Handlebar Template Example

example.js

/*
Node.js example of using Handlebars template engine to create custom text strings with custom template functions.

Setup:
 - handlebars template language
 - swag template helpers
 - custom template helpers
*/

var Handlebars = require('handlebars');
var Compile = Handlebars.compile;
var Swag = require('swag');
var helpers = require('path/to/our/helpers');

//register our custom helpers with swag
_.each(helpers, function(fnc, name ){
	Swag.addHelper(name, fnc);
});

//register our swag with handlebars
Swag.registerHelpers(Handlebars);

//compile template string (source) to produce a template function
var template = Compile(source);

//merge (user, activity, service) data with template fnc to produce text string
var text = template(data);