It seems that the current __filename module global is mainly used to
determine the directory the current module is in. To make that
easier, this patch adds support for a __dirname module global
directly.
include() should not be used by libraries because it will pollute the global
namespace. To discourage this behavior and bring Node more in-line with
the current CommonJS module system, include() is removed.
Small scripts like unit tests often times do want to pollute the global
namespace for ease. To avoid the boiler plate code of
var x = require("/x.js");
var foo = x.foo;
var bar = x.bar;
The function node.mixin() is stolen from jQuery's jQuery.extend. So that it
can be written:
node.mixin(require("/x.js"));
Reference:
http://docs.jquery.com/Utilities/jQuery.extendhttp://groups.google.com/group/nodejs/browse_thread/thread/f9ac83e5c11e7e87
onExit() is similar to the onLoad() callback. onExit() is called on each
module just before the process exits. This can be used to check state in
unit tests, but not to perform I/O. The process will forcibly exit as soon
as all of the onExit callbacks are made.
There is one major API change in the refactor: filename extensions are now
required when requiring or including modules.
Added extra test to test-module-loading.js.
Ryan Dahl
Felix Geisendörfer
isaacs