express js - ejs with layout template

Question

In my express app, I've changed the view engine to ejs.

Does anyone know if it is still possible to take advantage of view templates?

Answer 1

Actually after Express 3.X is not support layout.ejs, if you want to use the layout, following steps should be done by yourself:

1. add dependency "express-partials": "*" in you package.json file

     "dependencies": {
       "express": "3.1.0",
       "ejs": "*",
       "express-partials": "*"
     }

1. execute npm install to install the latest version of express-partials
2. require express-partials in your app.js
var partials = require('express-partials');
3. add code app.use(partials()); under the app.set('view engine', 'ejs'); in app.js file

after that, you can design you layout.ejs and add <%- body%> block in your layout.ejs file, and that's enough and working well.