*variable

Use

Every template contains a context which is able to store values local to the template. Keys with * reference variables in that context.

Template variables are often used to pass data between components. <component-a> exports its propA value to the template variable *variable. This is, in turn, used to update the value of propB in <component-b>.

<component-a {^prop-a}="*variable"/>
<component-b {prop-b}="*variable"/>

Template variables are global to the template. Similar to JavaScript var variables, template variables do not have block level scope. The following does not work:

{{#each something}}
    <component-a {^prop-a}="*variable"/>
    <component-b {prop-b}="*variable"/>
{{/each}}

To work around this, an localContext helper could be created as follows:

stache.regsiterHelper("localContext", function(options){
  return options.fn(new Map());
});

And used like:

{{#each something}}
    {{#localContext}}
      <component-a {^prop-a}="./variable"/>
      <component-b {prop-b}="./variable"/>
    {{/localContext}}
{{/each}}