TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "path" argument must be of type string. Received undefined when pass data contains a key name "settings"

[vt107]

I got error

TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "path" argument must be of type string. Received undefined
at Object.join (node:path:1268:7)
at /Users/user/Documents/abc/node_modules/ejs-mate/lib/index.js:342:25
at tryHandleCache (/Users/user/Documents/abc/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:280:5)
at exports.renderFile (/Users/user/Documents/abc/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:491:10)
at View.renderFile [as engine] (/Users/user/Documents/abc/node_modules/ejs-mate/lib/index.js:298:7)
at View.render (/Users/user/Documents/abc/node_modules/express/lib/view.js:135:8)
at tryRender (/Users/user/Documents/abc/node_modules/express/lib/application.js:657:10)
at Function.render (/Users/user/Documents/abc/node_modules/express/lib/application.js:609:3)
at ServerResponse.render (/Users/user/Documents/abc/node_modules/express/lib/response.js:1049:7)
at /Users/user/Documents/abc/apps/controllers/admin/AdminSettingController.js:19:16

my render code is

    return res.render('admin/a', {
        settings: {},
    });

but strange that if I remove settings, or rename to settingsx or any thing else - it works.

my ejs config

const engine = require("ejs-mate");
app.engine("ejs", engine);
app.set("view engine", "ejs");

my a.ejs

<% layout("admin/layoutx") %>

<div class="form-group">
        hihi
</div>

my layoutx.ejs

<%- body %>

I think settings is conflict with some data of ejs-mate when control view

[frameworkninja]

Just had the same thing. Battled with it for 2 days until I found this thread so thank you! I certainly looks like settings is reserved internally.

[vt107]

@frameworkninja yeah this and other reserved keywords should be in the docs

[frameworkninja]

@vt107 i'm just heading to the docs again now to see if I overlooked it