How do I render an EJS template file in Node.js?

Question

I\'m using Node.js and trying to render an EJS template file. I figured out how to render strings:

    var http = requ         


        

Answer 1

All you have to do is compile the file as a string (with optional local variables), like so:

var fs = require('fs'), ejs = require('ejs'), http = require('http'), 
         server, filePath;
filePath = __dirname + '/sample.html'; // this is from your current directory
fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8', function(error, content) {
  if (error) { throw error); }
  // start the server once you have the content of the file
  http.createServer(function(req, res) {
    // render the file using some local params
    res.end(ejs.render(content, {
      users: [
        { name: 'tj' },
        { name: 'mape' },
        { name: 'guillermo' }
      ]
    });  
  });
});