conditional on last item in array using handlebars.js template

Question

I am leveraging handlebars.js for my templating engine and am looking to make a conditional segment display only if it is the last item in array contained in the templates c

Answer 1

Solution:

Leveraging helpers from the following blog and gist...

https://gist.github.com/2889952

http://doginthehat.com.au/2012/02/comparison-block-helper-for-handlebars-templates/

// {{#each_with_index records}}
//  
{{Name}}
// {{/each_with_index}}

Handlebars.registerHelper("each_with_index", function(array, fn) {
  var total = array.length;
  var buffer = "";

  //Better performance: http://jsperf.com/for-vs-foreach/2
  for (var i = 0, j = total; i < j; i++) {
    var item = array[i];

    // stick an index property onto the item, starting with 1, may make configurable later
    item.index = i+1;
    item.total = total;
    // show the inside of the block
    buffer += fn(item);
  }

  // return the finished buffer
  return buffer;

});

Handlebars.registerHelper('compare', function(lvalue, rvalue, options) {

    if (arguments.length < 3)
        throw new Error("Handlerbars Helper 'compare' needs 2 parameters");

    operator = options.hash.operator || "==";

    var 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; },
        'typeof':   function(l,r) { return typeof l == r; }
    }

    if (!operators[operator])
        throw new Error("Handlerbars Helper 'compare' doesn't know the operator "+operator);

    var result = operators[operator](lvalue,rvalue);

    if( result ) {
        return options.fn(this);
    } else {
        return options.inverse(this);
    }

});

Notice the starting index is correctly 1.