node notes: require() caches module.exports
if you are importing a file that instantiates a new object
when you import the file again as a 2nd object you would expect … a new object
but your 2nd variable will be the same object as the first variable, even though a “new” constructor was used. why?
Node caches module imports , it wont load the file again so no new instance!!!
example:
// file greet3.js
function Greetr(){
this.greeting=”Hello World from greet3″
this.greet=function(){console.log(this.greeting)}
}
module.exports = new Greetr();
//app.js
var greet3 = require(“./greet3.js”);
greet3.greet();
greet3.greeting = “NEW GREETING!!!!”
var greet3a = require(“./greet3.js”);
greet3a.greet();
//console.log
Hello World from greet3
NEW GREETING!!!!
how to resolve??
in the file being exported, greet3.js, send the constructor not the new instance
//greet3.js
module.exports = Greetr;
//app.js
var Greet3a = require(“./greet3.js”); //you capitalize greet3a to tell its constructor
var grtr = new Greet3a();
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