If I want to use an object and its methods in another file, how would I set up my module.exports?
Object:
var Object = function ()
{
...
}
Object.prototype.foo = function (param)
{
...
}
Module.export:
module.exports = {
Object : Object
}
or
module.exports = {
Object : Object,
foo : Object.prototype.foo
}
?
A few ways of doing this but if you're trying to access prototype methods from your other file, then you'll need to instantiate your constructor, something like:
For ex:
// lib.js
var YourThing = function () {
}
YourThing.prototype.someMethod = function () {
console.log('do something cool');
}
module.exports = YourThing;
// index.js
var YT = require('./lib.js');
var yourThing = new YT();
yourThing.someMethod();
module.exports = Object;
This will export your Object as a Module.
var obj = require('./file.js') and var instance = new obj.Object()?If your object is not renewed in your app, the best way to use it as an executed function with late binding of its prototype methods
const _ = require('lodash')
var Object = function ()
{
..
_.bindAll(this); // at last bind all methods. this way you won't miss a method
}
Object.prototype.foo = function (param)
{
...
}
module.exports = new Object();
then you can call the functions like,
const myObj = require('./object-file')
myObj.myMethod();
If you need reusable component,
module.exports = Object;
const _obj = require('./object-file'); // you can call this way anywhere in any function and for every require, it creates a new object.
var object = new _obj();
_obj.anyMethod();
Object