Create variables and require packages in EJS

Question

Is it possible to run custom JavaScript in EJS templates?

I'm looking for the equivalent of the following Jade code:

- var Fs = require("fs")
- var foo = 42;
| #{foo}

This will create the Fs and foo variables and display 42.

Does EJS have this power?

From what I see, the following snippet does the same thing (without requiring the fs package):

<% var foo = 42; %>
<%= foo %>

Is this the right way or is there a better solution?

Answer 1

Yes it is!

As you can see here http://www.embeddedjs.com/

In the example they are writing things from an array

<% for(var i=0; i<supplies.length; i++) {%>
    <li><%= link_to(supplies[i], 'supplies/'+supplies[i]) %></li>
<% } %>