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Kyle Knapp
21,526 PointsCannot find module node.js
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Running node _misc/tests/requireTest.js in the console returns Cannot find module '../requireMe.js'
I have also tried require('./requireMe.js') and require('requireMe.js') with the same error.
Is it not possible to require a module from a parent folder? Or is the path name wrong?
Thanks!
2 Answers
Dale Severude
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 71,349 PointsHi Kyle,
Your code path needs to move up a few directories in order to find the requireMe.js file.
const foo = require('../../requireMe.js');
Dale Severude
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 71,349 PointsThere is an npm module that will do this.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/app-root-dir
// get the application's root directory
var appRootDir = require('app-root-dir').get();
// set the application's root directory
// (this will set a global so that no matter
// how many instances of app-root-dir module are
// installed, they will all return the same
// directory)
require('app-root-dir').set(__dirname);
Kyle Knapp
21,526 PointsThank You!
Kyle Knapp
21,526 PointsKyle Knapp
21,526 PointsThank You Dale,
Is there a way to path directly to the root project folder instead of moving up each directory one at a time?
For example, lets say that I have a file nested 5 directories down from root. Is
require('../../../../../requireMe.js')the only way to find the module in the root folder? Is there a shortcut, like an asterisk or another notation, to go directly to the project's root folder, like this:require('**/require.js')?