Question

How can I use a subfolder for my ‘views’?
In the main ‘app.js’ I’ve set the root folder for the views like so:

 app.configure(function(){
       app.set('view engine', 'jade');
       app.set('views', __dirname + '/apps' );
       app.use(express.bodyParser());
       app.use(express.methodOverride());
       app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/apps' ));
       app.use(app.router);
 });

And my controller loos like this:

 module.exports = function(req, res, base) {
       res.render( 'hello/views/');
 };

The folder looks like this:

 ./apps/hello/views/index.js

But still it can’t find it. “ERROR: Failed to lookup view “hello/views”
Thanks!

Answer 1

I fixed this problem by setting the basis view to the root of the directory like so:

   app.set('views', __dirname);

And the added the folders from the root on in the controller like so:

   res.render( 'apps/hello/views/');