Node.js with Handlebars.js on server and client

Question

I have an app in Node.js using Expressjs and Handlebars as the template engine.

Expressjs uses layouts and then renders views. The layout (layout.hbs) looks like th

Answer 1

You should use pre-compiled client templates. They are faster executing and allow you to use the same template language on the server and client.

1. Install handlebars globally npm install handlebars -g
2. Precompile your templates handlebars client-template1.handlebars -f templates.js
3. Include templates.js
4. Execute the template var html = Handlebars.templates["client-template1"](context);

https://stackoverflow.com/a/13884587/8360