adds isAbsolute test for view paths in viewEngine

lib/view.js

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ViewEngine.prototype.cacheView = function(view) {
 };
 
 ViewEngine.prototype.read = function(view) {
-  return readFile(this.viewPath(view), 'utf8');
+  return readFile(isAbsolute(view) ? view : this.viewPath(view), 'utf8');
 };
 
 ViewEngine.prototype.cache = function(view, str) {
@@ -270,6 +270,15 @@ var setting = exports.setting = function(key, val) {
   return settings[key];
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns whether a path is an absolute path.
+ */
+function isAbsolute(path) {
+  var windowsDriveRe = /^[a-zA-Z]:/;
+
+  return path[0] === '/' || windowsDriveRe.test(path);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a string representation of an object.
  * This method is used for sharing objects with the client.