Template helper for adding formatted dates using node-dateformat. Works with Handlebars, Lo-Dash, underscore, or any template engine that supports helper functions. Also compatible with verb, assemble and Template.
npm install helper-dateformat> Template helper for adding formatted dates using node-dateformat. Works with Handlebars, Lo-Dash, underscore, or any template engine that supports helper functions. Also compatible with verb, assemble and Template.
Install with npm:
``sh`
$ npm install --save helper-dateformat
See node-dateformat for all available options.
This helper should work with any template engine, or as a javascript utility.
`js`
var dateformat = require('helper-dateformat');
console.log(dateformat('today'));
//=> December 24, 2016
`js`
var handlebars = require('handlebars');
handlebars.registerHelper('dateformat', require('helper-dateformat'));
Usage
`html`
{{dateformat "MMMM DD, YYYY"}}
`js
var helper = require('helper-dateformat');
// as a mixin
_.mixin({dateformat: helper});
_.template('<%= dateformat("MMMM DD, YYYY") %>', {});
// passed on the context
_.template('<%= dateformat("MMMM DD, YYYY") %>', {dateformat: helper});
// as an import
var settings = {imports: {dateformat: helper}};
_.template('<%= dateformat("MMMM DD, YYYY") %>', {}, settings);
`
Register the helper for use with any template engine
`js`
template.helper('dateformat', require('helper-dateformat'));
To register the helper for use with assemble v0.6.x:
`js`
assemble.helper('dateformat', require('helper-dateformat'));
In verbfile.js:
`js
module.exports = function(verb) {
verb.helper('dateformat', require('helper-dateformat'));
verb.task('default', function() {
return verb.src('*.md')
.pipe(verb.renderFile())
.pipe(verb.dest('.'));
});
};
`
Templates:
`js`
{%= dateformat("MMMM DD, YYYY") %}
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`sh`
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`sh``
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