Global Variable in app.js accessible in routes?

Question

How do i set a variable in app.js and have it be available in all the routes, atleast in the index.js file located in routes. using the express fra

Answer 1

To declare a global variable you need do use global object. Like global.yourVariableName. But it is not a true way. To share variables between modules try to use injection style like

someModule.js:

module.exports = function(injectedVariable) {
    return {
        somePublicMethod: function() {
        },
        anotherPublicMethod: function() {
        },
    };
};

app.js

var someModule = require('./someModule')(someSharedVariable);

Or you may use surrogate object to do that. Like hub.

someModule.js:

var hub = require('hub');

module.somePublicMethod = function() {
    // We can use hub.db here
};

module.anotherPublicMethod = function() {
};

app.js

var hub = require('hub');
hub.db = dbConnection;
var someModule = require('./someModule');