A handlebars template loader for webpack.

Handlebars 4 now supported

{
  ...
  module: {
    loaders: [
      ...
      { test: /\.handlebars$/, loader: "handlebars-loader" }
    ]
  }
}

var template = require("./file.handlebars");
// => returns file.handlebars content as a template function

The loader resolves partials and helpers automatically. They are looked up relative to the current directory (this can be modified with the rootRelative option) or as a module if you prefix with $.

A file "/folder/file.handlebars".
{{> partial}} will reference "/folder/partial.handlebars".
{{> ../partial}} will reference "/partial.handlebars".
{{> $module/partial}} will reference "/folder/node_modules/module/partial.handlebars".
{{helper}} will reference the helper "/folder/helper.js" if this file exists.
{{[nested/helper] 'helper parameter'}} will reference the helper "/folder/nested/helper.js" if this file exists, passes 'helper parameter' as first parameter to helper.
{{../helper}} {{$module/helper}} are resolved similarly to partials.

The following query options are supported:

• helperDirs: Defines additional directories to be searched for helpers. Allows helpers to be defined in a directory and used globally without relative paths. You must surround helpers in subdirectories with brackets (Handlerbar helper identifiers can't have forward slashes without this). See example
• runtime: Specify the path to the handlebars runtime library. Defaults to look under the local handlebars npm module, i.e. handlebars/runtime.
• extensions: Searches for templates with alternate extensions. Defaults are .handlebars, .hbs, and '' (no extension).
• inlineRequires: Defines a regex that identifies strings within helper/partial parameters that should be replaced by inline require statements.
• rootRelative: When automatically resolving partials and helpers, use an implied root path if none is present. Default = ./. Setting this to be empty effectively turns off automatically resolving relative handlebars resources for items like {{helper}}. {{./helper}} will still resolve as expected.
• knownHelpers: Array of helpers that are registered at runtime and should not explicitly be required by webpack. This helps with interoperability for libraries like Thorax helpers.
• exclude: Defines a regex that will exclude paths from resolving. This can be used to prevent helpers from being resolved to modules in the node_modules directory.
• debug: Shows trace information to help debug issues (e.g. resolution of helpers).
• partialDirs: Defines additional directories to be searched for partials. Allows partials to be defined in a directory and used globally without relative paths. See example
• preventIndent: Prevent partials from being indented inside their parent template.
• ignorePartials: Prevents partial references from being fetched and bundled. Useful for manually loading partials at runtime
• compat: Enables recursive field lookup for Mustache compatibility. See the Handlebars.js documentation for more information.

See webpack documentation for more information regarding loaders.

See the examples folder in this repo. The examples are fully runnable and demonstrate a number of concepts (using partials and helpers) -- just run webpack in that directory to produce dist/bundle.js in the same folder, open index.html.

See the CHANGELOG.md file.

MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license)