templatehelpers/templatehelpers.go

package templatehelpers

import (
  "github.com/kataras/iris"
  "strings"
  _ "fmt"
)

// TODO outsource this and down to main template handler?
// -> no ShowError/ShowNotification needed anymore?

func ShowError(ctx *iris.Context) {
  params := ctx.Get("params").(map[string]string)
  ctx.Render(params["reqDir"] + "_box.html", params)
}

func ShowNotification(ctx *iris.Context) {
  params := ctx.Get("params").(map[string]string)
  ctx.Render(params["reqDir"] + "_box.html", params)
}

func InitPageParams(ctx *iris.Context) {
  var params map[string]string
  params = make(map[string]string)

  loc := strings.TrimLeft(ctx.RequestPath(false), "/")
  if loc == "" { // if requesting / -> home
    loc = "home"
  }

  params["reqDir"] = loc

  ctx.Set("params", params)
  ctx.Next()
}

func UpdatePageParam(ctx *iris.Context, key string, value string) {
  params := ctx.Get("params").(map[string]string)
  params[key] = value
  ctx.Set("params", params)
}