is there a way to add CSS/JS later using EJS with nodejs/express

Question

i\'m using the EJS template engine with nodejs/express and i\'m wondering if it\'s possible to add another css or js file in e.g the index.ejs (not the layout.ejs)

Answer 1

Thanks @asprotte for providing this for express 4.x. Did you tested this? Because it does not appears to be working for me. So I have made some changes to your code here are they:

Put this in app.js file

app.locals.scripts = [];
app.locals.addScripts=function (all) {
app.locals.scripts = [];
    if (all != undefined) {
        app.locals.scripts =  all.map(function(script) {
            console.log(script);
            return "";
        }).join('\n ');
    }

};
app.locals.getScripts = function(req, res) {
    return app.locals.scripts;
};

then in template file put (I am using ejs template here) :

<% addScripts(['cart.js']) %>

Then in the layout file we need these to append at the bottom of the page get the scripts

<%- getScripts() %>

I have tested it and its working for me. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks,