How to link to JavaScript file in node_modules?

Question

I want to link to /node_modules/jade/runtime.min.js client-side -- how do I make it publicly accessible?

Do I create a app.get for it somehow?

app.get('/js/jade-runtime.js',<what goes here?>)

Or can I modify the static thing to allow it to be served?

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public'))); // modify this to add more paths somehow

Full solution (thanks Brad):

app.get('/js/jade-runtime.js',function(req,res) {
    res.sendfile(path.join(__dirname,'node_modules','jade','runtime.min.js'));
});

Brad · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-31 04:28:52Z

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You can use this with your app.get.

res.sendfile('jade-runtime.js');

Obviously, use the correct path to where that file is located.

http://expressjs.com/api.html#res.sendfile

answered Dec 31, 2012 at 4:28

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mpen Over a year ago

Awesome! Works perfectly, thank you! I thought there might be a function like that but I wasn't sure what to look for.

Brad Over a year ago

@Mark, Great! I'm happy it works for you. Yes, the Express documentation is a bit difficult to use. I just started working with it myself earlier this weekend. I think once I fully understand what all there is to it, I might try to contribute to fixing the docs. It seems documentation isn't a priority for any of the Node.js-based stuff out there, presumably because the projects are so new and rapidly changing.

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