Example Express Server

adapter.js

var fs = require('fs'),
    path = require('path'),
    hogan = require('hogan.js');
  
var dir = 'templates',
    partials_dir = dir + '/partials',
    extension = '.hogan',
    partials = {};

//cache partials
var files = fs.readdirSync(partials_dir);

files.forEach(function(file){
  var partial = fs.readFileSync(path.join(partials_dir, file), 'UTF-8');
  partials[path.basename(file, extension)] = hogan.compile(partial);
});

var layout = fs.readFileSync(dir + '/layout.hogan', 'utf8');

module.exports = function(filepath, options, fn) {
  var view = hogan.compile(fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf8'));

  if(layout) {
    options.body = view.render(options, partials);
    view = hogan.compile(layout);
  }

  fn(null, view.render(options, partials));
};

server.js

//import modules
var express     = require('express'),
    adapter     = require('./adapter');

//create server
var app = express.createServer();

//setup express middleware
app.configure(function(){
  app.use(express.bodyParser());
  app.use(express.cookieParser('a'));
  app.use(express.session());
  app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

  app.set('views', __dirname + '/templates');
  app.set('view engine', 'hogan');
  app.engine('hogan', adapter);
});

//import routes
require('./routes')(app);

//explode server
app.listen(7700);
console.log('server running on port 7700');