Get local external ip address with nodejs

ip.js

var
    // Local ip address that we're trying to calculate
    address
    // Provides a few basic operating-system related utility functions (built-in)
    ,os = require('os')
    // Network interfaces
    ,ifaces = os.networkInterfaces();


// Iterate over interfaces ...
for (var dev in ifaces) {

    // ... and find the one that matches the criteria
    var iface = ifaces[dev].filter(function(details) {
        return details.family === 'IPv4' && details.internal === false;
    });

    if(iface.length > 0) address = iface[0].address;
}

// Print the result
console.log(address);