Use vanilla js (browser) content in ejs

[AngeloCore]

For example:

<% let test = %> getSomething();

<h1><%= test %></h1> //SOMETHING

<script>
function getSomething() {
  let smh = 'SOMETHING';
  return smh
}
</script>

[mde]

This will actually work, if your function getSomething is defined in the global context (and before you attempt to execute), and you put the function reference inside the JS block: <% let test = getSomething(); %>.

The key here is understanding that all EJS does is build a string of executable JavaScript that it then runs in the global context, when you render the template. That's it.