Demonstrate loading Brackets modules from Node context

package.json

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "acord": "^1.0.0",
     "classnames": "^2.2.1",
     "codemirror": "github:codemirror/CodeMirror#61ca2db",
+    "connect": "^2.9.0",
     "i18n": "github:requirejs/i18n",
     "immutable": "^3.7.6",
     "jquery": "^2.1.4",

src/extensions/default/StaticServer/StaticServer.js

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     var BaseServer           = brackets.getModule("LiveDevelopment/Servers/BaseServer").BaseServer,
         LiveDevelopmentUtils = brackets.getModule("LiveDevelopment/LiveDevelopmentUtils"),
         PreferencesManager   = brackets.getModule("preferences/PreferencesManager"),
-        Strings              = brackets.getModule("strings");
+        Strings              = brackets.getModule("strings"),
+        FileUtils            = brackets.getModule("file/FileUtils");
 
 
     /**
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     function StaticServer(config) {
         this._nodeDomain = config.nodeDomain;
         this._onRequestFilter = this._onRequestFilter.bind(this);
-
         BaseServer.call(this, config);
     }
 
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         }
 
         var port = sanitizePort(_prefs.get("port"));
+        var nodeModulesPath = FileUtils.getNativeBracketsDirectoryPath() + "/../node_modules/";
+        this._nodeDomain.exec("_loadNodeModules", nodeModulesPath);
 
         this._nodeDomain.exec("getServer", self._root, port)
             .done(function (address) {

src/extensions/default/StaticServer/node/StaticServerDomain.js

@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@
 
 (function () {
     "use strict";
-
     var http     = require("http"),
         pathJoin = require("path").join,
-        connect  = require("connect"),
-        utils    = require("connect/lib/utils"),
-        mime     = require("connect/node_modules/send/node_modules/mime"),
-        parse    = utils.parseUrl;
+        connect  = null,
+        utils    = null,
+        mime     = null,
+        parse    = null;
 
     var _domainManager;
 
@@ -107,6 +106,18 @@
     function getPathKey(path) {
         return PATH_KEY_PREFIX + normalizeRootPath(path);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * Loads third party dependencies using the global context
+     * @param {string} srcPath - absolute path to global brackets node folder
+     */
+    function _cmdLoadNodeModules(srcPath) {
+        connect  = require(srcPath + "connect");
+        utils    = require(srcPath + "connect/lib/utils");
+        mime     = require(srcPath + "mime");
+        parse    = utils.parseUrl;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @private
@@ -365,6 +376,21 @@
         if (!domainManager.hasDomain("staticServer")) {
             domainManager.registerDomain("staticServer", {major: 0, minor: 1});
         }
+
+        _domainManager.registerCommand(
+            "staticServer",
+            "_loadNodeModules",
+            _cmdLoadNodeModules,
+            false,
+            "Loads node modules from Brackets modules",
+            [{
+                name: "srcPath",
+                type: "string",
+                description: "Absolute path to the src-folder"
+            }],
+            []
+        );          
+
         _domainManager.registerCommand(
             "staticServer",
             "_setRequestFilterTimeout",