node.js require all files in a folder?

How do I require all files in a folder in node.js?

need something like:

files.forEach(function (v,k){
  // require routes
  require('./routes/'+v);
}};

When require is given the path of a folder, it'll look for an index.js file in that folder; if there is one, it uses that, and if there isn't, it fails.

It would probably make most sense (if you have control over the folder) to create an index.js file and then assign all the "modules" and then simply require that.

yourfile.js

var routes = require("./routes");

index.js

exports.something = require("./routes/something.js");
exports.others = require("./routes/others.js");

If you don't know the filenames you should write some kind of loader.

Working example of a loader:

var normalizedPath = require("path").join(__dirname, "routes");

require("fs").readdirSync(normalizedPath).forEach(function(file) {
  require("./routes/" + file);
});

// Continue application logic here

I recommend using glob to accomplish that task.

var glob = require( 'glob' )
  , path = require( 'path' );

glob.sync( './routes/**/*.js' ).forEach( function( file ) {
  require( path.resolve( file ) );
});

Base on @tbranyen's solution, I create an index.js file that load arbitrary javascripts under current folder as part of the exports.

// Load `*.js` under current directory as properties
//  i.e., `User.js` will become `exports['User']` or `exports.User`
require('fs').readdirSync(__dirname + '/').forEach(function(file) {
  if (file.match(/\.js$/) !== null && file !== 'index.js') {
    var name = file.replace('.js', '');
    exports[name] = require('./' + file);
  }
});

Then you can require this directory from any where else.

Another option is to use the package require-dir which let's you do the following. It supports recursion as well.

var requireDir = require('require-dir');
var dir = requireDir('./path/to/dir');

I have a folder /fields full of files with a single class each, ex:

fields/Text.js -> Test class
fields/Checkbox.js -> Checkbox class

Drop this in fields/index.js to export each class:

var collectExports, fs, path,
  __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty;

fs = require('fs');    
path = require('path');

collectExports = function(file) {
  var func, include, _results;

  if (path.extname(file) === '.js' && file !== 'index.js') {
    include = require('./' + file);
    _results = [];
    for (func in include) {
      if (!__hasProp.call(include, func)) continue;
      _results.push(exports[func] = include[func]);
    }
    return _results;
  }
};

fs.readdirSync('./fields/').forEach(collectExports);

This makes the modules act more like they would in Python:

var text = new Fields.Text()
var checkbox = new Fields.Checkbox()

node.js require all files in a folder?

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