javascript - Error: Failed to lookup view "error" in views directory using handlebars -
hi new web development in node js. @ work today tasked setup environment web application. using handlebars, having trouble making 'view engine setup' work in order render 'views' files , layouts folder. have looked @ documentation , every stack overflow post similar issue, still nowhere. here code below server.js , architecture of app. appreciate feedback in advance!
var express = require('express'); var path = require('path'); var handlebars = require('handlebars'); var exphbs = require('express-handlebars'); var app = express(); var cookieparser = require('cookie-parser'); var bodyparser = require('body-parser'); //view engine setup app.set('views', './views') app.engine('.hbs', exphbs({ defaultlayout: 'main', extname: '.hbs' })); app.set('view engine', '.hbs'); app.use(bodyparser.json()); app.use(bodyparser.urlencoded({ extended: false })); app.use(cookieparser()); app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); //routes app.get('/home', function(req, res){ res.render('home'); }); //error handlers //404 catch-all handler(middleware) app.use(function(req, res, next){ res.status(404); res.send('404'); }); //500 error handler(middleware) app.use(function(req, res, err, next){ console.error(err.stack); res.status(500); res.send('500'); }); // development error handler // print stacktrace if (app.get('env') === 'development') { app.use(function(err, req, res, next) { res.status(err.status || 500); res.render('error', { message: err.message, error: err }); }); } // production error handler // no stacktraces leaked user app.use(function(err, req, res, next) { res.status(err.status || 500); res.render('error', { message: err.message, error: {} }); }); app.listen(process.env.port || 5000); console.log('listening on port 5000'); fgcms ├── server.js ├── node_modules └── package.json ├── public └── views ├── layouts──home.hbs └──main.hbs
