I am developing a module which requires access to the same cached version of a module (mongoose) that my main application uses.
As explained by the docs, here: http://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_addenda_package_manager_tips *...Node looks up the realpath of any modules it loads (that is, resolves symlinks), and then looks for their dependencies in the node_modules folders as described above...* In this case I have a directory structure: ~/projects/mymodule <- exposed using npm link ~/projects/app/web.js ~/projects/app/node_modules/mongoose ~/projects/app/node_modules/mymodule <- points to ~/projects/mymodule thanks to npm link mymodule In *~/projects/app/web.js:* var mongoose = require('mongoose'), mymodule = require('mymodule'); // followed by configuration of the mongoose instance In *~/projects/mymodule/index.js:* var mongoose = require('mongoose'); // needs to be the same instance of mongoose configured by ~/projects/app/web.js Because require() looks up the realpath of mymodule, it never finds the mongoose module installed in app. This is different from how it will behave in real-world usage (when mymoduleis installed via npm). I understand this is a bit of a special case, in that I explicitly want the same version of a module in use by the main app, and never a specific one. I have not specified mongoose as a dependency of mymodule, and leave the author to ensure a valid, compatible version is required by the author of the app using mymodule. If there is a way to fix this (or a better structure), please let me know. To achieve what I am trying to do, it is crucial that the same instance of mongoose is shared between mymodule and the app. Thanks, Jed. -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
