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koa-generic-views\n\u003e generic view interface for koa\n\n[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/magicdawn/koa-generic-views.svg?style=flat-square)](https://travis-ci.org/magicdawn/koa-generic-views)\n[![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/magicdawn/koa-generic-views.svg?style=flat-square)](https://codecov.io/gh/magicdawn/koa-generic-views)\n[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/koa-generic-views.svg?style=flat-square)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/koa-generic-views)\n[![npm downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/koa-generic-views.svg?style=flat-square)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/koa-generic-views)\n[![npm license](https://img.shields.io/npm/l/koa-generic-views.svg?style=flat-square)](http://magicdawn.mit-license.org)\n\n## Install\n```sh\nnpm i koa-generic-views --save\n```\n\n## API\n```js\nvar views = require('koa-generic-views');\nviews(app,options);\n```\n### Options\n\n- viewRoot: set the root path\n- defaultExt: set the default extension\n- cache: when final locals don't have `cache` field, get cache flag from `opts.cache`, then get cache from `process.env.NODE_ENV`\n\n\n## Example\n```js\nvar koa = require('koa');\nvar app = koa();\nvar jade = require('jade');\nrequire('koa-generic-views')(app,{\n  defaultExt: 'jade'\n});\n\n// reutrn plain values\napp.engine('jade', function(view,locals){\n  return jade.renderFile(view, locals) // sync render, do not use in production\n});\n\n// or Promise\napp.engine('jade',function(views,locals){\n  return new Promise(function(resolve,reject){\n    jade.renderFile(views,locals,function(err,res){\n      if(err){\n        return reject(err);\n      }\n      resolve(res);\n    })\n  })\n});\n\n// or simply use bluebird, Promise.promisify\nvar Promise = require('bluebird');\napp.engine('jade',Promise.promisify(jade.renderFile,jade));\n\napp.use(ctx =\u003e {\n  return this.render('template');\n});\n```\n\napp.engine('ext',engine);\nengine should return a value or a Promise\nso use `Promise.promisify` with bluebird is also supported.\n\n\n## Why\nwhy not [koa-views](https://github.com/queckezz/koa-views)?\n\nkoa-views -\u003e [co-views](https://github.com/tj/co-views) -\u003e [co-render](https://github.com/tj/co-render)\n-\u003e [consolidate.js](https://github.com/tj/consolidate.js)\n\nAny engine not supported in consolidate need to PR to consolidate.I hate centerlized.\n\n## Changelog\n[CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)\n\n## License\nthe MIT License http://magicdawn.mit-license.org","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmagicdawn%2Fkoa-generic-views","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmagicdawn%2Fkoa-generic-views","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmagicdawn%2Fkoa-generic-views/lists"}