How to use global variable in node.js?

Question

For example I want to use custom logger:

logger = require('basic-logger'), logger.setLevel('info')  var customConfig = { showMillis: true, showTimestamp: true }  var log = new logger(customConfig) 

How to use this logger in other modules instead of console.log ?

Answer 1

Most people advise against using global variables. If you want the same logger class in different modules you can do this

logger.js

  module.exports = new logger(customConfig); 

foobar.js

  var logger = require('./logger');   logger('barfoo'); 

If you do want a global variable you can do:

global.logger = new logger(customConfig); 

Answer 2

global.myNumber; //Delclaration of the global variable - undefined global.myNumber = 5; //Global variable initialized to value 5.  var myNumberSquared = global.myNumber * global.myNumber; //Using the global variable.  

Node.js is different from client Side JavaScript when it comes to global variables. Just because you use the word var at the top of your Node.js script does not mean the variable will be accessible by all objects you require such as your 'basic-logger' .

To make something global just put the word global and a dot in front of the variable's name. So if I want company_id to be global I call it global.company_id. But be careful, global.company_id and company_id are the same thing so don't name global variable the same thing as any other variable in any other script - any other script that will be running on your server or any other place within the same code.