Setup.JS

Manage library folders and external dependency folders in your project by including setup.js. Call it from the beginning of your project's entry-point to adjust require.paths.

For example, if you're making an application structured like this:

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app.js  # main program
ext/    # third-party libraries, git submodules, etc.
lib/    # your code

Drop setup.js into ext and add this as the first line of app.js:

require('./ext/setup').app(__dirname);

Now anything in lib or ext is fully accessible. If your project is a library rather than an application, it might be structured this way:

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ext/
lib/mylib.js
lib/mylib/

Put setup.js into ext, then make this the first line of mylib.js:

require('../ext/setup').app(__dirname + '/..');

Don't forget to node-waf any C++ extensions in ext!