JavaScript Templating

[L4DD13]

Hi,

I’m wanting to build a UI which is updated which handles navigation, form submissions, etc without the need for a reload.
Are JavaScript Templating libraries such as Handlebars what I’ll need to use? Or, would it be something like AngularJS?

Thanks.

[Dormilich]

@L4DD13

Are JavaScript Templating libraries such as Handlebars what I’ll need to use?

no.

@L4DD13

Or, would it be something like AngularJS?

Essentially what you need is AJAX or WebSockets. You could use Angular, since that will use one of the two methods to get its data.

[markbrown4]

Yes, templating is definitely an important piece of rich client-side ui’s.

http://backbonejs.org/ is a great starting point (models, views, routing) but most people have migrated to the bigger frameworks Angular, React, Ember or Vue.

Any of those 5 options will help you to build what you’re after, which you choose is largely down to the style you prefer.