Simple javascript template caching

gistfile1.js

// Simply call getTemplate with the name of your template. Templates should be stored in the DOM using:
// <script type='text/html' id='tmpl-YOU_TEMPLATE_NAME'>...</script>
(function () {
  var _templates = {};
  
  function loadTemplate(templateName) {
  	var templateId = "#tmpl-" + templateName,
            $template = $(templateId);
  	_templates[templateName] = $template.html();
  	$template.remove();
  }
  
  function getTemplate(templateName) {
  	if(!_templates[templateName]) {
  		loadTemplate(templateName);
  	}
  	return _templates[templateName];
  }
  
  // ...
  
})();