template-bind-helpers

template-bind-helpers

Bind the current instance of a Templates-based application to an object of helpers, allowing them to be passed to a different render method.

Install

Install with npm

$ npm i template-bind-helpers --save

Usage

bindHelpers

Bind helper functions to app so that, when the helper is called, the this keyword is set to the provided instance of app.

Params

• app {Object}: Instance of any [Templates-based][templates] application, such as verb, assemble or generate
• view {Object}: The view being compiled or rendered
• locals {Object}: Context object with helpers to bind. This is usually the options object.
• isAsync {Boolean}
• returns {Object}

Example

var bindHelpers = require('{%= name %}');
var str = '<%= replace("foo", "bar") %>';
opts = bindHelpers(this.app, opts, true);

// pass opts to a render method as context
app.render(str, opts, function(err, result) {
  console.log(result);
});

Related projects

• async-helpers: Use async helpers in templates with engines that typically only handle sync helpers. Handlebars and… more | homepage
• engine-cache: express.js inspired template-engine manager. | homepage
• helper-cache: Easily register and get helper functions to be passed to any template engine or node.js… more | homepage
• template-helpers: Generic JavaScript helpers that can be used with any template engine. Handlebars, Lo-Dash, Underscore, or… more | homepage

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm i -d && npm test

Contributing

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

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright © 2015 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.

This file was generated by verb on December 11, 2015.