Node/Express.js - Overriding where to look for the 'Views' folder for each request

Question

In my Node/Express.js project I can set the views folder globally like so:

app.configure(function() {
    app.set(\'views\', __dirname + \'/views\');
    .... sn         


        

Answer 1

The 'views' setting is the root directory, so you should be able to specify a sub-folder in the hierarchy:

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
    res.render('areaName/viewName');
});

It means your 'areas' need to be sub-folders, but it allows you to accomplish the separation you are looking for.