Node: How to avoid hardcoding URLs in views?

Question

I need to avoid writing hardcoding URls in Node apps(code or views). Is there a package?

Now I write in Jade: a(href='/account/profile') Profile Profile url is hardcoded. I need something like this: a(href=links.accounts.profile()) Profile

It will be very useful when I will change URLs. I need to be able to change URLs just from a config file, not from all views...

Solution must work and for external, static files not just for app routes. For example, if I change host for static resources I need change just host in config/setup - not in all views! — dumitru, Feb 10 '14 at 12:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 10 '14 at 11:39

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You can use this package - reversable-router.

Example from their readme:

app.get('/admin/user/:id', 'admin.user.edit', function(req, res, next){
    //...
});

//.. and a helper in the view files:
url('admin.user.edit', {id: 2})

answered Feb 10 '14 at 11:39

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This method is hard-coded too. But is a nice method. – dumitru Feb 10 '14 at 12:30

Node: How to avoid hardcoding URLs in views?

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