express moudle.