Structuring a Nodejs, express & ejs app

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Wondering what is the best way to structure the ejs part of the application, here is my current structure.

inside maindir/

index.js // starts the application
node-modules
homepage/ // i would be creating a folder like this for each view
partials/ // has common components navbar.ejs and footer.ejs.

inside the maindir/homepage/

routes.js // has the app.get/post/put/deletes({"/homepage", controller.*})'s
controller.js // exports the controllers
models.js // exports mongo models
ejs/

inside the /maindir/homepage/ejs/

app.ejs // imports common partials e.g. navbar & footer from partials/ & homepage specific components from components/
components/

is this a decent way to structure an application? specifically the importing from the partials/ directory into each new view or is there a better way to achieve this goal ?

Cisco · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-02 22:33:36Z

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is this a decent way to structure an application?

The question/answer is entirely subjective.

My answer will be based on what most developers do.

Traditionally, the root folder structure of an Express application is the following:

example
├── app.js
├── controllers
├── models
├── public
└── views

As you can see this is the MVC pattern. An alternative pattern to the above, which is common in frontend applications, is organizing it by feature/components:

example
├── app.js
├── auth
│   ├── auth-controller.js
│   ├── auth-view.ejs
│   └── auth-model.js
├── notification
│   ├── notification-controller.js
│   ├── notification-view.ejs
│   └── notification-model.js
└── topic

It boils to your personal preference or what your team decides.

answered Jan 2, 2018 at 22:33

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user7886229 Over a year ago

First is good, however controllers is often renamed to routes. I don't prefer second.

JazzBrotha · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-03 00:07:00Z

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Using express-generator can be a good starting point if you are new to setting up an express app.

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 0:07

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