Store a jsRender template in a separate js file

Question

Is it possible to store a jsRender template in a separate file?

I want to store it in a separate file and make a reference of it in my page.

something like t

Answer 1

Here is a function I wrote to load one or more external templates at once. It also caches the templates so if one is already loaded it won't load again.

function loadTemplates() {
    var toLoad = [],
        loadAll = $.Deferred();

    $.each(arguments, function(i, templateName) {
        var filepath = '/path/to/templates/' + templateName + '.html',
            loadTemplate = $.Deferred();

        toLoad.push(loadTemplate);

        if ($.templates[templateName]) {
            loadTemplate.resolve();
        } else {
            $.get(filepath , function(html) {
                var newTemplate = {};
                newTemplate[templateName] = html;
                $.templates(newTemplate);
            }).fail(function() {
                throw 'Could not load template at '+filepath;
            }).done(function() {
                loadTemplate.resolve();
            });
        }
    })

    $.when.apply($, toLoad).done(function() {
        loadAll.resolve();
    });

    return loadAll;
}

Use it like so:

loadTemplates('modal','itemDetail', 'itemsList').done(function() {
    // do stuff when all templates are loaded
    $('#viewItemDetail').on('click',function() {
        $.render.itemDetail({
            id:'123',
            name:'Cool Thing',
            description:'This thing is really cool.'
        });
    });
});