Exporting classes with node.js

Question

I have the following test code that is being ran by jasmine-node in a file called bob_test.spec.js

require(\'./bob\');

describe(\"Bob\", functi         


        

Answer 1

If you can use ECMAScript 2015 you can declare and export your classes and then 'import' your classes using destructuring with no need to use an object to get to the constructors.

In the module you export like this

class Person
{
    constructor()
    {
        this.type = "Person";
    }
}

class Animal{
    constructor()
    {
        this.type = "Animal";
    }
}

module.exports = {
    Person,
    Animal
};

then where you use them

const { Animal, Person } = require("classes");

const animal = new Animal();
const person = new Person();