Error: Cannot find module '[object Object]'

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var express = require('express');
app = express(),
jade = require('jade'),
path = require('path'),
server = require('http').createServer(app),
io = require('socket.io').listen(server),
users = [];

//view engine
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
app.set('view engine', jade);
app.engine('jade', require('jade').__express);

//static path
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname,'public')));

//index route
app.get('/',function(req,res){
    res.render('index');
});

server.listen('3000');
console.log('server started..');

I followed a video tutorial, I did the same thing but I got an error of cannot find module of [object Object]. The guy who did the video didn't include require('jade'), it worked for him, but it doesn't work for me. I says jade is not defined if I did not require jade.

Gilad F · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-28 06:37:23Z

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Not relevant to this case, but might assist someone.

I had this problem, and found that a mistake in

app.set('view engine', ejs);

caused it.

it should have been:

app.set('view engine', 'ejs');

answered Jan 28, 2018 at 6:37

Gilad F

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Andreas Müller Over a year ago

Thanks, that at least partially solved the problem I came here for.

piscator · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-19 13:52:17Z

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Change

var express = require('express');

into

var express = require('express'),

Right now express is the only variable that is defined.

answered Dec 19, 2015 at 13:52

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Nichole A. Miler Over a year ago

nice catch, I fixed my typo but it doesn't solve the problem.

piscator Over a year ago

Did you try to install jade with both npm install jade and npm install jade -g to see what happens? It seems there are some issues with loading one of your modules. Do you perhaps get other / more elaborate errors then the one in your question?

Nichole A. Miler Over a year ago

I pasted in my whole code. I found the fix, the jade should have ' like 'jade'lol!

piscator Over a year ago

Nice! I've watched your code for quite a while, but couldn't find that one :).

mahesh · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-25 11:52:22Z

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Need not import ejs module. Just pass string 'ejs' to the view engine. It will pick the module with the engine name given.

app.set('view engine', 'jade');

remove the importing module

jade = require('jade');

answered Jul 25, 2018 at 11:52

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FZs · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-07 20:40:19Z

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Two things to keep in mind you need:
Change this:

app = express(),
app.set('view engine', jade);

to:

app = express();
app.set('view engine', 'jade');

edited Aug 7, 2019 at 20:40

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answered Aug 7, 2019 at 19:46

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Stu Furlong · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-14 20:34:11Z

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Change:

app.set('view engine', jade);

Into:

app.set('view engine', 'jade');

And

app = express(),

Into:

app = express();

edited Aug 14, 2020 at 20:34

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answered Aug 14, 2020 at 19:59

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theboyonfire · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-14 20:50:55Z

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maybe you need to change

app.set('view engine', jade);

to

app.set('view engine', 'jade');

answered Dec 14, 2019 at 20:50

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Adrian Mole Over a year ago

How does this add anything to the answer given by @Lawati97, several months ago?

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