Avoid using relative paths on require()

Question

I\'m new with NodeJs, my project is growing and i dont want make relative imports, i want imports like these installed from npm.

I have the following directory structure

Answer 1

This topic is extensively discussed here. My conclusion is mostly:

1. The idea of putting tests in a separate directory is ineffective. Put tests right alongside the main code: app/users/user.js and app/users/user.test.js.
2. I create a symlink at node_modules/app that points to ../app so I can require('app/users'); from anywhere in the code base.

Answer 2

There is nothing which says you cannot put your own code inside node_modules. This will enable you to reference it as you want. If you have a .gitignore or equivalent preventing code inside node_modules from being committed, you can add exceptions for your own code.

node_modules
!node_modules/model/