How to import a module that is in a different folder in Node.js?

Question

Cordial greetings, I hope you are well.

I would like some guidance on how I can import a module that is in another folder.

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However when importing the module it generates me error:

Error: Cannot find module '../controllers/index.js'
Require stack:

I would be very grateful for your guidance.

Answer 1

You need to understand, how path works. You are missing one more directory skip in your path.

const module = require('../../controllers/index.js'); //as you are in route module, you need to go back to controller directory(so ../../path of file)

For more details on path, you can check here.