Learning NodeJS, Chapter 8, Page 177

[ghost]

The following 2 lines (page 177):
var db = require('./db.js');
var albums = db.albums;

I see the genius in it... I don't fully grasp it...;

It seems, the 2nd time I request the module, I have access to the collections...;

[marcwan]

Hi!

I'm not 100% sure what you're asking?

--> When you require a module, that module is assigned to the variable you declared, i.e. db. You can then access anything exported from that module just like a var on an object, like a function or a collection, such as albums here.