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const express = require('express');
const htm = require('htm');
const vhtml = require('vhtml');
// create an html`` tag function for vhtml:
const html = htm.bind(vhtml);
const App = (props) => html`
<div class="app">
<h1>This is an app</h1>
<p>Current server time: ${new Date + ''}</p>
</div>
`;
const app = express();
app.get('/', (request, response) => {
// html already returns a string!
const body = html`<${App} url=${request.url} />`;
// wrap it in an HTML document and send it back
response.send(`<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>${body}</body></html>`);
});
{
"dependencies": {
"htm": "^2.2.1",
"vhtml": "^2.1.0",
"express": "^4.17.1"
}
}
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