Getting a module ES6

Question

I have a class (module) in another js file in the same folder which looks like this.

class MessageModule{

constructor(){

}

sayHello(){
    alert('Hello from msg');
}

}

 module.exports = MessageModule;

However, I am not able to require it in the main js file.

let $ = require('jquery');
global.jQuery = $;
let bootstrap = require('bootstrap');
let messageModule = require('message');


messageModule.sayHello();

How should I go about exporting this, or any class?

Thank you.

Answer 1

You are exporting the class definition. You'll need to create an instance to reach any non-static method there. Static methods can be reached from the class object.

So, it's either:

class MessageModule{

    constructor(){

    }

    static sayHello(){
        alert('Hello from msg');
    }

}

module.exports = MessageModule;

Or:

let $ = require('jquery');
global.jQuery = $;
let bootstrap = require('bootstrap');
let messageModule = require('message')();


messageModule.sayHello();

Answer 2

export class MessageModule {
    constructor() {

    }

    sayHello() {
        alert('hello from msg')
    }
}

Call that class in another page:

<script>
    import {Message} from "/scripts/message.js";

    var message = new Message();
    message.sayHello();

    // or

    //import {MessageModule} from "/scripts/message.js";

    //var message = new MessageModule();
    //message.sayHello();
</script>