Handlebars Templating?

	var topics = ['Easy Handlebars Templating'];
	topics.shift();
	//'Easy Handlebars Templating'

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I have been writing small posts lately, so it's probably best if I just cut to the chase.

Handlebars has been tried and true for templating.
Also, I'm in no way advocating for the use of these samples, but I think they speak for themselves. You don't always need a library because you are making an intranet application, or your users use modern browsers. You can code the language yourself!

	String.prototype.template = function(templateObject){
	return this.replace(/\{\{([a-zA-Z\_0-9\.]*?)\}\}/g, function(match){
	var temp = templateObject;
	match.slice(2,-2).split('.').forEach(function(item){
	temp = temp[item];
	});
	return temp;
	});
	};

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And one for objects...

	Object.prototype.template = function(templateStr){
	var that = this;
	return templateStr.replace(/\{\{([a-zA-Z\_0-9\.]*?)\}\}/g, function(match){
	match.slice(2,-2).split('.').forEach(function(item){
	that = that[item];
	});
	return that;
	});
	};

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"But Josh! I don't want to edit the prototype!"
Fine! Here you go.

	function HandleBar(templateStr, templateObject){
	var that = templateObject;
	return templateStr.replace(/\{\{([a-zA-Z\_0-9\.]*?)\}\}/g, function(match){
	match.slice(2,-2).split('.').forEach(function(item){
	that = that[item];
	});
	return that;
	});
	};

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I encourage you to at least understand what is going on in this code before you steal it, and certainly be able to implement it yourself.