How to use node modules (like MomentJS) in EJS views?
ejs, express, momentjs, node.js
Solution
I found another way of doing this, and I think it has some advantages.
- Don't polute your code exporting filters.
- Access any method without the need to export them all.
- Better ejs usage (no | pipes).
On your controller, or view.js do this:
var moment = require('moment');
exports.index = function(req, res) {
// send moment to your ejs
res.render('index', { moment: moment });
}
Now you can use moment inside your ejs:
<html>
<h1><%= moment().fromNow() %></h1>
</html>
I'm not an Node expert, so if anyone see something bad on doing this, let me know! :)
Problem
To use MomentJS in views/custom.ejs, what is the correct way (if any)? Server side routes/index etc we can easily use `require('moment');` etc and it works fine. Server Side (EJS views) views/custome.ejs, something like `<% var m = require('moment'); %>` doesn't work I am using ExpressJS with EJS as the template engine.