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consolidate.js lets you specify partials in your render functions. The gist assumes you have index.html and partial.html inside of your views folder.
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apps.js
/*jslint node: true */
"use strict";
var express = require("express"),
consolidate = require("consolidate"),
Handlebars = require("handlebars"),
fs = require("fs");
var app = express();
// Configure the Handlebars engine
app.engine("html", consolidate.handlebars);
app.set("view engine", "html");
app.set("views", __dirname + "/views");
// Define a route that renders the index view
app.get("/", function (req, res) {
res.render("index", {
hello: "Hello",
world: "World",
partials: {
partial: 'partial' // maps to views/partial.html
}
});
});
app.listen(3000);
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index.html
<html>
<head>
<title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>{{ hello }}</p>
{{> partial }}
</body>
</html>
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partial.html
<p>{{ world }}!</p>
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project.json
{
"name": "express-and-handlebars",
"version": "0.0.0",
"main": "app.js",
"dependencies": {
"express": "3.x",
"consolidate": "0.8.0",
"handlebars": "1.0.9"
}
}
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