JS - How to access a module.exports function in the same file

Question

I have a function that looks like:

module.exports = myFunction() {
  //do some stuff
}

I can access it fine from other file using var myFunction = require(.thepath.js)

However how can i access it from the file that it was created.

I've tried myFunction() and this.myFunction() but neither work.

Thanks

Answer 1

You can save it to a variable then export the variable like so:

// Create the function
const myFunction = function() {

}

// Call the function
myFunction();

// Export the function
module.exports = myFunction

Answer 2

You could actually use an anonyomous function here if you didn't want to call it in the same file

module.exports = function (){
    // do some stuff
}

As long as you give it a name, you can just call it by using its name.

module.exports = function myFunction(){

// do some stuff }

myFunction()

Sorry, I remembered this incorrectly. There is a scoping problem here that can be solved by defining the function seperately from the assignment.

function myFunction (){
    // do some stuff
}
module.exports = myFunction

myFunction()

Answer 3

var func = module.exports = myFunction(){
   //do some stuff here
}

Now you can access through variable.