Using Node package in NativeScript app

Question

I am learning NativeScript. For example, I would like to include this Guid generator package in my NativeScript app. My question is, how? I look at the directory structure generated by the command-line tool and I see the following relevant pieces:

node_modules
app
  tns_modules
  package.json
package.json

Do I add node-uuid to the ./package.json or the ./app/package.json? How do I reference it in my app then? For example, if I want to use uuid from the app.js file, what does that look like? I'm a little confused because of the package structure of NativeScript and how things actually get loaded at runtime.

Thanks

You can see this blog post: nativescript.org/blog/…

jasssonpet
– jasssonpet

2015-07-29 15:45:58 +00:00
Commented Jul 29, 2015 at 15:45 — jasssonpet
– jasssonpet, Commented Jul 29, 2015 at 15:45

starshine wang · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-30 08:00:24Z

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Run npm install from the root of your {N} app.

npm install --save node-uuid

The dependency will be added to the outer package.json.

And then in your app.js file, just use it like usual.

var uuid = require('node-uuid');

When you run tns run <platform> or tns build <platform>, the modules inside node_modules/ will be copied to folder under platforms/, take Android for example, it will be at platforms/android/assets/app/tns_modules/node-uuid. The building process is completed under platforms/ directory.

answered Jul 30, 2015 at 8:00

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