Hi guys! I got this problem when I tried to run app.js with the rendering of index.jade:

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Error: Cannot find module 'jade'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:337:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:287:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
    at new View (C:\Users\Michel\desktop\webprojects\treehouseexpress\test\express-basics\node_modules\express\lib\view.js:78:30)
    at EventEmitter.render (C:\Users\Michel\desktop\webprojects\treehouseexpress\test\express-basics\node_modules\express\lib\application.js:569:12)
    at ServerResponse.render (C:\Users\Michel\desktop\webprojects\treehouseexpress\test\express-basics\node_modules\express\lib\response.js:961:7)
    at C:\Users\Michel\desktop\webprojects\treehouseexpress\test\express-basics\src\express-basics\src\app.js:12:6
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (C:\Users\Michel\desktop\webprojects\treehouseexpress\test\express-basics\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:95:5)
    at next (C:\Users\Michel\desktop\webprojects\treehouseexpress\test\express-basics\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:131:13)

Don't mind about the weird directory unless you think it might be the problem. Also you can see my code of app.js here :

'use strict';

var express = require('express'),
    posts = require('./mock/posts.json');

var app = express();

app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.set('views', __dirname + '/templates');

app.get('/', function(req, res){
    res.render('index.jade');
});

app.get('/blog/:title?', function(req,res) {
    var title = req.params.title;
    if (title === undefined) {
        res.status(503);
        res.send("This page is under construction");
    } else {
        var post = posts[title];
        res.send(post);
    }
});

app.listen(3000, function(){
    console.log("The frontend server is running on port 3000!")
});

It tells me jade is not installed, although it is, and I can see it in my package.json and in node_modules

Thanks in advance for the tips!

Answer 1 · 2016-04-14T00:31:41Z

April 14, 2016 12:31am

Here's a solution for people who'd rather not clone the project each time we move on to a different exercise: Install jade in your project file.

The command:

$ npm install jade --save

Worked for me.

Answer 2 · 2015-12-10T02:34:27Z

December 10, 2015 2:34am

I had this problem too.

Turned out all I needed to do was get to my shell and run

'npm install'

after running

'git checkout usingJade'.

On the one hand I appreciate the opportunity to learn and figure things out for myself, but I can't help but think I'd've appreciated it being mentioned in the teacher's notes since the procedure for checking out the current git branch is listed in every single video.

Just sayin'

Answer 3 · 2015-11-30T19:00:01Z

November 30, 2015 7:00pm

It looks like you aren't requiring Jade in your app.js.

Try adding:

jade = require('jade'),

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