server.js

/**
 * Module dependencies.
 */
var express = require('express');
var stylus = require('stylus');

// Auto-compile sass to css with "compiler"
// and then serve with connect's staticProvider
var app = express.createServer();

// add the stylus middleware, which re-compiles when
// a stylesheet has changed, compiling FROM src,
// TO dest. dest is optional, defaulting to src

app.use(stylus.middleware({
    src: __dirname + '/views'
  , dest: __dirname + '/public'
  , compile: compile
}));

// Path to our public directory
var pub = __dirname + '/public';
// Optional since express defaults to CWD/views
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');

app.use(app.router);
app.use(express.static(pub));
app.use(express.errorHandler({ dump: true, stack: true }));

function compile(str, path, fn) {
  stylus(str)
    .set('filename', path)
    .set('compress', true)
    .render(fn);
};

// Set our default template engine to "jade"
// which prevents the need for extensions
// (although you can still mix and match)
app.set('view engine', 'jade');

var imageElements = require('./imageElements.js');
var set1 = imageElements.set1();

app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.render('rotator', {elements: set1});
});

app.listen(3000);
console.log('Express app started on port 3000');