@molecule/api-templating-handlebars

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Handlebars template provider for molecule.dev.

Implements the TemplateProvider interface using the Handlebars template engine. Supports Mustache-compatible syntax with helpers, partials, and pre-compiled templates for fast rendering.

Quick Start

import { setProvider } from '@molecule/api-templating'
import { provider } from '@molecule/api-templating-handlebars'

setProvider(provider)

Type

provider

Installation

npm install @molecule/api-templating-handlebars @molecule/api-templating handlebars

API

Interfaces

HandlebarsTemplateConfig

Configuration options for the Handlebars template provider.

interface HandlebarsTemplateConfig {
  /** Whether to HTML-escape output by default. Defaults to `true`. */
  escape?: boolean

  /**
   * Built-in helpers to register on creation.
   * Keys are helper names, values are helper functions.
   */
  helpers?: Record<string, (...args: unknown[]) => string>

  /**
   * Built-in partials to register on creation.
   * Keys are partial names, values are partial template strings.
   */
  partials?: Record<string, string>
}

Functions

createProvider(config)

Creates a Handlebars template provider.

function createProvider(config?: HandlebarsTemplateConfig): TemplateProvider

• config — Provider configuration.

Returns: A TemplateProvider backed by Handlebars.

Constants

provider

The provider implementation with default configuration.

const provider: TemplateProvider

Core Interface

Implements @molecule/api-templating interface.

Bond Wiring

Setup function to register this provider with the core interface:

import { setProvider } from '@molecule/api-templating'
import { provider } from '@molecule/api-templating-handlebars'

export function setupTemplatingHandlebars(): void {
  setProvider(provider)
}

Injection Notes

Requirements

Peer dependencies:

• @molecule/api-templating ^1.0.1

Runtime Dependencies

• @molecule/api-templating
• handlebars