Sharing objects and avoiding globals in node.js

Question

What would be the most appropriate way of sharing the database connection in the below snippet ( the db variable) with my routers/controllers without turning the

Answer 1

Try look at this way:

app.js:

var mongo = require('mongoskin'),
db = mongo.db(config.db.adress);

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
    db.open(function(err, data) {
        (err) ? res.send('Internal server error', 500) : next();
    });
});

require('./controllers/users')(app, db);

controllers/users.js:

module.exports = function (app, db) {

    app.post('/users', function(req, res, next) {
        // Your create function
        // Link to db exists here
    });

};