combine node.js api-layers with git - how to structure?

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I don't even know how to put my question into words. So i'll try describing it this way. I have 3 node.js-code-bases, each a git repository on its own:

api
api-base
api-base-specific

"api" delivers some sort of framework, which "api-base" extends from, which then "api-base-specific" extends from. Whereas only the final one is what will ever be in production. Though, each single one should be "node app.js"-able oder "npm test"-able, when git-cloning it on its own.

When working on "api-base-specific", the directory structure would look like this:

.
  app.js
  /lib
    /api        <- git submodule "api"
      api.js
      ....
    /api-base   <- git submodule "api-base"
      api.js
      ...
    /api-base-specific
      api.js
      ...
  /tests

This works well. However, when i "check out" "api-base" on its own, there is no "lib" directory having a "api-base" directory. Get what i mean?

I'd like to build up the "api" and "api-specific" repositories in the same manner as "api-base-specific". And then kind of submodule them in "api-base-specific"/lib, but step in at their "lib/api-base"-directory-level.

Hope you get my "question". Thanks

alex · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-01 05:52:21Z

1

Split all of them into separate modules and get a file structure like this:

.
  app.js
  /node_modules
    /api
      api.js
      /node_modules
        /api-base   <- git submodule "api-base"
          api.js
          /node_modules
            /api-base-specific
              api.js

answered Feb 1, 2014 at 5:52

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spaxxUnited Over a year ago

thanks for pointing me at modules. then require("api-base") will look for "/node_modules/api-base/(index.js|index.node|package.json)": nodejs.org/api/…

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