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

This was a helpful question, but could be more so by giving actual code examples. Even the linked article does not actually show an implementation. I, therefore, humbly submit:

In your app.js file, the top of the file:

var express = require('express')
, http = require('http')
, path = require('path');

app = express(); //IMPORTANT!  define the global app variable prior to requiring routes!

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

app.js will not have any reference to app.get() method. Leave these to be defined in the individual routes files.

routes/index.js:

require('./main');
require('./users');

and finally, an actual routes file, routes/main.js:

function index (request, response) {
    response.render('index', { title: 'Express' });
}

app.get('/',index); // <-- define the routes here now, thanks to the global app variable