How to properly render a template?

[rizafahmi]

How to properly render a template? I want to render index.html.eex by using render. In the docs says render conn, "showing index controller". I did that but not working. I did render conn, "main/index", render conn, "main/index.html" and render conn, "main/index.html.eex" but all ended up error File.Error: could not read file lib/views/main/index. Am I missing something?

[slogsdon]

Sorry for the outdated docs. I'm working on getting those up to speed shortly.

render conn, "main/index.html.eex is what you want, but at the moment, there is an issue with the location of where Sugar looks for view files. There is a fix in the works, but it hasn't been pushed to master. For the time being, please move your views folder from lib/your_app/views to lib/views.

That should get you going until a proper fix can be introduced. Let me know if you run into any problems with this.

[slogsdon]

@rizafahmi Were you able to get things working?

[rizafahmi]

Nope. Still got an error: File.Error: could not read file lib/views/lib/sugar_pouchdb/views/main/index.html.eex: no such file or directory -> render conn, "lib/sugar_pouchdb/views/main/index.html.eex" or File.Error: could not read file lib/views/lib/sugar_pouchdb/views/index.html.eex: no such file or directory -> render conn, "lib/sugar_pouchdb/views/index.html.eex" as you suggested.

[slogsdon]

The calls to render should not contain the directory structure, which is why render conn, "lib/sugar_pouchdb/views/main/index.html.eex" throws the error File.Error: could not read file lib/views/lib/sugar_pouchdb/views/main/index.html.eex. It is looking for your views in a directory that doesn't exist.

In your calls to render, lib/sugar_pouchdb/views/main/index.html.eex should become main/index.html.eex, and lib/sugar_pouchdb/views/index.html.eex should become index.html.eex.

[vjustov]

I'm gonna take a go at this later tonight if thats ok with you.

[slogsdon]

@vjustov Have at it if you have the time! 👍

[vjustov]

Hey! @slogsdon, i have started working on this and have a couple small questions i'd like to ask. What do you think of opening a gitter.im room where everyone can talk about the project?

[vjustov]

Im working on it at #49. feel free to give any insight.

[slogsdon]

@vjustov I'd be open to opening a gitter.im room. In fact, consider it done. Looking into your PR now.

[slogsdon]

#49 should make this loads easier thanks to @vjustov. Closing this as the issue should now be resolved.

Track documentation changes in #31.