Cannot find module in Nodejs

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module.js:340
    throw err;
          ^
Error: Cannot find module './models/todo'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Basel\Desktop\Todo List\routes\api.js:1:74)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)

C:\Users\Basel\Desktop\Todo List>

Why this application won't start up? I've already tried a global npm install.

You need to provide more details. Do you have a `todo.js` file in the `models` directory that's at the same level as the file that's calling `require`? — JohnnyHK, Dec 07 '13 at 21:00
Yes. Originally I called it to todo. I refactored it and changed the title to todos.js. Subsequently I changed the path in my routes so that it would reflect the change (to ./models/todos') but that didn't work either. — user2993058, Dec 07 '13 at 21:04
The models folder is under another folder called app. Lemme gues I got the paths wrong? — user2993058, Dec 07 '13 at 21:10

score 31 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '13 at 21:15

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In ./models/todo, the period indicates that node will look in the same folder that api.js is in, which would look for \Todo List\routes\models\todo.js. This does not start from the root of the application. To require this, you'll need to us two periods to jump up a level, and specify the app path as well:

var todo = require('../app/models/todo');

answered Dec 07 '13 at 21:15

matth

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in my case node parses ../ as it is in var todo = require('../app/models/todo'); so output would be ../app/models/todo not parent/app/models/todo! – Suhayb Jul 15 '17 at 15:23

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 14 '14 at 07:12

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maybe you did not set the system value : NODE_PATH; it should point to your global module location;

in Linux: export NODE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ works good for me;

answered Oct 14 '14 at 07:12

Chopper Lee

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 10 '17 at 03:47

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in my case, the file name i had given in my require statement was wrong. I had my models file named posts.js and i was using require('./models/post'). It worked after i changed it to require ('.models/posts')

answered Feb 10 '17 at 03:47

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Cannot find module in Nodejs

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