---
title: moe.compileFile
---
# moe.compileFile

The `compileFile` function loads a template from text file, compiles it using the `moe.compile` function and
stores the result in an internal cache.

`compileFile` first tries to load from a file exactly as specified by `filename`.  If the file doesn't exist
and the filename doesn't end with ".moe" then ".moe" is appended to the filename and tried again.

```javascript
function moe.compileFile(filename, options, callback)
```

* `filename` - the file to compile
* `options` - compile options (see below)
* `callback` - function that will be called when the template has been compiled

The callback function is a typical Node style callback:

```javascript
function callback(err, template)
```