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/*Here’s a way that’s more readable … (I think anyway)
Look how the syntax reads …
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{{#compare Database.Tables.Count ">" 5}}
There are more than 5 tables
{{/compare}}
{{#compare "Test" "Test"}}
Default comparison of "==="
{{/compare}}
=====================================
*/
Handlebars.registerHelper('compare', function (lvalue, operator, rvalue, options) {
var operators, result;
if (arguments.length < 3) {
throw new Error("Handlerbars Helper 'compare' needs 2 parameters");
}
if (options === undefined) {
options = rvalue;
rvalue = 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("Handlerbars Helper 'compare' doesn't know the operator " + operator);
}
result = operators[operator](lvalue, rvalue);
if (result) {
return options.fn(this);
} else {
return options.inverse(this);
}
});
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