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    <p>I'm creating an app using Node and Express. However, I can see it'll soon become difficult to manage all the routes that are placed inside <code>app.js</code>. I have placed all my models in a subdirectory <code>/models</code>.</p> <p>Here's my app current structure:</p> <pre><code>app.js models -- products -- customers -- ... public views node_modules </code></pre> <p>In <code>app.js</code>:</p> <pre><code>var express = require('express'), routes = require('./routes'), user = require('./routes/user'), http = require('http'), path = require('path'), EmployeeProvider = require('./models/employeeprovider').EmployeeProvider, Products = require('./models/products').Products, Orders = require('./models/orders').Orders, Customers = require('./models/customers').Customers, checkAuth = function(req, res, next) { if (!req.session.user_id) { res.send('You are not authorized to view this page'); } else { next(); } }; var app = express(); </code></pre> <p>Then some configuration like <code>port</code>, <code>views</code> directory, rendering engine, etc.</p> <p>Further down <code>app.js</code> I've got the routes:</p> <pre><code>app.get('/product/edit', auth, function(req, res) { Products.findAll(function(error, prds) { res.render('product_edit', { title: 'New Product', products: prds }); }); }); </code></pre> <p>At the top I'm assigning the contents of <code>models/products.js</code> to a variable, all works fine. However keeping all routes inside <code>app.js</code> is not ideal. But if I move the routes to <code>routes/product.js</code> and load the <code>Products</code> models:</p> <pre><code>var prod = require('../models/products.js'); </code></pre> <p>I get an error saying that object has no method <code>findAll</code>.</p> <p>What am I doing wrong? How can I remove the routes from <code>app.js</code>?</p>
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