/handlebars-helper-variable

Handlebars block helper that adds variables to the context that can be used by following expressions in the same template.

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Handlebars block helper that adds variables to the context that can be used by following expressions in the same template.

Install with npm

npm i handlebars-helper-variable --save

Usage

var variable = require('handlebars-helper-variable');

API

variable

Dyanimcally add JSON objects to the context.

  • context {Object}: Context object to put the JSON object on.

Register the helper with Handlebars

var variable = require('handlebars-helper-variable');
var context = {};
Handlebars.registerHelper('variable', variable(context));

Use the helper in a Handlebars template.

{{#variable "foo"}}
  { "foo": "bar" }
{{/variable}}

Compile and render the template with the given context.

Handlebars.compile(template)(context);
//=> context = { foo: { foo: 'bar' } }

Run 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

Brian Woodward

License

Copyright (c) 2015 Brian Woodward
Released under the MIT license

This file was generated by verb-cli on March 20, 2015.