Express Handlebars custom Path

Question

my question is how can i have custom folders in express

my situation is this, i want to have the logic that if i have an specific name in my database i want that my css and js paths change before they get rendered

on default my path in express is

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));

but if the user "spartan" gets called the main css path under public should change to /spartan/css/file.xyz

in this snipped from my handlebars template i've tried that

{{#each site.cssFiles}}
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{site.name}}/css/{{this}}.css" />
{{/each}}

on this example the result is

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/main.css">

but why? And how do i can get my target logic implementet?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '16 at 19:05

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You need to exit the scope of the current handlebars block like this :

{{#each site.cssFiles}}
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{../site.name}}/css/{{this}}.css" />
{{/each}}

By doing so handlebars will render whichever you have provided as site.name from your res.render method.

answered Nov 25 '16 at 19:05

drinchev

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tried, in the html the link is as it should, but i dont get how the folder gets released to the client Cannot GET /spartan/css/main.css did i miss something? – TheCranberry2011 Nov 29 '16 at 16:23
This sounds like another question, regarding express static handler. – drinchev Nov 29 '16 at 16:34

Express Handlebars custom Path

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