Variable loadViewConfig

loadViewConfig: () => Promise<ViewConfig>

Load view configuration from config/view.js file. Returns default Handlebars view configuration if config file doesn't exist.

Type Declaration

- (): Promise<ViewConfig>
- Returns Promise<ViewConfig>
  The loaded view configuration with defaults

Example

import loadViewConfig from '~/utils/loadViewConfig';

const config = await loadViewConfig();
console.log(config.views_dir);      // 'views' (default)
console.log(config.extension);      // '.hbs' (default)
console.log(config.layouts_dir);    // 'views/layout' (default)

Example

// config/view.js structure
export default {
  views_dir: 'views',
  partials_dir: 'views/partials',
  layouts_dir: 'views/layout',
  default_layout: 'views/layout/default',
  extension: '.hbs',
  beforeRender: (req, res) => {
    res.locals.extra = 'Extra';
  }
};