SyntaxError: Unexpected token ,while compiling ejs

Question

I just started to learn Node JS. While rendering the ejs file, I got an Unexpected token error. Anyone help me out for this error. My code is below:

ERROR:

SyntaxError: Unexpected token { in C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\views\blogpost.ejs while compiling ejs

If the above error is not helpful, you may want to try EJS-Lint:
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Or, if you meant to create an async function, pass async: true as an option.
at new Function (<anonymous>)
at Template.compile (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\ejs\lib\ejs.js:633:12)
at Object.compile (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\ejs\lib\ejs.js:392:16)
at handleCache (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\ejs\lib\ejs.js:215:18)
at tryHandleCache (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\ejs\lib\ejs.js:254:16)
at View.exports.renderFile [as engine] (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\ejs\lib\ejs.js:485:10)
at View.render (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\express\lib\view.js:135:8)
at tryRender (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\express\lib\application.js:640:10)
at Function.render (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\express\lib\application.js:592:3)
at ServerResponse.render (C:\Users\Ghulam Abbas\Desktop\Node\Conditionals\node_modules\express\lib\response.js:1012:7)

app.js

var express = require('express');
var app = express();

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
    res.send('Blog Homepage.');
});

app.get('/posts', function(req, res) {

    res.render('blogpost.ejs', {posts : "posts"});

});


app.listen(3000, function() {
    console.log("Server is started.");
});

blogpost.ejs

<h1>Blog <%= posts %> </h1>

Thanks in advance.

Can you post complete code of ejs file?

Shubham Dixit
– Shubham Dixit

2019-09-01 06:11:25 +00:00
Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 6:11 — Shubham Dixit
– Shubham Dixit, Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 6:11
I have just typed this one line only.

Jakki
– Jakki

2019-09-01 06:14:47 +00:00
Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 6:14 — Jakki
– Jakki, Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 6:14
I have just typed this one line only.

Jakki
– Jakki

2019-09-01 06:14:48 +00:00
Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 6:14 — Jakki
– Jakki, Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 6:14

Truong Dang · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-01 06:29:01Z

2

I just update your code, seem you're forgot set view engine

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var path = require('path');
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
    res.send('Blog Homepage.');
});

app.get('/posts', function(req, res) {

    res.render('blogpost.ejs', {posts : "posts"});

});


app.listen(3000, function() {
    console.log("Server is started.");
});

Please make sure you run npm i ejs. And you may need store all your view files in a folder for more clearly folder struct. In this code, please move your blogpost.ejs to views folder. Hope this helpfull

edited Sep 1, 2019 at 6:29

answered Sep 1, 2019 at 6:26

Truong Dang

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Truong Dang Over a year ago

Can you accept my answer for others who looking for this problem ?

Nicodemus Ngufuli · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-27 09:14:15Z

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const express = require('express');
const path = require('path');
const app = express();

app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');

app.get('/', (req, res)=>{
  res.render('homepage');
});

app.get('blog', (req, res)=>{
  let post = req.query.post;
  res.render('blog', {post: post});
});
let port = 4444;
app.listen(port, ()=>{
  console.log(`server has started on port: ${port}`);
});

edited Aug 27, 2020 at 9:14

answered Aug 25, 2020 at 21:20

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quicklikerabbit Over a year ago

Could you add a few sentences explaining your code and why it answers the OP's question?

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