node-underscorify

Underscore precompiler plugin for Browserify v2.

Inspired and based on node-hbsfy

Setup

Install node-underscorify in your project via npm:

npm install node-underscorify

Then use the node-underscorify within the browserify command line transform option:

browserify -t node-underscorify main.js > bundle.js

Advanced setup thru API

node-underscorify can accept custom options unsing browserify API:

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var b = require('browserify')();

var tplTransform = require('node-underscorify').transform({
    extensions: ['ejs', 'html']
});
b.transform(tplTransform);

b.add('./browser/main.js');
b.bundle().pipe(process.stdout);

Accepted options:

• extensions: array of file extensions that will be considered as underscore templates
• templateSettings: underscore template settings
• requires: array of modules to import. Example: requires:[{variable: '_', module: 'underscore'}]

Usage

template.html

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<div><%= message %></div>

main.js

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var template = require("./template.html");
document.body.innerHTML = template({message: "Hello Node Underscorify!"});

It will render: <div>Hello Node Underscorify!</div>