I'm wondering what's the best way to save precompiled handlebar templates and include them in an HTML file.
The site: http://handlebarsjs.com/precompilation.html simply advises to call
handlebars infile -f outfile
I put a template in a file and called the command. I got a JS file containing a function program1 How would I now compile a second template? The sample at http://jsperf.com/jquery-template-vs-handlebars contains multiple functions named program[1-9](...) I assume they somehow must be generated.
Is it good advice to store precompiled templates at all?
I saw samples embedding script or link tags in an HTML file and traversing these and via AJAX loading the templates and compiling them dynamically.
Best, Bernhard
If you want multiple files, list them in the command like so
handlebars file1 file2 file3 -f outfile
You DO want to store precompiled files for your production site as it drastically cuts down on load time.
You should use
handlebars /path/to/templates/*.handlebars -f /path/to/output/templates.js
Easiest way, provided that you want to keep your templates with html extension is this: handlebars html
that is: handlebars ./ -e html -f precompiled_templates.js