You can look at module.parent.filename, but that's just the first module to require() you, not necessarily the most recent, due to caching.
Deleting yourself out of the cache is likely pretty stupid. Don't do that. But what you're probably more interested in is require.main.filename or process.cwd() anyway. On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Jason Brumwell <[email protected]> wrote: > You'll have to disable caching and it will work, this saved would print the > directory that required the module; > > delete require.cache[__filename]; > > module.exports = function() { > var path = require('path'); > > console.log(path.dirname(module.parent.filename)); > }; > > > On Saturday, November 10, 2012 9:02:50 AM UTC-5, boden wrote: >> >> hi all, >> trying to find the proper way to determine the path of the module >> requiring my module given the following requirements: >> >> * must be strict mode complaint >> * cannot depend on node arguments (i.e. process.argv) >> * must work when being required from different modules in the same >> execution (i.e. my module is already cached) >> >> i ended up patching Module._load() to capture the request and then >> wrapping it in a closure like shown here: >> https://github.com/bodenr/expose/blob/master/index.js >> >> however this doesn't feel right -- i must be missing something. >> >> thx in advanced > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
