handlebar-rider

handlebar-rider

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Command line tool that will watch a handlebars template directory pre-compile containing handlebars template files and concatenate them into a single javascript file in build/public.

The directory structure you use will namespace the templates with ['directory/template'] as with JST et all

Install:

	npm install -g handlebar-rider

Usage:

handlebar-rider path/to/your/handlebars/dir/

options:
		
		--out	The destination file to compile your templates to.  Default is public/javascript/templates.js
		
		--readable  This will avoid uglifying your output javascript.   
		
				

Run-time usage example:

html_output = Handlebars.templates['users/view'](data)

Partial Support/Conventions:

There are two methods for using partials within your templates:

1. Global partials

If you a directory within your templates directory, aptly called "partials", the handlebars files will be pre compile and become available in your templates as partial_name

2. Scoped partials

If you prefix your template file name with an underscore, you can can access it as directory_partial

Example directory structure:

templates 
  -- users
      - _list.hb
      - _form.hb
      - edit.hb
      - view.hb
  
  -- partials
      - photo_uploader.hb

And usage:

<h1>Edit User</h1>
{{> users_list}}
{{> users_form}}
{{> photo_uploader}}