configuring requirejs reading from node_modules

coffeescript, javascript, node-modules, node.js, requirejs

Solution

It is best to not configure requirejs to look in node_modules, since modules in that area are modules formatted for node. There is a little bit more info in the requirejs node page.

Problem

I'm trying to setup a nodejs project to use requirejs. I call my program with `node r.js ./config/main.js` and my main.js looks like the following: ``` var cs = require("coffee-script"); var requirejs = require("requirejs"); requirejs.config({ nodeRequire: require, baseUrl: ".", paths: { cs: "cs", CoffeeScript: "CoffeeScript", csBuild: "csBuild", express: "express", nohm: "nohm", redback: "redback", _: "underscore", "connect-redis": "connect-redis", freebase: "freebase" } }); console.log("hetet"); requirejs(["cs!./config/app"], function(app){ console.log("closing") }); ``` and inside app.coffee: ``` define((require) -> express = require("express") RedisStore = require("connect-redis")(express) app = express.createServer() config = require('cs!./config') require('cs!./setup')(app, express, RedisStore) require('cs!./routes')(app) require('cs!../src/server') app.listen(config.server.port) ) ``` I seem to fail in main.js with the error: ``` node.js:201 throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick ^ Error: Calling node's require("config") failed with error: Error: Calling node's require("config") failed with error: Error: Cannot find module 'config' ``` and What I have noticed is when I comment out the line `var requirejs = require("requirejs");` (in main.js), I get further and fail at the line `RedisStore = require("connect-redis")(express)` (in app.coffee) with the error: ``` node.js:201 throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick ^ TypeError: undefined is not a function at ./config/app.coffee:10:41 ``` I have been having a lot of trouble configuring requirejs in node any help would be appreciated. thanks

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