const handlebars = require("handlebars") const { registerAll } = require("./helpers/index") const { preprocess } = require("./custom/preprocessor") const hbsInstance = handlebars.create() registerAll(hbsInstance) /** * utility function to check if the object is valid */ function testObject(object) { // JSON stringify will fail if there are any cycles, stops infinite recursion try { JSON.stringify(object) } catch (err) { throw "Unable to process inputs to JSON, cannot recurse" } } /** * Given an input object this will recurse through all props to try and update any handlebars statements within. * @param {object|array} object The input structure which is to be recursed, it is important to note that * if the structure contains any cycles then this will fail. * @param {object} context The context that handlebars should fill data from. * @returns {Promise} The structure input, as fully updated as possible. */ module.exports.processObject = async (object, context) => { testObject(object) for (let key of Object.keys(object)) { let val = object[key] if (typeof val === "string") { object[key] = await module.exports.processString(object[key], context) } else if (typeof val === "object") { object[key] = await module.exports.processObject(object[key], context) } } return object } /** * This will process a single handlebars containing string. If the string passed in has no valid handlebars statements * then nothing will occur. * @param {string} string The template string which is the filled from the context object. * @param {object} context An object of information which will be used to enrich the string. * @returns {Promise} The enriched string, all templates should have been replaced if they can be. */ module.exports.processString = async (string, context) => { // TODO: carry out any async calls before carrying out async call return module.exports.processStringSync(string, context) } /** * Given an input object this will recurse through all props to try and update any handlebars statements within. This is * a pure sync call and therefore does not have the full functionality of the async call. * @param {object|array} object The input structure which is to be recursed, it is important to note that * if the structure contains any cycles then this will fail. * @param {object} context The context that handlebars should fill data from. * @returns {object|array} The structure input, as fully updated as possible. */ module.exports.processObjectSync = (object, context) => { testObject(object) for (let key of Object.keys(object)) { let val = object[key] if (typeof val === "string") { object[key] = module.exports.processStringSync(object[key], context) } else if (typeof val === "object") { object[key] = module.exports.processObjectSync(object[key], context) } } return object } /** * This will process a single handlebars containing string. If the string passed in has no valid handlebars statements * then nothing will occur. This is a pure sync call and therefore does not have the full functionality of the async call. * @param {string} string The template string which is the filled from the context object. * @param {object} context An object of information which will be used to enrich the string. * @returns {string} The enriched string, all templates should have been replaced if they can be. */ module.exports.processStringSync = (string, context) => { if (typeof string !== "string") { throw "Cannot process non-string types." } let template string = preprocess(string) // this does not throw an error when template can't be fulfilled, have to try correct beforehand template = hbsInstance.compile(string) return template(context) } /** * Errors can occur if a user of this library attempts to use a helper that has not been added to the system, these errors * can be captured to alert the user of the mistake. * @param {function} handler a function which will be called every time an error occurs when processing a handlebars * statement. */ module.exports.errorEvents = handler => { hbsInstance.registerHelper("helperMissing", handler) }