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JavaScript Express Basics Using Templates with Express Using Pug in Your Express App

Carrie Happoldt
Carrie Happoldt
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Posted by Carrie Happoldt
Carrie Happoldt
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Why don't I have to require pug?

I had assumed that we needed to require pug to get it to work (const pug = require("pug") ). Just like we had to require express.. But we don't have to and it still works. Why? How? Thanks!

1 Answer

andren
andren
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andren
andren
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It works because this line:

app.set('view engine', 'pug');

Tells Express that you want it to use Pug to render the template. Express loads the view engine you set it to on its own. So you don't have to worry about it. It does this with any view engine that it is compatible with.

You can read about it on Express's template engine guide

Carrie Happoldt
Carrie Happoldt
15,160 Points
Carrie Happoldt
Carrie Happoldt
15,160 Points

thanks for the link and answer! :D