Publish a Node.js require() handler for handlebars files

alejandroiglesias · May 14, 2013 · 531be77 · 531be77
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diff --git a/lib/handlebars.js b/lib/handlebars.js
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ Handlebars.create = create;
 
 module.exports = Handlebars; // instantiate an instance
 
+// Publish a Node.js require() handler for handlebars files
+if ((typeof(require) !== "undefined") && require.extensions) {
+    var extension = function(module, filename) {
+        var fs = require("fs");
+        var templateString = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
+        module.exports = Handlebars.compile(templateString);
+    };
+    require.extensions[".handlebars"] = extension;
+    require.extensions[".hbs"] = extension;
+}
+
 // BEGIN(BROWSER)
 
 // END(BROWSER)