helpers.js

var fs = require('fs');
var _ = require('underscore');
_.mixin(require('underscore.string'));
var _date = require('underscore.date');

assetManager = require('./assets').assetsMiddleware;

function attach(app) {

  var templatesCache = {};

  app.helpers({

    template: function(name) {
      if (!templatesCache[name]) {
        templatesCache[name] = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/views/' + name + '.jade');
      }

      return '<script type="text/jade-template" id="' + name + 'Template">' + templatesCache[name] + '</script>'
    },

    javascriptInclude: function(name) {
      return '<script type="text/javascript" src="/assets/' + assetManager.cacheTimestamps[name] + '/' + name + '.js"></script>';
    },
    stylesheetInclude: function(name) {
      return '<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/' + assetManager.cacheTimestamps[name] + '/' + name + '.css"></script>';
    },

    _: _,
    _date: _date
  });

}

exports.attach = attach;