engine-cache

engine-cache

express.js inspired template-engine manager.

Install

Install with npm

npm i engine-cache --save

Usage

var Engines = require('engine-cache');

API

Engines

• engines {Object}: Optionally pass an object of engines to initialize with.

var Engines = require('engine-cache');
var engines = new Engines();

.setEngine

Register the given view engine callback fn as ext.

• ext {String}
• options {Object|Function}: or callback fn.
• fn {Function}: Callback.
• returns {Object} Engines: to enable chaining.

var consolidate = require('consolidate')
engines.setEngine('hbs', consolidate.handlebars)

.getEngine

Return the engine stored by ext. If no ext is passed, the entire cache is returned.

• ext {String}: The engine to get.
• returns {Object}: The specified engine.

var consolidate = require('consolidate')
engine.setEngine('hbs', consolidate.handlebars);

engine.getEngine('hbs');
// => {render: [function], renderFile: [function]}

.load

Load an object of engines onto the cache. Mostly useful for testing, but exposed as a public method.

• obj {Object}: Engines to load.
• returns {Object} Engines: to enable chaining.

engines.load(require('consolidate'))

.helpers

Get and set helpers for the given ext (engine). If no ext is passed, the entire helper cache is returned.

• ext {String}: The helper cache to get and set to.
• returns {Object}: Object of helpers for the specified engine.

Example:

var helpers = engines.helpers('hbs');
helpers.addHelper('foo', function() {});
helpers.getHelper('foo');
helpers.getHelper();

See helper-cache for any related issues, API details, and documentation.

.clear

Remove ext engine from the cache, or if no value is specified the entire cache is reset.

• ext {String}: The engine to remove.

Example:

engines.clear()

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright (c) 2014 Jon Schlinkert
Released under the MIT license

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