server-side stdin/stdout mustache template compiler for hogan.js

compile-mustache-from-pipe.js

#!/bin/env node

/*****************
 * After getting your compiled template, you re-instantiate it client side by:
 * var myTemplate = new Hogan.Template(compiledTemplateEvaledFunction);
 * var renderedTemplate = myTemplate.render({field1: "someVal"});
 *****************/


/* open le stdin */
var stdin = process.openStdin();
stdin.setEncoding('utf8');

/* read stdin into inputBuffer */
var inputBuffer = "";
stdin.on("data", function(chunk) {
    inputBuffer += chunk;
});

/* when EOF comes in, write the compiled JS to stdout */
stdin.on("end", function() {
    var hogan = require("hogan.js"); /* make sure you `npm install hogan.js` */
    var compiledTemplate = hogan.compile(inputBuffer, {asString: true});
    process.stdout.write(compiledTemplate);
    console.log(""); /* insert a newline just for fun */
});