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JavaScript

Posted by Shawn Parrotte
Shawn Parrotte
6,689 Points

How do I "require" bcrypt when I'm using a local install of node?

Basically, I'm trying to run my "app.js" from a folder on my desktop. And when I require bcrypt, it's looking for it - I presume - in the project folder. What path would I use (or how do I learn what path to use) so I can finish this part?

Thanks!

2 Answers

Paul Ogden
Paul Ogden
7,709 Points
Paul Ogden
Paul Ogden
7,709 Points

If you have added bcrypt as a dependency in your package.json file and then used npm install, your project should now have bcrypt included. From there it should be as simple as adding something like var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'); at the top of your app.js

Shawn Parrotte
Shawn Parrotte
6,689 Points

Thanks Paul. I wish I understood what the first sentence means or how to do it, I imagine it would do me better in the long run, but I ended up locating bcrypt in the default location (which took some digging) and pointed to that in my app.js file.

Where could I go to understand what you recommended?

Paul Ogden
Paul Ogden
7,709 Points
Paul Ogden
Paul Ogden
7,709 Points

Unfortunately, I haven't done any of the node courses on treehouse yet, so I don't know if they go in to it or not. This is a pretty good explanation of it though:

http://www.sitepoint.com/beginners-guide-node-package-manager/

Shawn Parrotte
Shawn Parrotte
6,689 Points

Yea, I'm doing the npm section at the moment and I'm making sure to do all the exercises locally instead of the workspaces. Andrew might get to it, but this is perfect for what I need to know right now. Thank you!