handlebarrit

Azure Functions implementation that accepts a JSON request and transforms the template/data properties into a string result via Handlebars.

Ex:

POST https://handlebarrit.azurewebsites.net/api/process/

{
	"template": "{{message}}",
	"data": {
		"message": "Hello, World!"
	}
}

Response (text/html):

"Hello, World!"

It's also possible to change the response content-type via an aptly named contentType property

{
	"template": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?><message>{{message}}</message>",
	"data": {
		"message": "Hello, World!"
	},
	"contentType": "text/xml"
}

Response (text/xml):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<message>Hello, World!</message>

---

In addition to the Handlebars built-in helpers, the following helpers are available:

• eachBySort: Sorts the specified data by the specified property and applies the template for each.

[{
 "template": "<div class=\"entry\">
 <ul>
   {{#eachBySort tasks 'orderHint' 'desc'}}
   <li>{{title}}</li>
   {{/eachBySort}}
 </ul>
</div>",
 "data": {
 	"tasks": [
   {
     "title": "something or other",
     "orderHint": 12345
   },
   {
     "title": "the first one",
     "orderHint": 1000
   }
 ]},
 "contentType": "text/html"
}]

• currentTime: Writes the current time in the specified time zone and date/time format. Optionally: culture.

{
 "template": "<div class=\"entry\">
 {{currentTime 'Eastern Standard Time' 'MM-dd-yyyy h:m tt'}}
</div>",
 "data": {}
}

• addHours: Same as currentTime but adds the specified number of hours

{
 "template": "<div class=\"entry\">
 {{addHours 'Eastern Standard Time' '12' 'MM-dd-yyyy hh:mm tt'}}
</div>",
 "data": {}
}

• format: For the given string, attempts to parse as (1) a date time (2) a number and formats the result

{
 "template": "<div class=\"entry\">
 {{format startWorkTime 'h:mm tt'}}
</div>",
 "data": { "startWorkTime": "2009/03/01T10:00:00-3:00"}
}

• humanize - Turn an otherwise computerized string into a more readable human-friendly one.
• dehumanize - Dehumanize a human friendly string into a computer friendly one: