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`handlebars-layouts`

Handlebars helpers which implement layout blocks similar to Jade, Jinja, Swig, and Twig.

Install

With Node.js:

$ npm install handlebars-layouts

With Bower:

$ bower install shannonmoeller/handlebars-layouts

Helpers

`{{#extend [partial] [key=value ...]}}`

partial String - Name of partial to render.
attributes Object (Optional) - Arbitrary values that will be added to the partial data context.

Loads a layout partial of a given name and defines block content.

{{#extend "layout" keywords="handlebars,hbs,layout"}}
    {{#content "title" mode="prepend"}}Example - {{/content}}
{{/extend}}

The {{#extend}} helper allows you to reason about your layouts as you would class extension where the above is equivalent to the following psuedo code:

class Page extends Layout {
    constructor() {
        this.keywords = 'handlebars,hbs,layout';
    }

    title() {
        return 'Example - ' + super();
    }
}

`{{#embed [partial] [key=value ...]}}`

partial String - Name of partial to render.
attributes Object (Optional) - Arbitrary values that will be added to the partial data context.

Allows you to load a partial which itself extends from a layout. Blocks defined in embedded partials will not conflict with those in the primary layout.

{{#extend "layout"}}

    {{#content "body"}}
        {{#embed "gallery"}}
            {{#content "body"}}
                <img src="1.png" alt="" />
                <img src="2.png" alt="" />
            {{/content}}
        {{/embed}}

        {{#embed "modal" foo="bar" name=user.fullName}}
            {{#content "title" mode="prepend"}}Image 1 - {{/content}}
            {{#content "body"}}<img src="1.png" alt="" />{{/content}}
        {{/embed}}
    {{/content}}

{{/extend}}

The {{#embed}} helper allows you to reason about your partials as you would class instantiation where the above is equivalent to the following psuedo code:

class Page extends Layout {
    body(data) {
        var gallery = new Gallery();

        gallery.replaceBody('<img src="1.png" alt="" />\n<img src="2.png" alt="" />');

        var modal = new Modal({
            foo: 'bar',
            name: data.user.fullName
        });

        modal.prependTitle('Image 1 - ');
        modal.replaceBody('<img src="1.png" alt="" />');

        return gallery.toString() + modal.toString();
    }
}

`{{#block [name]}}`

name String - Block identifier.

Defines a named block, with optional default content. Blocks may have content appended, prepended, or replaced entirely when extending or embedding. You may append and prepend to the same block multiple times.

{{#block "header"}}
    <h1>Hello World</h1>
{{/block}}

{{#block "main"}}
    <p>Lorem ipsum...</p>
{{/block}}

{{#block "footer"}}
    <p>&copy; 1970</p>
{{/block}}

Default block content is optional, and may be omitted.

<h1>{{{block "title"}}}</h1>
<p>{{{block "description"}}}</p>

`{{#content [name] mode="(append|prepend|replace)"}}`

name String - Identifier of the block to modify.
mode String (Optional) - Means of providing block content. Default: replace.

Sets block content, optionally appending or prepending using the mode attribute.

Layout:

<html>
    ...
    <body>
        {{#block "header"}}
            <h1>Hello World</h1>
        {{/block}}

        {{#block "main"}}
            <p>Lorem ipsum.</p>
        {{/block}}

        {{#block "footer"}}
            <p>&copy; 1999</p>
        {{/block}}
    </body>
</html>

Page:

{{#extend "layout"}}

    {{#content "header"}}
        <h1>Goodnight Moon</h1>
    {{/content}}

    {{#content "main" mode="append"}}
        <p>Dolor sit amet.</p>
    {{/content}}

    {{#content "footer" mode="prepend"}}
        <p>MIT License</p>
    {{/content}}

{{/extend}}

Output:

<html>
    ...
    <body>
        <h1>Goodnight Moon</h1>

        <p>Lorem ipsum.</p>
        <p>Dolor sit amet.</p>

        <p>MIT License</p>
        <p>&copy; 1999</p>
    </body>
</html>

Content is optional, and may be omitted. This will cause the main block to be replaced with an empty string, clearing out any default content.

{{{content "main"}}}

Api

Helpers are registered by passing in your instance of Handlebars. This allows you to selectively register the helpers on various instances of Handlebars.

`layouts(handlebars)`

handlebars Handlebars - An instance of Handlebars.

var handlebars = require('handlebars'),
    layouts = require('handlebars-layouts');

layouts(handlebars);

`layouts.register(handlebars)`

handlebars Handlebars - An instance of Handlebars.

Helpers are also exposed via a register method for use with Assemble.

var handlebars = require('handlebars'),
    layouts = require('handlebars-layouts');

layouts.register(handlebars);

// or

grunt.initConfig({
    assemble: {
        options: {
            helpers: ['path/to/handlebars-layouts.js']
        }
    }
});

Example

Layout Partial

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en-us">
<head>
    {{#block "head"}}
        <title>{{title}}</title>

        <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/screen.css" />
    {{/block}}
</head>
<body>
    <div class="site">
        <div class="site-hd" role="banner">
            {{#block "header"}}
                <h1>{{title}}</h1>
            {{/block}}
        </div>

        <div class="site-bd" role="main">
            {{#block "body"}}
                <h2>Hello World</h2>
            {{/block}}
        </div>

        <div class="site-ft" role="contentinfo">
            {{#block "footer"}}
                <small>&copy; 2013</small>
            {{/block}}
        </div>
    </div>

    {{#block "foot"}}
        <script src="assets/js/controllers/home.js"></script>
    {{/block}}
</body>
</html>

Template

{{#extend "layout"}}
    {{#content "head" mode="append"}}
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/home.css" />
    {{/content}}

    {{#content "body"}}
        <h2>Welcome Home</h2>

        <ul>
            {{#items}}
                <li>{{.}}</li>
            {{/items}}
        </ul>
    {{/content}}

    {{#content "foot" mode="prepend"}}
        <script src="assets/js/analytics.js"></script>
    {{/content}}
{{/extend}}

Putting Them Together

// Load Handlebars
var Handlebars = require('handlebars');

// Register helpers
require('handlebars-layouts')(Handlebars);

// Register partials
Handlebars.registerPartial('layout', fs.readFileSync('layout.html', 'utf8'));

// Compile template
var template = Handlebars.compile(fs.readFileSync('template.html', 'utf8'));

// Render template
var output = template({
    title: 'Layout Test',
    items: [
        'apple',
        'orange',
        'banana'
    ]
});

console.log(output);

Output (prettified for readability)

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en-us">
<head>
    <title>Layout Test</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/screen.css" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/home.css" />
</head>
<body>
    <div class="site">
        <div class="site-hd" role="banner">
            <h1>Layout Test</h1>
        </div>

        <div class="site-bd" role="main">
            <h2>Welcome Home</h2>
            <ul>
                <li>apple</li>
                <li>orange</li>
                <li>banana</li>
            </ul>
        </div>

        <div class="site-ft" role="contentinfo">
            <small>&copy; 2013</small>
        </div>
    </div>

    <script src="assets/js/analytics.js"></script>
    <script src="assets/js/controllers/home.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Test

$ npm test

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License

MIT