engine-handlebars

Handlebars engine, consolidate.js style but with enhancements. This works with Assemble, express.js, engine-cache or any application that follows consolidate.js conventions.

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Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save engine-handlebars

Heads up!

There were major breaking changes in v1.0!.

Usage

const handlebars = require('handlebars');
const engine = require('engine-handlebars')(handlebars);
console.log(engine);

The engine object that is returned has the following properties:

• name - the name of the engine: handlebars, used for engine detection in other libraries.
• instance - your instance of handlebars
• compile - async compile method
• compileSync - sync compile method
• render - async render method
• renderSync - sync render method

API

.compile

Compile file.contents with handlebars.compile(). Adds a compiled .fn() property to the given file.

Params

• file {Object}: File object with contents string or buffer.
• options {Object}: Options with partials and helpers.
• returns {Promise}

Example

engine.compile({ contents: 'Jon {{ name }}' })
  .then(file => {
    console.log(typeof file.fn) // 'function'
  });

.render

Render file.contents with the function returned from .compile().

Params

• file {Object}: File object with contents string or buffer.
• locals {Object}: Locals to use as contents to render the string.
• options {Object}: Options with partials and helpers.
• returns {Promise}

Example

engine.render({ contents: 'Jon {{ name }}' }, { name: 'Schlinkert' })
  .then(file => {
    console.log(file.contents.toString()) // 'Jon Schlinkert'
  });

.compileSync

Compile file.contents with handlebars.compile(). Adds a compiled .fn() property to the given file.

Params

• file {Object}: File object with contents string or buffer.
• options {Object}: Options with partials and helpers.
• returns {Object}: Returns the file object.

Example

let file = engine.compileSync({ contents: 'Jon {{ name }}' });
console.log(typeof file.fn) // 'function'

.renderSync

Render file.contents with the function returned from .compile().

Params

• file {Object}: File object with contents string or buffer.
• locals {Object}: Locals to use as contents to render the string.
• options {Object}: Options with partials and helpers.
• returns {Object}: Returns the file object.

Example

let file = engine.renderSync({ contents: 'Jon {{ name }}' }, { name: 'Schlinkert' });
console.log(file.contents.toString()) // 'Jon Schlinkert'

Release History

v1.0.0

• The main export is now a function that takes an instance of handlebars.
• renderFile and __express have been removed.
• .compile and .render now return a promise.
• .compileSync and .renderSync may be used for sync operations.
• All methods now expect a file object with a .contents property (string or buffer).

v0.8.0

• renderFile now expects a vinyl file.
• The old renderFile method is now exposed on engine.__express

v0.7.0

• updated to handlebars 0.4.0

About

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:

$ npm install && npm test

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Contributors

| Commits | Contributor |
| --- | --- |
| 32 | jonschlinkert |
| 18 | doowb |

Author

Jon Schlinkert

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License

Copyright © 2018, Jon Schlinkert. Released under the MIT License.

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