express-ejs-layouts
Layout support for ejs in express.
Installation
npm install express-ejs-layouts
Usage
var express = require('express')
, app = express()
, expressLayouts = require('express-ejs-layouts')
app.set('view engine', 'ejs')
app.set('layout', 'myLayout') // defaults to 'layout'
app.use(expressLayouts)
app.use(app.router)
app.get('/', function(req, res){
res.render('aView', { layout: 'someSpecificLayout' })
})
app.listen(3000)
styles and scripts
If you like to place scripts in your view, you can do it like this:
layout.html
<html>
<title><%= title %><title>
<link src='main.css' />
<%- style %>
<body>
<%- body %>
<script src='main.js'><script>
<%- script %>
</body>
</html>
render.html
<link src='render.css' />
<script src='render.js'><script>
<div>
something
</div>
render.js
req.render('render',{title:'render'})
result:
<html>
<title>render</title>
<link src='main.css' />
<link src='render.css' />
<body>
<div>
something
</div>
<script src='main.js'><script>
<script src='render.js'><script>
</body>
</html>
contentFor
A view
somebody
<%- contentFor('foo') %>
club
<%- contentFor('bar') %>
fight
With a layout
<%-bar%> <%-foo%>
<%-body%>
Renders
fight club
somebody
MIT