Kevin Griffin gave a presentation on building node.js modules at DevLink 2014. He discussed the different types of modules that can be required in Node.js like files, folders, and packages from npm. He also explained the steps to publish a module to npm which includes creating an npm user, initializing a package.json file, and publishing the package.

1. Building node.js Modules
Kevin Griffin
DevLink 2014

2. Kevin Griffin
Independent Consultant.
Bootstrapper.
All around nice guy.
kevin@kevgriffin.com
twitter.com/1kevgriff

3. Stuff I Make
@1kevgriff - kevgriffin.com

4. Like slides and code
after the event?

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6. Package Managers

7. npmjs.org

8. Three types of modules

9. require(‘./myFile’)

10. require(‘./myFile.js’)
or
require(‘./myFile.json’)

11. require(‘./myFolder’)

12. require(‘./myFolder/index.js’)

13. require(‘myModule’)

14. Getting Setup to
Publish to npm

15. 1.Create new user account at npmjs.org
2.Go to terminal/command prompt
npm set init.author.name "Your Name"
npm set init.author.email "you@example.com"
npm set init.author.url "http://yourblog.com“
npm adduser

16. npm init
npm publish

19. npm publish

20. And let there be
code…

21. Thanks for attending!
Kevin Griffin
kevin@kevgriffin.com
twitter.com/1kevgriff
http://bit.ly/GriffDevLink1