tj/consolidate.js

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Consolidate.js is a Node.js library that provides a unified API over dozens of JavaScript template engines (EJS, Handlebars, Pug, Mustache, etc.). It is commonly used as the view-engine integration layer for Express 3.x/4.x applications.

Use cases

• render templates in express with multiple template engines
• swap template engines without changing app code
• unified api for ejs handlebars pug mustache
• use handlebars as express view engine
• normalize template engine apis in node.js

When to choose

• you use Express and want to configure or switch view engines easily
• you need one consistent render API across many template engines
• you are building a framework that should support arbitrary template engines

When to avoid

• you only use a single template engine and can call it directly
• you need a modern actively developed templating solution
• you rely on engines that are unmaintained or have known security issues

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

templating middleware web-development frontend developer-tools template-engines express view-engine abstraction-layer nodejs

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