masonry

library0.1.2jsnpmunverified

Masonry is a lightweight templating middleware for Express/Connect that wraps EJS templates, last published in 2013 at version 0.0.2. It reads template files into memory from a specified directory and adds a res.render() method. Deprecated by modern view engine integration in Express 3+. No updates since early Node 0.6 era; unmaintained.

web-framework

npm install masonry

github ↗package ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · MASONRY

masonry

web-frameworkjavascriptv0.1.2

Install

—

Import

—

Disk

—

Pass rate

0/ 6

Env Coverage0 / 6

glibc

18–22

musl

18–22

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v? · npm install

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

node 18–226 runs

build_error

glibc

node 18–226 runs

build_error

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default

✓ const masonry = require('masonry')

✗ import masonry from 'masonry'

CJS module; no default export for ESM

masonry

✓ const masonry = require('masonry')

Only CJS supported; no named exports

Sets up Express with Masonry middleware, renders an EJS template.

var express = require('express'); var masonry = require('masonry'); var app = express(); app.use(masonry(__dirname + '/templates')); app.get('/', function(req, res) { res.render('index.ejs', { name: 'World' }); }); app.listen(3000);

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedMasonry is abandoned; no updates since 2013. Use Express view engine or consolidates instead.

fix

Use app.set('view engine', 'ejs') with Express built-in view engine or switch to consolidate.js.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaMasonry's res.render() overwrites Express's default res.render() method.

fix

Be aware that the signature differs: returns via callback or sends directly; incompatible with Express 4+ internal view system.

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'underscore'

Masonry incorrectly lists underscore as a dependency in older versions but does not require it.

fix

Ensure underscore is installed: npm install underscore, or ignore if not used.

TypeError: res.render is not a function

Masonry middleware not applied or loaded after Express routes.

fix

Apply masonry middleware before route definitions.

Upgrade

Version history

0.1.2latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

ejsrequiredRequired for template rendering; loaded via dependency

Agent activity

2 hits · last 30 days

node

Resources

githubhttps://github.com/bradleyg/masonry ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/masonry ↗