// Fake user database for example var users = [ { name: 'TJ', email: 'tj@vision-media.ca' }, { name: 'Simon', email: 'simon@vision-media.ca' } ]; module.exports = { // /users index: function(req, res){ res.render(users); }, // /users/:id show: function(req, res, next){ var id = req.params.id, user = users[id]; if (user) { res.render(user); } else { next(new Error('User ' + id + ' does not exist')); } } };