How to serve node_module files to the client

Question

I'm trying to figure out of if there is a feature or convention I'm missing for referencing a js file from a node_module in the client html via script. For example, I have underscore installed via npm and use it on the server side, but also want to use underscore-min.js in the client. Right now i symlink the file into my expressjs static folder, but that seem hacky.

Is there an official or at least cleaner way?

Answer 1

You can try browserify and put all your js files (Node modules) in a folder, for more details checkout his awesome article:

http://substack.net/posts/24ab8c/browserify-browser-side-require-for-your-node-js