How to: Use ejs without express

Question

I\'m starting with node in general, and I\'m attempting to do a site without express. I would none the less want to use ejs to inject my html and this is where my problem is...

Answer 1

First of all, You need install ejs -> $ npm install ejs --save

Simple example:

main.ejs:

 <%= exampleRenderEjs  %> 

server.ejs

var ejs = require('ejs');
var fs = require('fs');

var htmlContent = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/main.ejs', 'utf8');

var htmlRenderized = ejs.render(htmlContent, {filename: 'main.ejs', exampleRenderEjs: 'Hello World!'});

console.log(htmlRenderized);