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title: '02 Core NodeJS'
disqus: hackmd
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02 Core NodeJS
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## Table of Contents

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Nodejs File-Based Module System
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- nodejs follows commonjs module specification
- ea file is own module
- to export current module, use `module.exports`
- to import module, use `require()`
- file referenced with relative path

// in formula.js
multiplyFunct = (x, y) => x * y;
module.exports=multiplyFunct

// in another file
var mulFn = require('./formula');
console.log(mulFn(2,3));

// export multiple files
module.exports = {
    funcName: func,
    funcName2: func2
}

// import specific modules from export
const {funcName, funcName2} from './formula';

Node Paradigms
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- npm - huge collection of libs and modules
- `npm init` to create new `package.json` file
- `package.json` keeps track of the packages node projs use
- allows us to avoid checking in node_modules into our version control system (Eg. git) if used
- run `npm install` if `node_modules` folder missing/corrupted to reinstall required packages
- `require()` to import packages
- export packages - `module.exports`

const john = {
  name: 'john',
  age: 65,
};

module.exports = john;

### Notes
- general rule of thumb to use async ver of func if it exists
- because sync funcs that perform async operations prevent nodejs from performing other tasks while it waits for op to complete

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