# The `src/views` directory

By default the contents of `src/views` gets copied into each of your project's `@http` `GET` functions (at `node_modules/@architect/views`) whenever you run `npx sandbox` or `npx hydrate`.

This means the modules in this folder can be required from any `@http` `GET` function in your project.

For example, here's how you'd require `src/views/layout.js`:

```javascript
var layout = require('@architect/views/layout')
```


## How is this different from `src/shared`?

When we looked at how people were using `src/shared` we saw that people realized it was an easy way to share view components. Which is true, but we felt we could make it more explicit while also not bloating every function when the workflow desired was specifically for `@http` `GET`s.


## Use caution!

Everything in `src/views` will be copied into all of your project's `@http` `GET` Lambdas, which has the potential to bloat your application.

Remember you want to keep your Lambda functions sub-5MB for optimal coldstart performance.


## Note

You should feel free to delete this file and directory!