I'm using node + express and I am just wondering how I can import any file as a string. Lets say I have a txt file all I want is to load it into a variable as such.
var string = require("words.txt");
I am against
modules.exports = function(){
var string = "whatever";
return string;
}
ベストアンサー1
If it's for a (few) specific extension(s), you can add your own require.extensions handler:
var fs = require('fs');
require.extensions['.txt'] = function (module, filename) {
module.exports = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
};
var words = require("./words.txt");
console.log(typeof words); // string
Otherwise, you can mix fs.readFile with require.resolve:
var fs = require('fs');
function readModuleFile(path, callback) {
try {
var filename = require.resolve(path);
fs.readFile(filename, 'utf8', callback);
} catch (e) {
callback(e);
}
}
readModuleFile('./words.txt', function (err, words) {
console.log(words);
});