Error: Failed to lookup view in Express
express, node.js, pug
Solution
`npm install express@2.5.9` installs the previous version, if it helps.
I know in 3.x the view layout mechanic was removed, but this might not be your problem. Also replace `express.createServer()` with `express()`
Update:
It's your __dirname from environment.js It should be:
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '../public'));
Problem
Note: my auto answer at end of the post I'm trying to make a better experience of nodeJS and i don't really like to get all the script in one file. so, following a post here i use this structure ``` ./ config/ enviroment.js routes.js public/ css/ styles.css images views index index.jade section index.jade layout.jade app.js ``` My files are right now: app.js ``` var express = require('express'); var app = module.exports = express.createServer(); require('./config/enviroment.js')(app, express); require('./config/routes.js')(app); app.listen(3000); ``` enviroment.js ``` module.exports = function(app, express) { app.configure(function() { app.use(express.logger()); app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); app.set('views', __dirname + '/views'); app.set('view engine', 'jade'); //extension of views }); //development configuration app.configure('development', function() { app.use(express.errorHandler({ dumpExceptions: true, showStack: true })); }); //production configuration app.configure('production', function() { app.use(express.errorHandler()); }); }; ``` routes.js ``` module.exports = function(app) { app.get(['/','/index', '/inicio'], function(req, res) { res.render('index/index'); }); app.get('/test', function(req, res) { //res.render('index/index'); }); }; ``` layout.jade ``` !!! 5 html head link(rel='stylesheet', href='/css/style.css') title Express + Jade body #main h1 Content goes here #container!= body ``` index/index.jade ``` h1 algoa ``` The error i get is: Error: Failed to lookup view "index/index" at Function.render (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\lib\application.js:495:17) at render (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\lib\response.js:614:9) at ServerResponse.render (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\lib\response.js:638:5) at c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\config\routes.js:4:7 at callbacks (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:177:11) at param (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:151:11) at pass (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:158:5) at Router._dispatch (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:185:4) at Object.router [as handle] (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:45:10) at next (c:\xampp\htdocs\nodejs\buses\node_modules\express\node_modules\connect\lib\proto.js:191:15) But i don't really know what is the problem... I'm starting thinking is because the modules exports... Answer: Far away the unique solution i found is to change the place i defined app.set('views') and views engine I moved it to the app.js and now is working well. ``` var express = require('express'); var app = module.exports = express.createServer(); require('./config/enviroment.js')(app, express); app.set('views', __dirname + '/views'); app.set('view engine', 'jade'); require('./config/routes.js')(app); app.listen(3000); ``` I don't really understand the logic behind this but i gonna supose it have one.