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nodejs path.join ignoring my last parameter of rootDir

I'm trying create root dir and reach that by using

require.main.path

Return : C:\Users\HP\Desktop\Nodejs\sec-5

but when i try join this dir by using path.join its ignoring the last parameter mean sec-5 folder.

path.join(rootDir, "views", "shop.html")

Return : C:\Users\HP\Desktop\Nodejs\views\shop.html

// path.js

const path = require("path");
console.log("path.js : 2", require.main.path);
module.exports = path.dirname(require.main.path);

// shop.js

const express = require("express");
const path = require("path");
const rootDir = require("../utils/path");
const router = express.Router();

router.get("/", (req, res, next) => {
  console.log("shop.js : 7", path.join(rootDir, "views", "shop.html"));
  res.sendFile(path.join(rootDir, "views", "shop.html"));
});

module.exports = router;

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Solution

  • It seems like all your code is inside C:\user\HP\Desktop\Nodejs\sec-5 which means the path to your HTML file should be C:\user\HP\Desktop\Nodejs\sec-5\views\shop.html, that's why it can't find your HTML file. A simple solution should be in path.js file, export the dirname

    const path = require("path");
console.log("path.js : 2", require.main.path);
module.exports = require.main.path;