seperate templating for routes

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")
+	// Call renderTemplate with the specific template for this route
-	if err != nil {
+	renderTemplate(w, data, "web/views/example.html")
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	err = tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "layout", data)
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-	}
 }

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",
 	}
 
-    tmpl, err := template.ParseFiles("web/views/#layout.html", "web/views/index.html", "web/views/#header.html", "web/views/#footer.html")
+	// Call renderTemplate with the specific template for this route
-    if err != nil {
+	renderTemplate(w, data, "web/views/index.html")
-        http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-        return
-    }
-
-    err = tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "layout", data)
-    if err != nil {
-        http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-    }
 }

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)
+	}
+}