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Include es6 class from external file in Node.js

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Say I have a file class.js:

class myClass {

   constructor(arg){

      console.log(arg);

   }

}

And I wanted to use the myClass class in another file. How would I go about this?

I've tried:

var myClass = require('./class.js');

But it didn't work.

I've looked at module.exports but haven't found an example that works for es6 classes.

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answered 8 Years ago lucianom · Accepted Answer

Either do

module.exports = class MyClass {

    constructor(arg){

        console.log(arg);

    }

};

and import with

var a = require(./class.js);

new a(fooBar);

or use the newish syntax (may require you to babelify your code first)

export class MyClass {

    constructor(arg){

        console.log(arg);

    }

};

and import with

import {myClass} from ./class.js;