Base backend code

helpers.js

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+const metaInf = require('./meta.json');
+
+const hbsHelpers = {
+    p1: (arg) => {return arg + 1},
+    m1: (arg) => {return arg - 1},
+    for: (from, to, block) => {
+        let incr = '';
+        for(let i = from; i < to; i++)
+            incr += block.fn(i);
+        return incr; 
+    },
+    timeNowPassed: (cTime) => {
+        const utcNow = Date.now() + (new Date().getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000); 
+        return utcNow >= cTime;
+    },
+    replaceIfWithin: (array, searchString, replacement) => {
+        if (array.includes(searchString)) {
+          return replacement;
+        } else {
+          return searchString;
+        }
+    },
+    truncateStringElipsis: (inputString, maxLength) => {
+        const realStr = String(inputString);
+        if(realStr.length > maxLength)
+            return String(inputString).substring(0, maxLength - 3) + '...';
+        else
+            return realStr;
+    },
+    removeHTML: (inputString) => {
+        return String(inputString).replace(/<\/?[^>]+(>|$)/g, '');
+    },
+    formatDate: (inputDate) => {
+        return helpers.formatDate(inputDate);
+    },
+    lenEq: (array, comparitor) => {
+        return array.length === parseInt(comparitor);
+    },
+    lenNotEq: (array, comparitor) => {
+        return array.length !== parseInt(comparitor, 10);
+    },
+    optionSelected: (v1, v2) => {
+        return v1 === v2 ? 'selected' : '';
+    },
+    getCurrentYear: () => {
+        return new Date().getFullYear();
+    },
+    getMetaInfString: () => {
+        return `${metaInf.name} | ${metaInf.stage}.${metaInf.version}.${metaInf.branch}-${process.env.NODE_ENV}`;
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    HBSHelpers: hbsHelpers
+}