how to use template with express 3.x?

[ralyodio]

var dust = require('dustjs-linkedin');

app.set('view engine', 'dust');

I get an error:500 Error: Cannot find module 'dust'

[vybs]

is npm install working?

For LinkedIn Dust

$ npm install dustjs-linkedin
For LinkedIn Dust helpers

$ npm install dustjs-helpers

[ralyodio]

yeah. i installed both of those -- I just need an example of what to put in app.js to get it working.

I tried this, but it is not working:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12489739/using-dustjs-linkedin-templates-in-node-js-and-express3-x

[ralyodio]

That doesn't work...

var dust = require('dust')

Error: Cannot find module 'dust'

On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Veena Basavaraj
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var dust = require('dust');

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[vybs]

trying your code snippet locally

[ralyodio]

thanks. i did not run 'npm install dust' -- i figured that is obsolete now.

[vybs]

same issue

i am pretty sure the npm publish is the issue. @jairodemorais can you look into this, it is really bad we have it in this state

[jairodemorais]

hi @chovy, I will explain u how you should use express 3.x with dustjs-linkedin.

1. express has 2 config to set. 'view engine' and app.engine

"view engine" just sets the default and that app.engine just maps what engine to use for a given file extension.

so you should do something like this:

   app.set('view engine', 'dustjs-linkedin');
   app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
   app.engine('dust', dust.compileFromPath);

There is only one problem with this is that the method compileFromPath doesn't exist in dust :p.

You should add a method in the dust object with this signature that Express expects: (path, options, callback)

you can read more about this here: http://expressjs.com/api.html#app.engine.

Another option would be to use consolidate (http://spalatnik.com/blog/?p=54) but unfortunately Consolidate doesn't support the dustjs-linkedin version it only support the old dust version.

[vybs]

So much for express3:(

thanks @jairodemorais , would you know how to get our fork into consolidate?

[jairodemorais]

@vybs

we should send a pull request in his repo supporting our fork. :) https://github.com/visionmedia/consolidate.js

[ralyodio]

It looks to me like he supports dustjs-linkedin:

https://github.com/visionmedia/consolidate.js/blob/master/lib/consolidate.js

look at around 135.

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we should send a pull request in his repo supporting our fork. :)
https://github.com/visionmedia/consolidate.js

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[vybs]

@chovy can you try the consolidate approach then? if it works, we will update the stackoverflow thread,
if not we will do a PR to support our fork
thanks in advance

[jairodemorais]

@chovy @vybs

We should send a message to the consolidate owner because he is using our fork if the original one fails.

take a look:

 try {
      engine = requires.dust = require('dust');
    } catch (err) {
      engine = requires.dust = require('dustjs-linkedin');
    }

[ralyodio]

500 Error: ENOENT, open 'base.dust'Still doesn't work when I goto /test1
in my browser.

#./views/test1.dust:
test
{>"base.dust"/}
{<main}
Child Content
{/main}

#./views/base.dust
header
{+main}
Base Content
{/main}
footer

#app.js
, dust = require('dustjs-linkedin')
, cons = require('consolidate')
, test = require('./routes/test')

app.engine('dust', cons.dust);
app.set('view engine', 'dust');

app.get('/test1', test.test1);

#./routes/test.js
exports.test1 = function(req, res){
var d = { title: 'Test1' };
res.locals.session = req.session;
res.render('test1', { d: d } );
};

On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Veena Basavaraj
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@chovy https://github.com/chovy can you try the consolidate approach
then? if it works, we will update the stackoverflow thread,
if not we will do a PR to support our fork
thanks in advance

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[ralyodio]

any idea what the problem is?

[ralyodio]

I uploaded an example. If I use a regular dust template it works, but as soon as I try a partial it fails:

https://github.com/chovy/express-template-demo

[vybs]

silly q, how are these partials loaded? dont see a load source

[vybs]

nm, it was indeed silly, the render loads and compiles if not there in dust cache

[ralyodio]

The index.dust template is supposed to override the content block in base.dust...but I get an error.

https://github.com/chovy/express-template-demo/tree/master/demo/views

500 Error: ENOENT, open 'base'

unless I'm mistaken, this is how you're supposed to use a main layout with dust.

[gilbertbw]

I saw your comment on my stackoverflow question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12207272/500-error-enoent-open-c-users-gilbert-documents-github-maths4me-base-dust-w/

With consolidate.js partials aren't loaded relative to the views folder, there loaded relative to app root.

Have you accounted for this in your template?

[ralyodio]

I tried and it still doesn't work:

500 SyntaxError: Expected buffer, comment, partial, reference, section or
special but "{" found. At line : 1, column : 1
{>"/views/base.dust"}
{<content} This is loaded from a partial.
{/content}

On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 4:08 AM, Gilbert Bishop-White <
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I saw your comment on my stackoverflow question:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12207272/500-error-enoent-open-c-users-gilbert-documents-github-maths4me-base-dust-w/

With consolidate.js partials aren't loaded relative to the views folder,
there loaded relative to app root.

Have you accounted for this in your template?

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[jimmyhchan]

You have a syntax error. Partials are self closing tags.

{>"/views/base.dust"/}

[ralyodio]

Thanks. also the "/" needs to be removed. {>"views/base.dust"/}

[vybs]

Nice, @chovy looks like you were able to get it working.!

[ralyodio]

yeah, i put a demo up on github.

[vybs]

Lovely. It would be good to link this off the main wiki page.

http://linkedin.github.com/dustjs/

Just did it!

[ralyodio]

I don't see the link, but thanks.

[vybs]

done!