How do I render partials with jade without express.js?

Question

Only info I found was this:

http://forrst.com/posts/Node_js_Jade_Import_Jade_File-CZW

I replicated the suggested folder structure (views/partials) But it didn\'t

Answer 1

I think partial rendering is done in express, so you will have to snag that code or write your own.

I have my own helper class for jade rendering with partials that you can use or get some ideas from here, (it's using Joose and Cactus)

Answer 2

Jade has a command called include. Just use

include _form

given that the filename of the partial is *_form.jade*, and is in the same directory

Answer 3

With the latest node/express I get the following movies.jade template to call partials:

div(id='movies')
  - each movie in movies
    !=partial('movie', movie)

where I have movie.jade in the views directory alongside movies.jade.

movies.jade is called from app.js with:

res.render('movies', { movies: [{ title: 'Jaws' }, { title: 'Un Chien Andalou' }] });

Answer 4

As of August 2012 (possibly earlier) Partials have been removed from Express.

A lot of tutorials are now out of date. It seems that you can replicate much of the partial functionality with include.

Eg.

movies.jade

div(id='movies')
  - each movie in movies
    include movie

movie.jade

h2= movie.title
.description= movie.description

HTH