teeleader-ss-hogan
v0.2.0
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Hogan template engine wrapper providing server-side compiled templates for SocketStream apps
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Hogan Template Engine wrapper for SocketStream 0.3
http://twitter.github.com/hogan.js/
Use pre-compiled Hogan (Mustache-compatible) client-side templates in your app to benefit from increased performance and a smaller client-side library download.
Installation
The ss-hogan
module is installed by default with new apps created by SocketStream 0.3. If you don't already have it installed, add ss-hogan
to your application's package.json
file and then add this line to app.js:
ss.client.templateEngine.use(require('ss-hogan'));
Restart the server. From now on all templates will be pre-compiled and accessibale via the ss.tmpl
object.
Note: Hogan uses a small client-side VM which renders the pre-compiled templates. This file is included and automatically sent to the client.
Usage
E.g. a template placed in
/client/templates/offers/latest.html
Can be rendered in your browser with
// assumes var ss = require('socketstream')
var html = ss.tmpl['offers-latest'].render({name: 'Special Offers'})
Options
When experimenting with Hogan, or converting an app from one template type to another, you may find it advantageous to use multiple template engines and confine use of Hogan to a sub-directory of /client/templates
.
Directory names can be passed to the second argument as so:
ss.client.templateEngine.use(require('ss-hogan'), '/hogan-templates');