Module Exports

We can structure our codes with modular approach. We write our libraries in separate source files, and call them in the main program as we need them.

We write the following function in file named myModule.js :

module.exports.square = function square(x) {
    return x**2;
};

Now we can have a main program, say main.js where we can call this function.

const myModule = require('./myModule');

let x = 5;
let x2 = myModule.square(x);
console.log(x2);

One way is to return an object:

module.exports.addMult = (input1, input2) => {
    add = input1 + input2;
    mult = input1 * input2;
    return { add: add, mult: mult };
};

Note the use of arrow function to make it concise.

const myModule = require('./myModule');

let result = myModule.addMult(3, 4);
console.log(`Add. = ${result.add} \nMult. = ${result.mult}`);