Issue on handlebarsjs update

[Estela-]

Hi everyone,

we are trying to update HandlebarsJs and the next error appears on console:

Uncaught TypeError: Handlebars.compile is not a function

Already tried all the solutions I found here and on the web but they are not working in this case.

Any information you need, please let me know.

Thanks and B.R.

[AsifChowdhury · Accepted solution]

@Estela- 

Hello! It seems like you are encountering an issue while trying to update HandlebarsJS. The error message "Uncaught TypeError: Handlebars.compile is not a function" indicates that the compile function is not available in the Handlebars object. This could be due to various reasons.

One way is to correct Import: Make sure that you are importing Handlebars correctly. If you are using a module bundler like Webpack or Rollup, ensure that the import statement is appropriate for your setup. For example:

// ES6 import
import Handlebars from 'handlebars';

// CommonJS require
const Handlebars = require('handlebars');

Secondly maybe global Namespace Conflict: Check if there are any conflicts with the global namespace. Some other libraries or scripts might be using the name Handlebars as well, as causing conflicts. To avoid this, you can try using a different alias for the Handlebars library when importing: 

import myHandlebars from 'handlebars';

Then, use myHandlebars instead of Handlebars in your code.

There may have other issues also, please do some research and try to find out why is this happening.

[Estela-]

Do this apply only for the last version of Handlebars? Because we do not import it as shown but it is working perfectly with the old version. We are using Webpack.

Thanks.

[EstebanBustamante]

The issue is that Handlebars is not being imported correctly, how are you embedding this? Is this part of your clientlibs? 

[Estela-]

Yes, in clientlibs/clientlib-components.