Not defined error is encountered when scaffold is camel-cased
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Description
I scaffolded using the following command:
`compound g scaffold businessUser propertyOne propertyTwo`
and the following error appeared:
```
businessUser is not defined
at eval (:29:423)
at eval (:31:348)
at /Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:255:15
at Object.exports.render (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:293:13)
at View.exports.renderFile [as engine] (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:323:20)
at View.render (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/view.js:76:8)
at Function.app.render (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/application.js:504:10)
at ServerResponse.res.render (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/response.js:798:7)
at Controller.renderView (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/lib/controller-extensions.js:156:18)
at Controller.render (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/lib/controller-extensions.js:81:10)
at Object._this (:28:12)
at Array.2 (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:157:28)
at ActionContext.run [as innerNext] (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:109:31)
at Controller.BaseController.next (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/base.js:107:22)
at Controller.protectFromForgery (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/helpers.js:95:14)
at Object.eval (:4:12)
at Array.1 (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:157:28)
at run (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:109:31)
at Array.0 (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:60:13)
at run (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:109:31)
at compiledAction.(anonymous function) (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:91:13)
at Controller.call (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:49:16)
at Controller.call (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:94:14)
at Controller.perform (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/node_modules/kontroller/lib/flow-control.js:18:10)
at ControllerBridge.callControllerAction (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/lib/controller-bridge.js:169:9)
at ControllerBridge. (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/compound/lib/controller-bridge.js:149:14)
at callbacks (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:164:37)
at param (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:138:11)
at param (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:135:11)
at pass (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:145:5)
at Router._dispatch (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:173:5)
at Object.router (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:33:10)
at next (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:193:15)
at Object.methodOverride [as handle] (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/node_modules/method-override/index.js:48:5)
at next (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:193:15)
at /Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/node_modules/express-session/index.js:350:9
at Object._onImmediate (/Users/carlo/Documents/code/test-node/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/node_modules/express-session/session/memory.js:50:9)
at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:330:15)
```
I suspect the camel-case does not go well with scaffolding.
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Research direction
Look at the scaffold generator code, likely in a generators or scaffolding directory. The error mentions EJS rendering, so check template files that handle model names. The issue is with camel-cased model names like 'businessUser' not being defined in the template context. Start by running the scaffold command locally to reproduce, then trace where the model name variable is passed to the template.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- express, javascript, nodejs
- Domain
- backend, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100