markdaws · February 7, 2012 05:18 · Feb 7, 2012 · Feb 7, 2012
diff --git a/common.js b/common.js
@@ -1,14 +1,40 @@
-function(exports) {
+// common.js ======================================
 
-    if(!exports) {
-        // This is client side code
+(function(exports) {
 
-        window.MyApp = window.MyApp = window.MyApp || {};
-        exports = window.MyApp.common = window.MyApp.common || {}
-    }
-
-    exports.foo = function() { 
-        return 'bar';
+    // Define all your functions on the exports object                                                                                                             
+    exports.foo = function() {
+	return 'bar';
     };
 
-})((typeof process === 'undefined') || !process.versions ? null : exports);
+})((typeof process === 'undefined' || !process.versions)
+   ? window.common = window.common || {}
+   : exports);
+
+// ================================================
+
+
+// clientfile.html ==================================
+// Using the common code in a browser
+<html>
+    <head>
+
+    <script src="common.js"></script>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+
+    <script>
+      	alert(window.common.foo());
+    </script>
+    </body>
+</html>
+
+// ================================================
+
+// nodefile.js ====================================
+// Using the code from a node.js file
+
+var common = require('./common');
+console.log(common.foo());
+
+// ================================================
diff --git a/common.js b/common.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+function(exports) {
+
+    if(!exports) {
+        // This is client side code
+
+        window.MyApp = window.MyApp = window.MyApp || {};
+        exports = window.MyApp.common = window.MyApp.common || {}
+    }
+
+    exports.foo = function() { 
+        return 'bar';
+    };
+
+})((typeof process === 'undefined') || !process.versions ? null : exports);