using helpers as well as filters in combination....

[seriousManual]

...does not work, at least not in a commonJs environment as the bootstrapping function relies on a global available dust instance.

[kate2753]

@zaphod1984 sould you give a code example of how you are using them?

[seriousManual]

sure, no problem:

var dust = require('dustjs-helpers');

when requiring, the lib checks for a global available dust instance, if not available, it requires dust and exports it. (https://github.com/linkedin/dustjs-helpers/blob/master/lib/dust-helpers.js#L514)
the filters lib just enhances dust if not in global context.

the filters module does the same. i do realize that both of the modules rely on dust being a singleton but it would be much nicer if both would behave the same and the enhancment with helpers and filters would be done in a more explizit way.

[prashn64]

By the filters module, do you mean this:

https://github.com/linkedin/dustjs-filters-secure

[seriousManual]

exactly.

a sane way without clobbering the global namespace would be something like this:

var dust = require('dustjs-linkedin');

require('dustjs-filters-secure').enhance(dust);
require('dustjs-helpers').enhance(dust);

[peterbraden]

+1. The way that helpers currently works is nonsensical - if they are indeed helpers then they should augment dust, not just clobber it.

ie:

var dust = require('dustjs-linkedin');
require('dustjs-helpers')(dust)