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node-appwrite database is not a function
Hi, I am using express and i'm getting an error with the database.createDocument: {"success":false,"message":"database.createDocument is not a function"}
This only shows if i want to import the database from another file, the config file is looking like this now:
TypeScript
import { Client, Databases } from 'node-appwrite';
const client = new Client();
client
.setEndpoint(process.env.APPWRITE_ENDPOINT)
.setProject(process.env.APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID)
.setKey(process.env.APPWRITE_API_KEY);
export const database = new Databases(client);
And im importing it like this:
import { database } from '../config/appwrite.js';
and i get the error
The weird thing is the documents are being created, but the error is not dissapearing.
TL;DR
Issue: Error message "database.createDocument is not a function" when trying to import database from another file in an Express app using node-appwrite.
Solution: Include the creation of database instance directly in the main file instead of importing it, like this:
```javascript
const client = new Client()
.setEndpoint(process.env.APPWRITE_ENDPOINT)
.setProject(process.env.APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID)
.setKey(process.env.APPWRITE_API_KEY);
export const database = new Databases(client);
``` 