wordpress - Node.js Express not rendering html view -

so trying follow tutorial use node.js front end of wordpress site

this 1 http://www.1001.io/improve-wordpress-with-nodejs/

here code server.js

var frnt = require('frnt'); var fs = require("fs"); var path = require("path"); var express = require('express'); var app = express(); var dot = require('express-dot');  // define public files are, in example ./public app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));  // make sure set before frnt middleware, otherwise won't // able create custom routes. app.use(app.router);  // setup frnt middleware link internal server app.use(frnt.init({     proxyurl: "http://localhost:8888/frnt-example/wordpress", // link wordpress site     layout: false // simplify example not using layouts }));  // define rendering engine app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, "views")); app.set('view engine', 'html' ); app.engine('html', dot.__express );  // respond "hello world!" on homepage app.get('/', function (req, res) {   res.send('./views/index.html'); });  app.listen(8080); // listen port 8080 

it keeps outputting following

./views/index.html

rather rendering html?

i've never used frnt, res.send sends string that's no big surprise.

look @ res.sendfile sends contents of file.