index.jade

extends layout

block content
	h1 Hello Boulder!


	script.
		var names = !{JSON.stringify(data)};
	
	script(src="main.js")

main.js

var MonsterA = function(name){
	this.name = name;
};
var MonsterB = function(name){
	this.name = name;
};
console.log(names);

var monsters = names.map(function(dataObject){
	if(dataObject.class === 'a')
		return new MonsterA(dataObject.name);
	else
		return new MonsterB(dataObject.name);
});
console.log(monsters);

mapMonsters.js

var indexController = {
	index: function(req, res) {
    var data = [
      {class: 'a', name: 'I Am A'},
      {class: 'b', name: 'I am B'}
    ];
		res.render('index', {
      data: data
    });
	}
};

module.exports = indexController;