How to get a json file in express js and display in view

Question

I have a problem in getting a .json file in express and displaying in a view. Kindly share your examples.

Answer 1

var fs = require("fs"),
    json;

function readJsonFileSync(filepath, encoding){

    if (typeof (encoding) == 'undefined'){
        encoding = 'utf8';
    }
    var file = fs.readFileSync(filepath, encoding);
    return JSON.parse(file);
}

function getConfig(file){

    var filepath = __dirname + '/' + file;
    return readJsonFileSync(filepath);
}

//assume that config.json is in application root

json = getConfig('config.json');

Answer 2

Do something like this in your controller.

To get the json file's content :

ES5 var foo = require('./path/to/your/file.json');

ES6 import foo from './path/to/your/file.json';

To send the json to your view:

function getJson(req, res, next){
    res.send(foo);
}

This should send the json content to your view via a request.

NOTE

According to BTMPL

While this will work, do take note that require calls are cached and will return the same object on each subsequent call. Any change you make to the .json file when the server is running will not be reflected in subsequent responses from the server.