app.use(require('./controllers')) doesn't work

[JLGouwy]

Hi,

i decided to learn node/express JS. And i want to begin with a good start, a good structure directly. And yours seems really fine.

I'm trying to adapt mine to yours, but i've few questions.

When I put this line "app.use(require('./controllers'))", the console said me "controller module doesn't exist" !
How does it work this middleware ?
if i understand, when you write this line, you "include" all controller file, right ?

Until now, i learned that all modules have to localize to node_modules folder. So, i suppose that the middleware tried to find controller.js in this folder.

Can you enlighten me ?

Thanks to share your knowledge,
Appreciate.

JL, from Belgium.

[ulisesqg]

Hi, im new in Javascript world too and im learning Express. that line gets confused to me too. but reading about 'require()' i realize when you require a folder, it search a file with the same name of the folder plus .js extension. if not find that, try to require a index.js (or other files). So, in the 'controllers' folder there is a index.js which 'use' the users.js and comments.js and exports in router.

Cheers.

https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_folders_as_modules