From 34fe9b499259a2ac814aca2292f49fbf0f46f0ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris kerr <chriskerr@gmx.com>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 21:16:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] seperate templating for routes

---
 src/routes/example.go  | 13 ++-----------
 src/routes/root.go     | 23 +++++------------------
 src/routes/template.go | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/routes/template.go

diff --git a/src/routes/example.go b/src/routes/example.go
index 4ac2f69..090389c 100644
--- a/src/routes/example.go
+++ b/src/routes/example.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package routes
 
 import (
-	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
@@ -10,14 +9,6 @@ func ExampleHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Title: "Example Page",
 	}
 
-	tmpl, err := template.ParseFiles("web/views/#layout.html", "web/views/example.html", "web/views/#header.html", "web/views/#footer.html")
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	err = tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "layout", data)
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-	}
+	// Call renderTemplate with the specific template for this route
+	renderTemplate(w, data, "web/views/example.html")
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/root.go b/src/routes/root.go
index ad7dd9b..3627225 100644
--- a/src/routes/root.go
+++ b/src/routes/root.go
@@ -1,27 +1,14 @@
 package routes
 
 import (
-	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-type PageData struct {
-    Title string
-}
-
 func RootHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-    data := PageData{
-        Title: "Home Page",
-    }
+	data := PageData{
+		Title: "Home Page",
+	}
 
-    tmpl, err := template.ParseFiles("web/views/#layout.html", "web/views/index.html", "web/views/#header.html", "web/views/#footer.html")
-    if err != nil {
-        http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-        return
-    }
-
-    err = tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "layout", data)
-    if err != nil {
-        http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-    }
+	// Call renderTemplate with the specific template for this route
+	renderTemplate(w, data, "web/views/index.html")
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/template.go b/src/routes/template.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d45647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package routes
+
+import (
+	"html/template"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type PageData struct {
+	Title string
+}
+
+func renderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, data PageData, specificTemplate string) {
+	// List of common templates
+	commonTemplates := []string{
+		"web/views/#layout.html",
+		"web/views/#header.html",
+		"web/views/#footer.html",
+	}
+
+	// Append the specific template for the route
+	templates := append(commonTemplates, specificTemplate)
+
+	// Parse all templates
+	tmpl, err := template.ParseFiles(templates...)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Execute the "layout" template
+	err = tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "layout", data)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+}