A few examples of exports and require in Node.js

A few easy-to-understand examples that will help you understand “exports” and “require” in Node.js better.

Example 1

Exports:

// your-file.js
const firstMethod = () => {
    // do something
}

const secondMethod = () => {
    // do something
}

const text = 'Some text';

module.exports.first = firstMethod;
module.exports.second = secondMethod;
module.exports.text = text; 

// All the names are depend on your own

Require (file index.js)

const { first, second, text } = require("./your-file");

// Execution
first();
second();

console.log(text);

Examples 2

Export (call it your-file.js or whatever you like):

// your-file.js
const firstMethod = () => {
    // do something
}

const secondMethod = () => {
    // do something
}

const text = 'Some text';

module.exports = {
    first: firstMethod,
    second: secondMethod,
    text: text
}

Require:

const x = require("./your-file");

// Execution
x.first();
x.second();

console.log(x.text);

Further reading:

• 2 Ways to Set Default Time Zone in Node.js
• Node.js: How to Compress a File using Gzip format
• 4 Ways to Read JSON Files in Node.js
• Node.js: Using __dirname and __filename with ES Modules

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