Can't access global variable from other files in Node JS

Question

I'm trying to access my config.js file in all modules of my project but I can't even though the config file is defined as global.

Here's my packaging:

in the server.js I have defined:

global.config = require('./app/config');

I can access the properties of config in server.js but when I try to use config in other files such as user.js I get this error:

config is not defined

I don't know how to fix the way I'm defining this global variable.

Why not use [`app.locals`](http://expressjs.com/en/api.html#app.locals) — Lawrence Cherone, Jul 28 '19 at 10:31

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 28 '19 at 11:03

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Most likely config.js file isn't imported into the runtime of the program that you start. Make sure you import config.js at least once into your runtime

answered Jul 28 '19 at 11:03

GProst

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '19 at 11:24

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it doesn't make any sense but when I moved the global variable above the variable which contained the router it worked.

global.config = require("./app/config");
const routeHandler = require('./app/routes/index');

answered Jul 28 '19 at 11:24

Shaghayegh Tavakoli

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Can't access global variable from other files in Node JS

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