App.template

The App.template module handles Handlebars templates. If precompiled templates is used add them to the App.templates.compiled namespace, and they will automatically be picked up by the getTemplate() function.

Example

// Example of how fetch a template
App.template.getTemplate('/my/template');

// It is also possible to fetch an template from an provided url
App.template.getTemplate('/my/template', '/url/to/my/template.handlebars');

Members

(static) App.templates

Methods

(static) compileTemplate(name, urlopt) → {Promise}

compileTemplate returns a compiled handlebars template.

It will first try to fetch the template from the list of precompiled templates.

If the template is not found, it will fetch the template the server and compile it. Subsequent requests for the same template name will be returned from the list of compiled templates.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`name`	String		of the handlebars template
`url`	String	<optional>	Url from where to fetch the template from, defaults to `App.info.contextURL + name + '.handlebars'`

Returns:

Promise that will resolve to the compiled Handlebar template

Type: Promise

(static) getTemplate(name, urlopt) → {function}

getTemplate returns a compiled handlebars template.

It will first try to fetch the template from the list of precompiled templates.

If the template is not found, it will fetch the template the server and compile it. Subsequent requests for the same template name will be returned from the list of compiled templates.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`name`	String		of the handlebars template
`url`	String	<optional>	Url from where to fetch the template from, defaults to `App.info.contextURL + name + '.handlebars'`

Returns:

Compiled Handlebar template

Type: function

(static) initHandlebars()

(static) isPartialRegistered(name) → {Boolean}

Checks if a partial is registred or not

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`name`	String	Name of the partial to check for existence

Returns:

boolean Boolean whether the partial is registred or not

Type: Boolean

(static) setupHelper(name, fn)

Registers an Handlebars helper function

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`name`	String	of the helper
`fn`	String	the JavaScript function

(static) setupPartial(name, src)

Registers an Handlebars partial

Example

// Will register a partial with the name 'topbar-components'
App.templates.setupPartial('topbar-components', 'helium/templates/topbar/partials/components');
// The partial can later be called from a template using the following syntax \{{> topbar-components}}

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`name`	String	of the partial
`src`	String	the lookup name for the partial