Why can Parse Cloud Code run in index.js on Parse Server?

Question

https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/3253

This works for me. But where does Parse comes from while it is not declared in the index.js?

Answer 1

It is in the node_modules under parse. When you do a npm install it will automatically be installed.

Answer 2

parse-server adds Parse to the global namespace in node, which is like the global window in a browser. That’s why it works without requiring it.