hdanak/require-tree

require() whole trees in node.js with smart filtering for models/controllers/etc

require-tree

Create an object tree from file directories. Useful for mapping API trees or applications models/controllers.

Install

npm install require-tree

Usage

var require_tree = require('require-tree')

Assuming you have a file structure like this:

/models
  user.js
  page.js
  item.js

You can require all models at once:

require_tree('./models')

/* => {
    user: [object Object],
    page: [object Object],
    item: [object Object]
} */

It works with nested directories:

/api
  /pages
    index.js
    edit.js
  user.js

// api/pages/index.js:
module.exports = {
    list: function(){ ... }
}

// api/pages/edit.js:
module.exports = {
    getPermissions: function(){ ... },
    remove: function(){ ... }
}

// api/user.js:
module.exports = {
    profile: function(){ ... },
    posts: function(){ ... }
}

var pages = require_tree('./api')

/* Result:
    pages.list
    pages.edit.getPermissions
    pages.edit.remove
    pages.user.profile
    pages.user.posts
*/

To require the current module's root folder, in case you are using a directory's index.js to load the rest of the tree, use __dirname:

var tree = require_tree(__dirname, { index: false })

Options

{
    name  : [String | Function(exports, file)]         // the object's property to use as key
    main  : [String | Array | Function(exports, file)] // what keys should be exported
    index : [Boolean]                                  // load 'index.js' files (`true` by default)
    each  : [Function]                                 // callback to run after each module
}