node.js make request and response global for HTTP server?

Question

I've just started on node.js and ran through http://nodebeginner.org/index.html. Great start tutorial but I really want to know is it possible to make both request and response 'global' so any module loaded for the current incoming request can access these... rather than injecting.

Ideas?

Answer 1

Unlike most web-scripting language, in Node many HTTP requests from different clients can be 'active' at the same time. How would you ever know which client you're responding to?

So while you think there's only 1 request and response at any given time, there are actually open requests for all current clients.