nodejs module - how to get a text file located in same module directory

[MC]

Hello,
I'd like to load a file (as string content) located in the same directory as the module:
module/test.txt
module/index.js

index.js content:
var fs = require('fs');

function load(){
fs.readFile('./test.txt', 'utf8', function(err, data) {
//this is not working, probably because fs is looking in app working directory
}
}
exports.load=load;

Is there a surefire way to get the contents of test.txt? I tried require('test.txt') but that throws an error since test.txt does not contain javascript.
I would appreciate any help in this matter.
Thanks,

M

[MC]

The solution is to include __dirname in file path, like this:
fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test.txt', 'utf8', function(err, data) {
//use data
});
Thanks,

M

[Darren]

MC, you can use __directory within a module to get it's directory, ie. console.log(__dirname + __filename);
...hope that helps.

[Pavel Strashkin]

Hey, the following code should help:

var path = require('path');

var pathToFile = path.join(__dirname, 'test.txt'); // __dirname is a special per-module variable that contains path to directory where current module is located

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