Sperate partials out of config and into files

[scruffydan]

Sorry if this is possible already and I just missed it. I am new to docpad (and static site generators generally).

Currently the readme states that partials can be added to the docpad.coffee file. This works well and partials can be called using the typical handlebars syntax of {{>partialname}}

But it would be super useful if I could define a directory and put all my partials (as separate files, like header.hbs, footer.hbs ...etc) there while retaining the ability to call the partial withe the same {{>partialname}} syntax.

Thanks

EDIT: While I am at it why not have the same thing the same work with helpers

[supermoos]

Is there a way to do this?

[fantapop]

Its not a great solution but maybe this can be done programatically when loading docpad.coffee.

[smeijer]

I'm currently using a separate plugin for managing Handlebars helpers. That plugin allows me to split helpers into files, so it should be possible.

I'm using this plugin: https://github.com/apelsophiebarat/docpad-plugin-handlebarshelpers
(couldn't use docpad install, so cloned it manually)

In this repo, by the same owner, you can see how it's been used:
https://github.com/apelsophiebarat/gssb-menu-site