EJS

What is EJS?

EJS is a simple templating language that lets you generate HTML markup with plain JavaScript.

Benefits of using EJS

• Use plain JavaScript
• Fast development time
• Simple syntax
• Speedy execution
• Easy debugging
• Active development

How to use EJS? (Steps)

• Install

  install EJS with NPM ( npm install ejs)

• Use

  Pass EJS a template string and some data. Example let ejs = require(‘ejs’); let people = [‘geddy’, ‘neil’, ‘alex’]; let html = ejs.render(‘<%= people.join(“, “); %>’, {people: people});

• CLI

  Feed it a template file and a data file, and specify an output file. Example ejs ./template_file.ejs -f data_file.json -o ./output.html

• Browser support

  Download a browser build from the latest release, and use it in a script tag. Example script src=”ejs.js” script script let people = [‘geddy’, ‘neil’, ‘alex’]; let html = ejs.render(‘<%= people.join(“, “); %>’, {people: people}); script tag

Resource:

https://ejs.co/