javascript - Render def file independently in dot.js -

i including header.def file in index.dot using {{#def.header}} snippet , rendering index.dot file using following snippet.

var dotjs = require('dot'); var dots = dotjs.process({ path: "./views"}); app.get('/',function(request, response){     response.send(dots.index()); }); 

what wish render header on separate url. like:

app.get('/header',function(request, response){     response.send(dots.header()); // header.def not compiled dot.header function }); 

maybe can create .def file (for instance "onlyhead.dot") , include static header in 1 without else. send onlyhead.dot in same way do.

you use template engine doing this:

in main app:

/* template = dot*/ var dot = require("dot").process({    path: (__dirname + "/views") });  // view engine setup using .dot files app.engine('dot', function(template, options, cb){     return cb(null, dot[path.parse(template).name](options)); }); 

then in views can render (with router.get or have app.get):

app.get('/',function(request, response){     var mydata = {        title : 'my title',        somedata : 'my data'}     response.render('index', mydata); }); 

your index.dot template can this:

{{#def.static}} <h1>{{=it.title}}</h1> <div>the requested data is: {{=it.somedata}} </div> 

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