Accessing Express.js req or session from Jade template

Question

I am wondering if there is an easy way to access Express.js\' req or session variables from within a Jade template without passing it in through the normal response.

Answer 1

You'll need to create a dynamicHelper for Express to use.

app.dynamicHelpers({
    session: function (req, res) {
        return req.session;
    }
});

Then inside your template, you can use <%= session.logged_in %> or whatever.

Note: dynamicHelpers are deprecated in Express 3