Express Generator Without Jade

Question

I am trying to generate an express skeleton, using the express generator. So it would be this:

$ npm install express-generator -g

However, it

Answer 1

You can just delete the jade files and hook up your own template engine.

For example, I like using Handlebars.js. So in order to use that, in app.js or server.js or whatever the generator names the main file, you'd substitute the line:

app.set('view engine', 'jade');

with something along the lines of this (after installing and requiring handlebars, at least):

app.engine('handlebars', exphbs({defaultLayout: 'main'}));
app.set('view engine', 'handlebars');

And every engine is as configurable as you want it o be.