Why won't Jade format its output correctly in Express.js

Question

I am using Jade in Express.js and I noticed that the html output is all in one line. On the Jade website ( http://scalate.fusesource.org/documentation/jade-syntax.html ) it says that formatted output is standard and that the options are ScamlOptions.nl and ScamlOptions.indent, but I can't find those options anywhere to see if they are set incorrectly. Does anyone know where I can find those options or is there another way to force clean formatting?

Thanks!

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Answer 1

In Express 3, the api has changed for (at least) this view option.

I set app.locals.pretty and it seems to be working just fine. I call it within my app.js (or server.js) right after I set the view engine in app.configure()

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
  app.locals.pretty = true;
  next();
});

Answer 2

1. Scalate != Jade

Also, Jade is not designed to create human-readable output. All the indention and new lines are just wasting space and are not important for any browser to process you HTML. But you could try:

1. Try: app.set('view options', { pretty: true });
2. Use Firebug or Chrome Inspector to view your HTML ;-)
3. Use any HTML cleanup tool.