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common-es

v1.0.1

Published

provides utilities for nodejs to be able to resolve es modules, such as providing the __dirname and __filename variables

Downloads

2,759

Readme

common-es

Provides utilities for Node.js to be able to resolve ES modules, such as providing the __dirname and __filename variables.

When working with Node.js using ES modules, sometimes you'll need the **dirname global variable, or the **filename variable, such as when reading or writing a file. Unfortunately, this global variable doesn't exist when you have the "type": "module" option set in your package.json file. In order to get the functionality of these nonexistent variables, you have to do a bit of work manually. This simple utility provides access to these variables in a simple and a standard way.

Usage:

// # myProjectFile.js
import { getGlobals } from 'common-es'
const { __dirname, __filename } = getGlobals(import.meta.url)
// now you can use __dirname or file name normally as you would do in commonjs
// ...
// ...

API

getGlobals(url: string): { __dirname: string, __filename: string }

a function that provides the __dirname and __filename variables. Expects a string, this string is always the import.meta.url. If you're not familiar with this weird syntax, read this reference on MDN Here