Swag is a growing collection of helpers for Handlebars.js. Give your handlebars.js templates some swag son!
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Turns a string to lowercase.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{lowercase "BENDER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON TV"}}
bender should not be allowed on tv
Turns a string to uppercase. Opposite of {{lowercase}}.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{uppercase "bender should not be allowed on tv"}}
BENDER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON TV
Capitalizes the firs word in a string.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{capitalizeFirst "bender should not be allowed on TV"}}
Bender should not be allowed on TV
Capitalizes each word in a string.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{capitalizeEach "bender should NOT be allowed on TV"}}
Bender Should NOT Be Allowed On TV
Capitalizes all words within a string. Taken from the templating library Walrus by Jeremy Ruppel.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{titleize "Bender-should-Not-be-allowed_on_Tv."}}
Bender Should Not Be Allowed On Tv.
Capitalizes the first word of each sentence in a string and converts the rest of the sentence to lowercase.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{sentence "bender should NOT be allowed on TV. fry SHOULD be allowed on TV."}}
Bender should not be allowed on tv. Fry should be allowed on tv.
Reverses a string.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{reverse "bender should NOT be allowed on TV."}}
.VT no dewolla eb TON dluohs redneb
Truncates a string given a specified length, providing a custom string to denote an omission.
Parameters:
length [int] - The number of characters to keep (Required)
omission [string] - A string to denote an omission (Optional)
Usage:
{{truncate "Bender should not be allowed on tv." 31 "..."}}
Bender should not be allowed...
Centers a string using non-breaking spaces.
Parameters:
spaces [int] - The number of spaces. (Required)
Usage:
{{center "Bender should not be allowed on tv." 10}}
Bender should not be allowed on tv.
Converts new line characters \n to line breaks <br>.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{{newLineToBr "Bender \n should \n not \n be allowed on tv."}}}
Bender <br> should <br> not <br> be allowed on tv.
Returns the first item in a collection.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{first collection}}
Amy Wong
Use the first item in a collection inside a block.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{#withFirst collection}}
<p>{{this}} is smart.</p>
{{/withFirst}}
<p>Amy Wong is smart.</p>
Returns the last item in a collection. Opposite of first.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{last collection}}
Scruffy
Use the last item in a collection inside a block. Opposite of withFirst.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{#withLast collection}}
<p>{{this}} is lazy.</p>
{{/withLast}}
<p>Scruffy is lazy.</p>
Returns all of the items in the collection after the specified count.
Parameters:
count [int] - How many items to omit from the beginning. (Required)
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{after collection 5}}
Leela, Professor Farnsworth, Scruffy
Use all of the items in the collection after the specified count inside a block.
Parameters:
count [int] - How many items to omit from the beginning. (Required)
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{#withAfter collection 5}}
{{titleize this}}
{{/withAfter}}
Leela Professor Farnsworth Scruffy
Returns all of the items in the collection before the specified count. Opposite of after.
Parameters:
count [int] - How many items to omit from the end. (Required)
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{before collection 5}}
Amy Wong, Bender, Dr. Zoidberg
Use all of the items in the collection before the specified count inside a block. Opposite of withAfter.
Parameters:
count [int] - How many items to omit from the end. (Required)
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{#withBefore collection 5}}
{{reverse this}}
{{/withBefore}}
gnoW ymA redneB grebdioZ .rD
Joins all elements of a collection into a string using a separator if specified.
Parameters:
separator [string] - A string to use as a separator between the items. (Optional)
Usage:
collection = ['Amy Wong', 'Bender', 'Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Scruffy']
{{join collection " & "}}
Amy Wong & Bender & Dr. Zoidberg & Fry & Hermes Conrad & Leela & Professor Farnsworth & Scruffy
Returns the collection sorted.
Parameters:
none.
Usage:
collection = ['Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Amy Wong', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Bender', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Scruffy']
{{sort collection}}
Amy Wong, Bender, Dr. Zoidberg, Fry, Hermes Conrad, Leela, Professor Farnsworth, Scruffy
Uses the sorted collection inside the block.
Parameters:
field [string] - String name of the field or property to sort by. (Optional)
Usage:
collection = [
name: 'Leela'
deliveries: 8021
,
name: 'Bender'
deliveries: 239
,
name: 'Fry'
deliveries: -12
]
{{#withSort collection "deliveries"}}
{{name}}: {{deliveries}} <br>
{{/withSort}}
Fry: -12
Bender: 239
Leela: 8021
Returns the length of the collection.
Parameters: none.
collection = ['Dr. Zoidberg', 'Fry', 'Amy Wong', 'Professor Farnsworth', 'Bender', 'Hermes Conrad', 'Leela', 'Scruffy']
{{length collection}}
8
Conditionally render a block based on the length of a collection.
Parameters:
length [int] - The value to test against. (Required)
Usage:
collection = [
name: 'Leela'
deliveries: 8021
,
name: 'Bender'
deliveries: 239
,
name: 'Fry'
deliveries: -12
]
{{#lengthEqual collection 3}}
There are 3 people in Planet Express.
{{else}}
This is not Planet Express.
{{/lengthEqual}}
There are 3 people in Planet Express.
Conditionally render a block if the collection is empty.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = []
{{#empty collection}}
Good news everyone!
{{else}}
Bad news everyone!
{{/empty}}
Good news everyone!
Conditionally render a block if the collection isn't empty. Opposite of empty
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = ['Professor Farnsworth']
{{#any collection}}
Good news everyone!
{{else}}
Bad news everyone!
{{/any}}
Good news everyone!
Conditionally render a block if a specified value is in the collection.
Parameters:
value [string|int] - A value to test against. (Required)
Usage:
collection = ['Professor Farnsworth', 'Fry', 'Bender']
{{#inArray collection "Fry"}}
I'm walking on sunshine!
{{else}}
I'm walking on darkness.
{{/any}}
I'm walking on sunshine!
Renders a block using the array and each item's index.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = ['Professor Farnsworth', 'Fry', 'Bender']
{{#eachIndex collection}}
{{item}} is {{index}}
{{/eachIndex}}
Professor Farnsworth is 0, Fry is 1, Bender is 2
Uses the key and value of each property in an object to render a block.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = fry: 3, bender: 120
{{#eachProperty collection}}
{{key}} - {{value}}
{{/eachProperty}}
fry - 3 bender - 120
Returns the sum of two numbers.
Parameters:
value [int] - The number to add to the expression. (Required)
Usage:
value = 5
{{add value 5}}
10
Returns the difference of two numbers. Opposite of add
Parameters:
value [int] - The number to subtract from the expression. (Required)
Usage:
value = 5
{{subtract value 5}}
0
Returns the division of two numbers.
Parameters:
value [int] - The number to divide the expression. (Required)
Usage:
value = 5
{{divide value 5}}
1
Returns the multiplication of two numbers.
Parameters:
value [int] - The number to multiply the expression. (Required)
Usage:
value = 5
{{multiply value 5}}
25
Returns the value rounded down to the nearest integer.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
value = 5.6
{{floor value}}
5
Returns the value rounded up to the nearest integer.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
value = 5.6
{{ceil value}}
6
Returns the value rounded to the nearest integer.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
value = 5.69
{{round value}}
6
Returns exactly digits after the decimal place. The number is rounded if necessary, and the fractional part is padded with zeros if necessary so that it has the specified length.
Parameters:
digits [int] - The number of digits to appear after the decimal point. (Optional)
Usage:
value = 5.53231
{{toFixed value 3}}
5.532
Returns the number in fixed-point or exponential notation rounded to precision significant digits.
Parameters:
precision [int] - The number of digits. If omitted, it returns the entire number (without any formatting). (Optional)
Usage:
value = 555.322
{{toPrecision value 4}}
555.3
Returns the number in exponential notation with one digit before the decimal point, rounded to fractions digits after the decimal point.
Parameters:
fractions [int] - An integer specifying the number of digits after the decimal point. (Optional)
Usage:
value = 5
{{toExponential value 5}}
5.00000e+0
Returns an integer.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
value = '22.2abc'
{{toInt value}}
22
Returns a floating point number.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
value = '22.2abc'
{{toFloat value}}
22.2
Adds commas to a number.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
value = 2222222
{{addCommas value}}
2,222,222
Conditionally render a block if the condition is true.
Parameters:
value [string|int] - the value to test against.
Usage:
number = 5
{{#is number 5}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
{{else}}
Never mind :(
{{/is}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
Conditionally render a block if the condition is false. Opposite of is.
Parameters:
value [string|int] - the value to test against.
Usage:
number = 5
{{#isnt number 5}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
{{else}}
Never mind :(
{{/isnt}}
Never mind :(
Conditionally render a block if the value is greater than a given number.
Parameters:
value [string|int] - the value to test against.
Usage:
number = 5
{{#gt number 8}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
{{else}}
Never mind :(
{{/gt}}
Never mind :(
Conditionally render a block if the value is greater or equal than a given number.
Parameters:
value [string|int] - the value to test against.
Usage:
number = 5
{{#gte number 5}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
{{else}}
Never mind :(
{{/gte}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
Conditionally render a block if the value is less than a given number. Opposite of gt.
Parameters:
value [string|int] - the value to test against.
Usage:
number = 5
{{#lt number 3}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
{{else}}
Never mind :(
{{/lt}}
Never mind :(
Conditionally render a block if the value is less or equal than a given number. Opposite of gte.
Parameters:
value [string|int] - the value to test against.
Usage:
number = 5
{{#lte number 5}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
{{else}}
Never mind :(
{{/lte}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
Conditionally render a block if one of the values is truthy.
Parameters:
values [string|int] - the values to test against.
Usage:
great = no
magnificent = true
{{#or great magnificent}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
{{else}}
Never mind :(
{{/or}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
Conditionally render a block if both values are truthy.
Parameters:
values [string|int] - the values to test against.
Usage:
great = true
magnificent = true
{{#and great magnificent}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
{{else}}
Never mind :(
{{/and}}
Kiss my shiny metal ass!
Formats a date into a string given a format. Accepts any value that can be passed to new Date(). This helper is a port of the formatDate-js library by Michael Baldry.
Parameters:
format [string] - The format string, according to these tokens: (http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Time.html#method-i-strftime) (Required)
Usage:
date = new Date()
{{formatDate date "%m/%d/%Y"}}
{{formatDate date "%I:%M%p"}}
{{formatDate date "%F"}}
{{formatDate date "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S%z"}}
07/26/2012
11:38PM
2012-07-26
20120726T233805-0004
Returns the current date.
Parameters:
format [string] - The format string, according to these tokens: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Time.html#method-i-strftime (Optional)
Usage:
{{now}}
{{now "%m/%d/%Y"}}
Thu Jul 26 2012 23:41:02 GMT-0400 (AST)
07/26/2012
Returns a human-readable time phrase from the given date.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
date = 'Thu Jul 22 2012 23:41:02 GMT-0400 (AST)'
{{timeago date}}
4 days ago
Returns the plural or singular form of a word based on a count.
Parameters:
singular [string] - The singular form of the word. (Required)
plural [string] - The plural form of the word. (Required)
include [boolean] - whether or not to include the count before the word. (Optional)
Usage:
enemies = 0
friends = 1
{{inflect enemies "enemy" "enemies"}}
{{inflect friends "friend" "friends" true}}
enemies
1 friend
Turns a number into an ordinal string. Taken from the templating library Walrus by Jeremy Ruppel.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{ordinalize 3}}
{{ordinalize 1}}
{{ordinalize 22}}
3rd
1st
22nd
Creates an unordered list.
Parameters:
hash [html attributes] - HTML attributes to use on the ul element. (Optional)
Usage:
collection = [
name: 'Leela'
deliveries: 8021
,
name: 'Bender'
deliveries: 239
,
name: 'Fry'
deliveries: 1
]
{{#ul collection class="deliveries-list"}}
{{name}} - {{inflect deliveries "delivery" "deliveries" true}}
{{/ul}}
<ul class="deliveries-list">
<li>
Leela - 8021 deliveries
</li>
<li>
Bender - 239 deliveries
</li>
<li>
Fry - 1 delivery
</li>
</ul>
Same as the ul helper but creates and ordered list.
Returns <br> tags based on a count.
Parameters:
count [int] - The number of `br` elements to render. (Optional)
Usage:
{{br 5}}
<br><br><br><br><br>
Simple console.log()
Parameters: none.
Usage:
{{log "Hi console :)"}}
Hi console :)
Simple console.debug() that shows the current context.
Parameters: none.
Usage:
collection = [
name: 'Leela'
deliveries: 8021
,
name: 'Bender'
deliveries: 239
,
name: 'Fry'
deliveries: 1
]
{{#withFirst collection}}
{{debug name}}
{{/withFirst}}
Context: { deliveries: 8021, name: "Leela" }
Value: Leela
-----------------------------------------------
Provides a default or fallback value if a value doesn't exist.
Parameters:
defaultValue [string|int] - The default value to use.
Usage:
title = ''
{{default title "Not title available."}}
Not title available.
Provides an easy way to register and use partials inside your templates. This helper only works if you define your templates as common.js modules, since it uses the common.js require function to find and register your templates with Handlebars.registerPartial. It was created with brunch in mind (which I use a lot), because brunch automatically wraps your scripts and templates in common.js modules to use in the browser.
Parameters:
name [string] - The name or path of the file in which your template is define. You can tell swag where your templates folder is by overriding Swag.Config.partialsPath. (Required)
data [int|string|collection] - The data you want to use inside the partial. (Optional)
Usage:
# Path to your templates from where yo override Swag.Config.partialsPath
# The path must finish with a foward slash '/'
Swag.Config.partialsPath = '../views/templates/'
collection = ['Professor Farnsworth', 'Fry', 'Bender']
# Your Partial (planet_express.hbs)
{{sort this}}
# Your template
<p>
{{partial "planet_express" collection}}
</p>
<p>Bender, Fry, Professor Farnsworth</p>