node.js: any way to export ALL functions in a file en masse (e.g., to enable unit testing), vs. one by one

Question

in node.js, is there any shortcut to export ALL functions in a given file? i want to do this for unit testing purposes, as my unit tests are in a separate file from my production code.

I know i can go through and export each function manually, as in:

exports.myFunction = myFunction; 

But i'm wondering if there is a simpler/slicker way to do this.

(and yes, i realize for modularity reasons it isn't always a good idea to export all functions, but for unit testing purposes you do want to see all the little functions so you can test them piece by piece.)

Thanks!

Answer 1

You could do something like this:

// save this into a variable, so it can be used reliably in other contexts var self = this;  // the scope of the file is the `exports` object, so `this === self === exports` self.fnName = function () { ... }  // call it the same way self.fnName(); 

Or this:

// You can declare your exported functions here var file = module.exports = {   fn1: function () {     // do stuff...   },   fn2: function () {     // do stuff...   } }  // and use them like this in the file as well file.fn1(); 

Or this:

// each function is declared like this. Have to watch for typeos, as we're typing fnName twice fnName = exports.fnName = function () { ... }  // now you can use them as file-scoped functions, rather than as properties of an object fnName();