how to set and use partials view paths in node.js + expressJS

Question

I am having problems in setting partial view paths in nodeJs + expressJs. Below is my directory structure.

Directory Structure

packages
--Module1  
----Views
------sample.ejs
--sharedModule
----Views
------partials
--------Module1.ejs
--------partialHTML.ejs      //able to use in index.ejs
------index.ejs  //Used : <% include partials/partialHTML%>

ExpressJS:

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'packages/sharedModule/views'));

I am able to use 'partialHTML.ejs' in index.ejs file using <% include partials/partialHTML%>. .

How can i use Module1.ejs files under Module1/view/sample.ejs file ?

Answer 1

You've set packages/sharedModule/views as your views directory, sample.ejs is no where under that dir, it's under another path. That's why it's not found.

In Linux you could create a soft link to point the shared views Module1/views/sharedviews ==> ../../sharedModule/views , then set your Module1 as the root path for views -

app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'packages/Module1/views'));

So when you look for any view, it's guaranteed to be found, since now your views dir has both Module1 and sharedModule views.