module-loader

Module Loader is a helper of Express framework, it can help to auto load modules and render routes and middleware by it self.

How to use

update your express main js file, ex, app.js

var express = require('express');
var moduleLoader = require('../index');
var app = express();

moduleLoader(app).load('modules');

app.listen(3000);
console.log('server init listen 3000');

the module loader will help you load modules those under 'modules' folder.

Then you can put modules in 'modules' folder,

For example, there is a app1 module. the app1 folder structure is below,

├── index.js
└── routes
    └── member.js

index.js file can allocate the route folder name, and reload global library.

index.jsi

module.exports = {
  lib: [
   'lib1'
  ],
  route: 'routes'
};

the routes folder will be put the route setting files. the app1 module already put in a member route. That module loader will help you auto load these route / middleware file in modules.

module.exports = function (app, r) {

  r.addRoute('', 'get', [
    function (req, res) {
      res.send('run index view');
    }
  ]);

  r.addRoute('', 'post', [
    function (req, res) {
      res.send('run index view:POST');
    }
  ]);

  r.addRoute('index/:id', 'get', [
    function (req, res) {
      app.lib.lib1();
      app.lib.lib2();
      res.send('run index/:id');
    }
  ]);

  r.addRoute('info', [
    function (req, res) {
      res.send('run info, and ignore METHOD parameter');
    }
  ]);

};

Module folder / file structure

├── app.js
├── lib
│   ├── lib1.js
└── modules
    └── app1
            ├── index.js
                    └── routes
                                └── member.js

Help modules which build under Express, can auto load when web service started.