index.js

var path = require("path");
var fs = require("fs");
var rimraf = require("rimraf");
var Handlebars = require("handlebars");
var Templates = require("./templates");

module.exports.generate = function(data) {

  Templates.init();

  var templatePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../templates/resume-template.html");
  var fileName = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../index.html");
  var templateSource = fs.readFileSync(templatePath, "utf-8");
  var template = Handlebars.compile(templateSource);
  var resumeContent = template(data);

  rimraf(fileName,
    function() {
      fs.writeFile(fileName, resumeContent, function(err) {
        if (err) {
          console.log("ERROR generating resume:\n", err);
        }
        console.log("SUCCESS! Resume generated to: ", fileName);
      }); // fs.writeFile
    } // anonymous function
  ); //rimraf
}; // generate

templates.js

var path = require("path");
var fs = require("fs");
var _ = require("lodash");
var Handlebars = require("handlebars");

function registerPartials() {
  var templatePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../templates"),
    templates = fs.readdirSync(templatePath);

  templates.forEach(function(template) {
    var partialName = template.substr(2, (template.lastIndexOf(".") - 2));
    var partialFilepath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../templates", template);

    var partialContent = fs.readFileSync(partialFilepath, "utf-8", function(err) {
      if (err) {
        console.log("ERROR registering partial:", partialFilepath, err);
      }

    });
    Handlebars.registerPartial(partialName, partialContent);
  });
}

function registerHelpers() {
  // #compare - adapted from http://doginthehat.com.au/2012/02/comparison-block-helper-for-handlebars-templates/#comment-44
  Handlebars.registerHelper("compare", function(lval, operator, rval, options) {
    var operators, result;

    if (arguments.length < 3) {
      throw new Error("Handlebars helper 'compare' needs 3 parameters");
    }

    if (options === undefined) {
      options = rval;
      rval = operator;
      operator = "===";
    }

    operators = {
      "==": function(l, r) {
        return l == r;
      },
      "===": function(l, r) {
        return l === r;
      },
      "!=": function(l, r) {
        return l != r;
      },
      "!==": function(l, r) {
        return l !== r;
      },
      "<": function(l, r) {
        return l < r;
      },
      ">": function(l, r) {
        return l > r;
      },
      "<=": function(l, r) {
        return l <= r;
      },
      ">=": function(l, r) {
        return l >= r;
      },
      "typeof": function(l, r) {
        return typeof l == r;
      }
    };

    if (!operators[operator]) {
      throw new Error("Handlebars helper 'compare' doesn't know the operator: " + operator);
    }

    result = operators[operator](lval, rval);

    if (result) {
      return options.fn(this);
    } else {
      return options.inverse(this);
    }
  });

  // #stringify
  Handlebars.registerHelper("stringify", function(target) {
    return JSON.stringify(target, null, 2);
  });

  // #stripChars
  Handlebars.registerHelper("stripChars", function(target) {
    return target.replace(".", "");
  });
}

module.exports.init = function() {
  registerHelpers();
  registerPartials();
};