Handlebars-helper

handlebars.js

'use strict';

var handlebars = function() {
    /**
     *
     * @param templateName
     * @param containerName
     * @param context
     */
    var setup = function(templateName, containerName, context) {
        var source = $(templateName).html(); // Get the HTML source of the template
        var template = Handlebars.compile(source); // Compile it
        $(containerName).html(template(context)); // replace HTML in the container
    };

    // Helper function that can pass contextual values to methods as json
    // Needed because Handlebars converts the values to strings before they're shown in the context
    Handlebars.registerHelper('json', function(context) {
        return JSON.stringify(context).replace(/"/g, '"');
    });

    return {
        setup: setup
    }
}();