Using node.js and Haxe, is there any way to write a function that generates a node.js modules from a Haxe file, and then returns the generated module? I'm started writing node.js modules using Haxe, and I need a way to import the modules more easily.
function requireHaxe(variableToRequire, haxeFileLocation){
//generate a JavaScript module from the Haxe file, and then return the generated JavaScript module
}
Consider this
//Haxenode.hx
class Haxenode {
@:expose("hello")
public static function hello(){
return "hello";
}
}
@:expose("hello") part is to put something in module.exports.
Now launch
haxe -js haxenode.js -dce no Haxenode
Now you can use haxenode.js in nodejs
var haxenode = require('./haxenode.js');
var hello = haxenode.hello;
So, this combined together is an answer to your question:
var cp = require('child_process');
function requireHaxe(haxeClassPath,cb){
//generate a JavaScript module from the Haxe file, and then return the generated JavaScript module
cp.exec('haxe -js haxenode.js -dce no ' + haxeClassPath,function(err){
if (err){
cb(err); return;
}
cb(null,require('./haxenode.js'));
});
}
Mind that output filename is a stub.
But don't do that - better to compile haxe as build step (with all necessary compile options) and then use regular require at runtime.
