a new project template for Express 4 (connect middleware is now splitted into several modules) #162

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1. dwwaddell commented on Sep 15, 2014

   

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   A common option in creating a project is the "-e" which uses ejs instead of Jade:
   express --help
   Usage: express [options] [dir]
   Options:
   -h, --help output usage information
   -V, --version output the version number
   -e, --ejs add ejs engine support (defaults to jade)
   --hbs add handlebars engine support
   -H, --hogan add hogan.js engine support
   -c, --css add stylesheet support (less|stylus|compass) (defaults to plain css)
   -f, --force force on non-empty directory
2. paulvi commented on Sep 15, 2014

   

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   From http://expressjs.com/guide.html "Using express(1) to generate an app"

   $ npm install -g express-generator

   then it is identical to what was before

   the option is not mentioned at http://expressjs.com/guide.html

   --hbs add handlebars engine support
3. paulvi commented on Sep 15, 2014

   

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   Related code

   https://github.com/Nodeclipse/nodeclipse-1/blob/master/org.nodeclipse.ui/src/org/nodeclipse/ui/wizards/ExpressProjectWizard.java

   https://github.com/Nodeclipse/nodeclipse-1/blob/master/org.nodeclipse.ui/src/org/nodeclipse/ui/wizards/ExpressProjectWizardPage.java
5. paulvi commented on Sep 15, 2014

   

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   As I see now, no changes are needed, but user needs to insure that he/she has run

   $ npm install -g express-generator

   so that he generated newer 4.x version

   (When I was looking at express 3 months before, there was a mess with new express-generator using different executable name and syntax. Now it looks like version compatible).
7. paulvi commented on Sep 16, 2014

   

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   Things get blurred when looking at existing code
   https://github.com/Nodeclipse/nodeclipse-1/blob/master/org.nodeclipse.ui/src/org/nodeclipse/ui/preferences/PreferenceInitializer.java#L105-109

   There is hidden EXPRESS_VERSION preference, but I don't really follow logic.
   It was written by @tomotaro1065 more than a ear ago.

   Making it all straight need some time (about half a day), but I don't plan to spend time for Express that I don't use. At least alone... If we can agree to push it out together, I would sign up, even if you won't code.
9. paulvi commented on Sep 16, 2014

   

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   First, I don't like creating GUI solution for some specific versions of specific frameworks.

   FYI, some parts would be like executing from command line, see https://github.com/Nodeclipse/nodeclipse-1/blob/master/org.nodeclipse.ui/src/org/nodeclipse/ui/preferences/PreferenceInitializer.java#L176-190
10. paulvi commented on Sep 25, 2014

    

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    As answered on
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26007228/how-to-update-express-js-template-in-nodeclipse
    2 steps are enough:

    1. get latest express-generator installed

       npm install -g express-generator

    it would add express executable with the same params but for 4.x version of express

    2 .Then Eclipse Nodeclipse preferences should be updated, e.g.

    C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\express-generator\bin\express
11. paulvi

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    on Sep 25, 2014
12. paulvi

    added this to the 0.17 Express 4.xThis milestone has been deleted milestone on Sep 25, 2014