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To use MomentJS in views/custom.ejs, what is the correct way (if any)?
Server side
routes/index etc we can easily use require('moment'); etc and it works fine.
Server Side (EJS views)
views/custome.ejs, something like <% var m = require('moment'); %> doesn't work
I am using ExpressJS with EJS as the template engine.
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I found another way of doing this, and I think it has some advantages.
On your controller, or view.js do this:
var moment = require('moment');
exports.index = function(req, res) {
// send moment to your ejs
res.render('index', { moment: moment });
}
Now you can use moment inside your ejs:
<html>
<h1><%= moment().fromNow() %></h1>
</html>
I'm not an Node expert, so if anyone see something bad on doing this, let me know! :)
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One more option:
This way you are setting the moment variable to a local available to all scripts in any EJS page on your site.
In your "index.js" (or "app.js") file do this: (after you have set up your 'app' with Express)
var moment = require('moment');
var shortDateFormat = "ddd @ h:mmA"; // this is just an example of storing a date format once so you can change it in one place and have it propagate
app.locals.moment = moment; // this makes moment available as a variable in every EJS page
app.locals.shortDateFormat = shortDateFormat;
Then in your EJS file you can refer to moment (and shortDateFormat) as variables like this:
<%= moment(Date()).format(shortDateFormat) %>
Perhaps this is slightly more elegant?
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var moment = require('moment');
app.locals.moment = moment;
Use in the view:
<%= moment(myDateValue).fromNow() %>
Now you can simply use moment in your EJS files.
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