I want to separate some functions into a file named helpers.js, in which I have put the below shown code. What should I do to access the app variable from inside my method in order to be able to fetch my config element named Path?
Helpers = { fs: require('fs'), loadFileAsString: function(file) { return this.fs.readFileSync( app.set('Path') + file)+ ''; } } module.exports = Helpers; So from what I see you need the app variable form Express. You can send it as a function param to loadFileAsString, for ex:
helpers.js
Helpers = { ... loadFileAsString: function(file, app) { return this.fs.readFileSync( app.set('Path') + file)+ ''; } } module.exports = Helpers; some_file.js
app = express.createServer(); ... helpers = require('./helpers.js'); helpers.loadfileAsString(file, app); If you want the app to be global though you can do that also: global.app = app and you can access app everywhere without sending it as a function param.
