// someThings.js

(function() {
    var someThings = ...;

    ...

    module.exports.getSomeThings = function() {
        return someThings();
    }

}());

// main.js

var things = require("someThings");
...
doSomething(things.getSomeThings());

var things = require("./someThings.js");

var things = require("someThings");