+100 Relative requires combined with npm dependencies are the "next big thing" since sliced bread ;-)
On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Tim Caswell <[email protected]> wrote: > Node's require is always relative to the file that calls require. In > fact, the internal implementation of this is done by giving file a unique > copy of the require function that embeds that file's directory. If you > wanted to require relative to the cwd, then use process.cwd and > path.resolve. If you want to require relative to your main module, store a > value somewhere in your process (process.root maybe?) and use that in > conjunction with path.resolve. > > The fs operations are relative to the process.cwd instead of the calling > file. If you want them to be relative to the calling file, simply > path.resolve with __dirname and they will act like require does. > > Noce gives you more options in this regard than any other platform I've > worked with. After working with node's require semantics, it's now painful > for me to use other module systems because I can't write portable libraries > as easily. Sometimes it's not even possible to have a set of > inter-dependencies that only use relative requires. > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Gagle <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But now suppose you have another file called b.js that is required by >> a.js and is stored in a different directory and uses a relative path. You >> can't use __dirname. >> >> El lunes, 26 de agosto de 2013 15:32:17 UTC+2, ajlopez escribió: >>> >>> Ah! I see.. >>> >>> But this is not a problem for require, but for fs. >>> >>> Ok, in my code I would use >>> >>> if (fs.existsSync(path.join(__**dirname, "settings.json")) >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Gagle <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> $ pwd >>>> /home/user1 >>>> $ mkdir dir >>>> $ cat > dir/app.js >>>> console.log (process.cwd ()); >>>> $ node dir/app.js >>>> /home/user1 >>>> $ cd dir && node app.js >>>> /home/user1/dir >>>> >>>> Now suppose you have this code: >>>> >>>> //app.js >>>> var fs = require ("fs"); >>>> if (fs.existsSync ("settings.json")){ >>>> doSomethingUseful (); >>>> }else{ >>>> //Warning!! >>>> saveToDatabaseDefaultSettings (); >>>> } >>>> >>>> And execute the main file with a relative path: >>>> >>>> node dir/app >>>> >>>> You will enter into the else case because settings.json is stored >>>> inside dir but the cwd is not dir, so you expect the path >>>> ./dir/settings.json but in fact the path is ./settings.json. >>>> >>>> El lunes, 26 de agosto de 2013 15:05:10 UTC+2, ajlopez escribió: >>>>> >>>>> Gagle, can you write down a concrete use case? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Gagle <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Because it's local to the file, it doesn't work anywhere. >>>>>> >>>>>> El lunes, 26 de agosto de 2013 14:46:55 UTC+2, mks escribió: >>>>>> >>>>>>> __dirname is local to any file. 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