Multiple View paths on Node.js + Express

Question

I\'m writing a CMS on Node.js with Express Framework. On my CMS I have several modules for users, pages, etc.

I want that each module will have his

Answer 1

Here's a solution for Express 3.x. It monkey-patches express 3.x's "View" object to do the same lookup trick as @ShadowCloud's solution above. Unfortunately, the path lookup for the View object is less clean, since 3.x doesn't expose it to express -- so you have to dig into the bowels of node_modules.

function enable_multiple_view_folders() {
    // Monkey-patch express to accept multiple paths for looking up views.
    // this path may change depending on your setup.
    var View = require("./node_modules/express/lib/view"),
        lookup_proxy = View.prototype.lookup;

    View.prototype.lookup = function(viewName) {
        var context, match;
        if (this.root instanceof Array) {
            for (var i = 0; i < this.root.length; i++) {
                context = {root: this.root[i]};
                match = lookup_proxy.call(context, viewName);
                if (match) {
                    return match;
                }
            }
            return null;
        }
        return lookup_proxy.call(this, viewName);
    };
}

enable_multiple_view_folders();