templ2client

Intro

This is a simple middleware that collects all of the template files in a directory and turns them into a client file with a corresponding nested template object.

Thus, a directory like this...

views/
	posts/
		add.ejs
		edit.ejs
		view.ejs
	users/
		list.ejs
		view.ejs
	index.ejs
	layout.ejs

...will be transformed into this:

var Templates = {
	posts: {
		add: "..",
		edit: "..",
		view: ".."
	},
	users: {
		list: "..",
		view: ".."
	},
	index: "..",
	layout: ".."
};

Usage

Simply add the middleware before your static provider and router:

app.use(templ2client({
	src: __dirname + "/views",
	dest: __dirname + "/public/javascripts/templates.js"
}));
app.use(express.static(__dirname + "/public"));
app.use(app.router);

Then include the generated script file in your html:

<script src="/javascripts/templates.js"></script>

Config

• src: Source directory of files. (Required)
• dest: Destination path for generated file. (Required)
• ext: File extension to look for. (Default = ".ejs")
• varName: Client's variable name for templates object. (Default = "Templates")

Todo

• Write tests
• Caching
• Black/Whitelisting
• Provide hook to compile template files (eg: .jade)