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Node.js - export function from module
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In this article, we would like to show you how to export function from module in Node.js.
Below we present how to export a simple function from module1.js to index.js file.
Project structure:
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/my-app/
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├── index.js
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├── module1.js
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└── package.json
Steps to follow:
1. In module1.js file export the function using module.exports
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Practical example:
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module.exports = function (text) {
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console.log(text);
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};
2. In index.js file import the function from module1.js using require()
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const text = require('./module1');
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text('Some text message...');
3. Now you can run the project from terminal to see the output using the following command:
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node index.js
Output:
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Some text message...