node/express.js - include commonly used view locals in every view for convenience

locals.js

var path = require('path');
var _ = require('underscore');
var moment = require('moment');
var config = require('../config');
var pluralize = require('pluralize');

module.exports = function(app) {

  if (app.get('env') === 'development') {
    app.locals.pretty = true;
  }

  app.locals.basedir = path.join(__dirname, '../views');
  app.locals.config = config;
  app.locals.env = app.get('env');
  app.locals._ = _;
  app.locals.moment = moment;
  app.locals.pluralize = pluralize;
  
};