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tanema edited this page Apr 5, 2012
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npm install express-helpers
Require express and create a server.
var express = require('express');
var app = express.createServer();
To automatically inclue all helpers initialize like this.
var helpers = require('express-helpers')(app);
Or more simply if you don't need any reference to the helpers object
require('express-helpers')(app);
If you want to only use some helpers require without the app and register necessary view helpers...
var helpers = require('express-helpers')();
app.helpers({
date_tag: helpers.date_tag
});
Then use it in a ejs view like a rails view
<% form_for("user", function(f){ %>
<%- f.label_for("username") %>
<%- f.text_field("username") %><br />
<%- f.submit() %><br />
<% }) %>