@polymorphism-tech/morph-spec 7.8.1 → 7.9.0

package/src/core/templates/template-renderer.js

@@ -1,477 +1,477 @@
-/**
- * Template Renderer - Shared Handlebars-based template engine.
- *
- * Provides unified template rendering with custom helpers for:
- * - Case transformations (pascalCase, camelCase, snakeCase, etc.)
- * - Conditional logic (eq, ne, and, or, not)
- * - Loops (each, unless)
- *
- * @module template-renderer
- */
-
-import Handlebars from 'handlebars';
-import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
-
-/**
- * Register all custom Handlebars helpers
- */
-function registerHelpers() {
-  // Case transformation helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('pascalCase', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return str
-      .split('-')
-      .map(word => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase())
-      .join('');
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('camelCase', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return str
-      .split('-')
-      .map((word, index) =>
-        index === 0
-          ? word.toLowerCase()
-          : word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase()
-      )
-      .join('');
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('titleCase', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return str
-      .split('-')
-      .map(word => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase())
-      .join(' ');
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('upperSnakeCase', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return str.toUpperCase().replace(/-/g, '_');
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('snakeCase', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return str.toLowerCase().replace(/-/g, '_');
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('kebabCase', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return str.toLowerCase().replace(/_/g, '-');
-  });
-
-  // Comparison helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('eq', function (a, b) {
-    return a === b;
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('ne', function (a, b) {
-    return a !== b;
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('lt', function (a, b) {
-    return a < b;
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('gt', function (a, b) {
-    return a > b;
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('lte', function (a, b) {
-    return a <= b;
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('gte', function (a, b) {
-    return a >= b;
-  });
-
-  // Logical helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('and', function (...args) {
-    // Remove Handlebars options object (last argument)
-    const values = args.slice(0, -1);
-    return values.every(Boolean);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('or', function (...args) {
-    const values = args.slice(0, -1);
-    return values.some(Boolean);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('not', function (value) {
-    return !value;
-  });
-
-  // String helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('uppercase', function (str) {
-    return typeof str === 'string' ? str.toUpperCase() : '';
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('lowercase', function (str) {
-    return typeof str === 'string' ? str.toLowerCase() : '';
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('capitalize', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
-  });
-
-  // Utility helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('default', function (value, defaultValue) {
-    return value != null && value !== '' ? value : defaultValue;
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('json', function (obj) {
-    return JSON.stringify(obj, null, 2);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('now', function (format) {
-    const date = new Date();
-    if (format === 'iso') {
-      return date.toISOString();
-    } else if (format === 'date') {
-      return date.toISOString().split('T')[0];
-    } else if (format === 'time') {
-      return date.toTimeString().split(' ')[0];
-    }
-    return date.toISOString().split('T')[0]; // Default: YYYY-MM-DD
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('year', function () {
-    return new Date().getFullYear();
-  });
-
-  // Date formatting helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('formatDate', function (date, format) {
-    if (!date) return '';
-
-    const d = new Date(date);
-    if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return date; // Return original if invalid
-
-    switch (format) {
-      case 'iso':
-        return d.toISOString();
-      case 'date':
-        return d.toISOString().split('T')[0]; // YYYY-MM-DD
-      case 'time':
-        return d.toTimeString().split(' ')[0]; // HH:MM:SS
-      case 'datetime':
-        return d.toISOString().replace('T', ' ').split('.')[0]; // YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
-      case 'short':
-        return d.toLocaleDateString(); // Locale-specific short date
-      case 'long':
-        return d.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
-          weekday: 'long',
-          year: 'numeric',
-          month: 'long',
-          day: 'numeric'
-        });
-      default:
-        return d.toISOString().split('T')[0]; // Default: YYYY-MM-DD
-    }
-  });
-
-  // Pluralization helpers (basic English rules)
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('pluralize', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-
-    // Common irregular plurals
-    const irregulars = {
-      'person': 'people',
-      'child': 'children',
-      'foot': 'feet',
-      'tooth': 'teeth',
-      'mouse': 'mice',
-      'goose': 'geese'
-    };
-
-    const lower = str.toLowerCase();
-    if (irregulars[lower]) {
-      return str[0] === str[0].toUpperCase()
-        ? irregulars[lower].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + irregulars[lower].slice(1)
-        : irregulars[lower];
-    }
-
-    // Regular pluralization rules
-    if (str.endsWith('s') || str.endsWith('x') || str.endsWith('z') ||
-        str.endsWith('ch') || str.endsWith('sh')) {
-      return str + 'es';
-    } else if (str.endsWith('y') && !/[aeiou]y$/i.test(str)) {
-      return str.slice(0, -1) + 'ies';
-    } else if (str.endsWith('f')) {
-      return str.slice(0, -1) + 'ves';
-    } else if (str.endsWith('fe')) {
-      return str.slice(0, -2) + 'ves';
-    } else {
-      return str + 's';
-    }
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('singularize', function (str) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-
-    // Common irregular singulars
-    const irregulars = {
-      'people': 'person',
-      'children': 'child',
-      'feet': 'foot',
-      'teeth': 'tooth',
-      'mice': 'mouse',
-      'geese': 'goose'
-    };
-
-    const lower = str.toLowerCase();
-    if (irregulars[lower]) {
-      return str[0] === str[0].toUpperCase()
-        ? irregulars[lower].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + irregulars[lower].slice(1)
-        : irregulars[lower];
-    }
-
-    // Regular singularization rules
-    if (str.endsWith('ies')) {
-      return str.slice(0, -3) + 'y';
-    } else if (str.endsWith('ves')) {
-      return str.slice(0, -3) + 'f';
-    } else if (str.endsWith('es')) {
-      return str.slice(0, -2);
-    } else if (str.endsWith('s') && !str.endsWith('ss')) {
-      return str.slice(0, -1);
-    } else {
-      return str;
-    }
-  });
-
-  // String manipulation helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('trim', function (str) {
-    return typeof str === 'string' ? str.trim() : '';
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('replace', function (str, search, replacement) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return str.replace(new RegExp(search, 'g'), replacement);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('concat', function (...args) {
-    // Remove Handlebars options object (last argument)
-    const strings = args.slice(0, -1);
-    return strings.join('');
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('substr', function (str, start, length) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
-    return length !== undefined ? str.substring(start, start + length) : str.substring(start);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('startsWith', function (str, prefix) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return false;
-    return str.startsWith(prefix);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('endsWith', function (str, suffix) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return false;
-    return str.endsWith(suffix);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('contains', function (str, substring) {
-    if (typeof str !== 'string') return false;
-    return str.includes(substring);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('length', function (value) {
-    if (Array.isArray(value) || typeof value === 'string') {
-      return value.length;
-    }
-    return 0;
-  });
-
-  // Math helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('add', function (a, b) {
-    return Number(a) + Number(b);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('subtract', function (a, b) {
-    return Number(a) - Number(b);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('multiply', function (a, b) {
-    return Number(a) * Number(b);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('divide', function (a, b) {
-    return Number(b) !== 0 ? Number(a) / Number(b) : 0;
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('mod', function (a, b) {
-    return Number(a) % Number(b);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('round', function (num, decimals = 0) {
-    const multiplier = Math.pow(10, decimals);
-    return Math.round(Number(num) * multiplier) / multiplier;
-  });
-
-  // Array helpers
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('join', function (array, separator = ', ') {
-    if (!Array.isArray(array)) return '';
-    return array.join(separator);
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('first', function (array) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(array) || array.length === 0) return undefined;
-    return array[0];
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('last', function (array) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(array) || array.length === 0) return undefined;
-    return array[array.length - 1];
-  });
-
-  Handlebars.registerHelper('slice', function (array, start, end) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(array)) return [];
-    return array.slice(start, end);
-  });
-}
-
-// Auto-register helpers on module load
-registerHelpers();
-
-/**
- * Render a template file with Handlebars.
- *
- * @param {string} templatePath - Absolute path to template file
- * @param {Object} variables - Variables to pass to template context
- * @param {Object} [options] - Rendering options
- * @param {boolean} [options.noEscape] - Disable HTML escaping (default: true for markdown)
- * @returns {string} Rendered template content
- * @throws {Error} If template file doesn't exist or compilation fails
- */
-export function renderTemplate(templatePath, variables, options = {}) {
-  if (!existsSync(templatePath)) {
-    throw new Error(`Template file not found: ${templatePath}`);
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const templateContent = readFileSync(templatePath, 'utf-8');
-
-    // Compile template
-    const template = Handlebars.compile(templateContent, {
-      noEscape: options.noEscape !== undefined ? options.noEscape : true, // Don't escape by default
-      strict: false, // Allow undefined variables
-      preventIndent: true, // Preserve indentation
-    });
-
-    // Render with variables
-    return template(variables);
-  } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to render template ${templatePath}: ${error.message}`);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Render a template string (not from file) with Handlebars.
- *
- * @param {string} templateString - Template content as string
- * @param {Object} variables - Variables to pass to template context
- * @param {Object} [options] - Rendering options
- * @returns {string} Rendered content
- */
-export function renderTemplateString(templateString, variables, options = {}) {
-  try {
-    const template = Handlebars.compile(templateString, {
-      noEscape: options.noEscape !== undefined ? options.noEscape : true,
-      strict: false,
-      preventIndent: true,
-    });
-
-    return template(variables);
-  } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to render template string: ${error.message}`);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get list of placeholders used in a template file.
- *
- * @param {string} templatePath - Absolute path to template file
- * @returns {string[]} Array of placeholder names found
- */
-export function getTemplatePlaceholders(templatePath) {
-  if (!existsSync(templatePath)) {
-    throw new Error(`Template file not found: ${templatePath}`);
-  }
-
-  const templateContent = readFileSync(templatePath, 'utf-8');
-  return getTemplatePlaceholdersFromString(templateContent);
-}
-
-/**
- * Get list of placeholders from a template string.
- *
- * @param {string} templateString - Template content
- * @returns {string[]} Array of placeholder names found
- */
-export function getTemplatePlaceholdersFromString(templateString) {
-  const placeholders = new Set();
-
-  // Match {{PLACEHOLDER}} and {{helper PLACEHOLDER}}
-  const regex = /\{\{(?:#|\/)?\s*([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)/g;
-  let match;
-
-  while ((match = regex.exec(templateString)) !== null) {
-    const placeholder = match[1];
-
-    // Skip Handlebars built-in helpers and custom helpers
-    const skipHelpers = [
-      // Built-in Handlebars
-      'if', 'unless', 'each', 'with', 'lookup', 'log', 'else',
-      // Comparison
-      'eq', 'ne', 'lt', 'gt', 'lte', 'gte',
-      // Logical
-      'and', 'or', 'not',
-      // Case transformations
-      'pascalCase', 'camelCase', 'titleCase', 'upperSnakeCase', 'snakeCase', 'kebabCase',
-      // String manipulation
-      'uppercase', 'lowercase', 'capitalize', 'trim', 'replace', 'concat', 'substr',
-      'startsWith', 'endsWith', 'contains', 'length',
-      // Date/Time
-      'formatDate', 'now', 'year',
-      // Pluralization
-      'pluralize', 'singularize',
-      // Math
-      'add', 'subtract', 'multiply', 'divide', 'mod', 'round',
-      // Array
-      'join', 'first', 'last', 'slice',
-      // Utility
-      'default', 'json'
-    ];
-
-    if (!skipHelpers.includes(placeholder)) {
-      placeholders.add(placeholder);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return Array.from(placeholders).sort();
-}
-
-/**
- * Validate that all required placeholders are provided in variables.
- *
- * @param {string} templatePath - Absolute path to template file
- * @param {Object} variables - Variables object
- * @param {string[]} [optionalPlaceholders] - Placeholders that are optional
- * @returns {{ valid: boolean, missing: string[] }} Validation result
- */
-export function validateTemplatePlaceholders(templatePath, variables, optionalPlaceholders = []) {
-  const placeholders = getTemplatePlaceholders(templatePath);
-  const providedKeys = Object.keys(variables);
-
-  const missing = placeholders.filter(
-    p => !providedKeys.includes(p) && !optionalPlaceholders.includes(p)
-  );
-
-  return {
-    valid: missing.length === 0,
-    missing
-  };
-}
-
-export { Handlebars };
+/**
+ * Template Renderer - Shared Handlebars-based template engine.
+ *
+ * Provides unified template rendering with custom helpers for:
+ * - Case transformations (pascalCase, camelCase, snakeCase, etc.)
+ * - Conditional logic (eq, ne, and, or, not)
+ * - Loops (each, unless)
+ *
+ * @module template-renderer
+ */
+
+import Handlebars from 'handlebars';
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
+
+/**
+ * Register all custom Handlebars helpers
+ */
+function registerHelpers() {
+  // Case transformation helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('pascalCase', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return str
+      .split('-')
+      .map(word => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase())
+      .join('');
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('camelCase', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return str
+      .split('-')
+      .map((word, index) =>
+        index === 0
+          ? word.toLowerCase()
+          : word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase()
+      )
+      .join('');
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('titleCase', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return str
+      .split('-')
+      .map(word => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase())
+      .join(' ');
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('upperSnakeCase', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return str.toUpperCase().replace(/-/g, '_');
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('snakeCase', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return str.toLowerCase().replace(/-/g, '_');
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('kebabCase', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return str.toLowerCase().replace(/_/g, '-');
+  });
+
+  // Comparison helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('eq', function (a, b) {
+    return a === b;
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('ne', function (a, b) {
+    return a !== b;
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('lt', function (a, b) {
+    return a < b;
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('gt', function (a, b) {
+    return a > b;
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('lte', function (a, b) {
+    return a <= b;
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('gte', function (a, b) {
+    return a >= b;
+  });
+
+  // Logical helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('and', function (...args) {
+    // Remove Handlebars options object (last argument)
+    const values = args.slice(0, -1);
+    return values.every(Boolean);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('or', function (...args) {
+    const values = args.slice(0, -1);
+    return values.some(Boolean);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('not', function (value) {
+    return !value;
+  });
+
+  // String helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('uppercase', function (str) {
+    return typeof str === 'string' ? str.toUpperCase() : '';
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('lowercase', function (str) {
+    return typeof str === 'string' ? str.toLowerCase() : '';
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('capitalize', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
+  });
+
+  // Utility helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('default', function (value, defaultValue) {
+    return value != null && value !== '' ? value : defaultValue;
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('json', function (obj) {
+    return JSON.stringify(obj, null, 2);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('now', function (format) {
+    const date = new Date();
+    if (format === 'iso') {
+      return date.toISOString();
+    } else if (format === 'date') {
+      return date.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+    } else if (format === 'time') {
+      return date.toTimeString().split(' ')[0];
+    }
+    return date.toISOString().split('T')[0]; // Default: YYYY-MM-DD
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('year', function () {
+    return new Date().getFullYear();
+  });
+
+  // Date formatting helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('formatDate', function (date, format) {
+    if (!date) return '';
+
+    const d = new Date(date);
+    if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return date; // Return original if invalid
+
+    switch (format) {
+      case 'iso':
+        return d.toISOString();
+      case 'date':
+        return d.toISOString().split('T')[0]; // YYYY-MM-DD
+      case 'time':
+        return d.toTimeString().split(' ')[0]; // HH:MM:SS
+      case 'datetime':
+        return d.toISOString().replace('T', ' ').split('.')[0]; // YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
+      case 'short':
+        return d.toLocaleDateString(); // Locale-specific short date
+      case 'long':
+        return d.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+          weekday: 'long',
+          year: 'numeric',
+          month: 'long',
+          day: 'numeric'
+        });
+      default:
+        return d.toISOString().split('T')[0]; // Default: YYYY-MM-DD
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Pluralization helpers (basic English rules)
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('pluralize', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+
+    // Common irregular plurals
+    const irregulars = {
+      'person': 'people',
+      'child': 'children',
+      'foot': 'feet',
+      'tooth': 'teeth',
+      'mouse': 'mice',
+      'goose': 'geese'
+    };
+
+    const lower = str.toLowerCase();
+    if (irregulars[lower]) {
+      return str[0] === str[0].toUpperCase()
+        ? irregulars[lower].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + irregulars[lower].slice(1)
+        : irregulars[lower];
+    }
+
+    // Regular pluralization rules
+    if (str.endsWith('s') || str.endsWith('x') || str.endsWith('z') ||
+        str.endsWith('ch') || str.endsWith('sh')) {
+      return str + 'es';
+    } else if (str.endsWith('y') && !/[aeiou]y$/i.test(str)) {
+      return str.slice(0, -1) + 'ies';
+    } else if (str.endsWith('f')) {
+      return str.slice(0, -1) + 'ves';
+    } else if (str.endsWith('fe')) {
+      return str.slice(0, -2) + 'ves';
+    } else {
+      return str + 's';
+    }
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('singularize', function (str) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+
+    // Common irregular singulars
+    const irregulars = {
+      'people': 'person',
+      'children': 'child',
+      'feet': 'foot',
+      'teeth': 'tooth',
+      'mice': 'mouse',
+      'geese': 'goose'
+    };
+
+    const lower = str.toLowerCase();
+    if (irregulars[lower]) {
+      return str[0] === str[0].toUpperCase()
+        ? irregulars[lower].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + irregulars[lower].slice(1)
+        : irregulars[lower];
+    }
+
+    // Regular singularization rules
+    if (str.endsWith('ies')) {
+      return str.slice(0, -3) + 'y';
+    } else if (str.endsWith('ves')) {
+      return str.slice(0, -3) + 'f';
+    } else if (str.endsWith('es')) {
+      return str.slice(0, -2);
+    } else if (str.endsWith('s') && !str.endsWith('ss')) {
+      return str.slice(0, -1);
+    } else {
+      return str;
+    }
+  });
+
+  // String manipulation helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('trim', function (str) {
+    return typeof str === 'string' ? str.trim() : '';
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('replace', function (str, search, replacement) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return str.replace(new RegExp(search, 'g'), replacement);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('concat', function (...args) {
+    // Remove Handlebars options object (last argument)
+    const strings = args.slice(0, -1);
+    return strings.join('');
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('substr', function (str, start, length) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return '';
+    return length !== undefined ? str.substring(start, start + length) : str.substring(start);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('startsWith', function (str, prefix) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return false;
+    return str.startsWith(prefix);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('endsWith', function (str, suffix) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return false;
+    return str.endsWith(suffix);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('contains', function (str, substring) {
+    if (typeof str !== 'string') return false;
+    return str.includes(substring);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('length', function (value) {
+    if (Array.isArray(value) || typeof value === 'string') {
+      return value.length;
+    }
+    return 0;
+  });
+
+  // Math helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('add', function (a, b) {
+    return Number(a) + Number(b);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('subtract', function (a, b) {
+    return Number(a) - Number(b);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('multiply', function (a, b) {
+    return Number(a) * Number(b);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('divide', function (a, b) {
+    return Number(b) !== 0 ? Number(a) / Number(b) : 0;
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('mod', function (a, b) {
+    return Number(a) % Number(b);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('round', function (num, decimals = 0) {
+    const multiplier = Math.pow(10, decimals);
+    return Math.round(Number(num) * multiplier) / multiplier;
+  });
+
+  // Array helpers
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('join', function (array, separator = ', ') {
+    if (!Array.isArray(array)) return '';
+    return array.join(separator);
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('first', function (array) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(array) || array.length === 0) return undefined;
+    return array[0];
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('last', function (array) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(array) || array.length === 0) return undefined;
+    return array[array.length - 1];
+  });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('slice', function (array, start, end) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(array)) return [];
+    return array.slice(start, end);
+  });
+}
+
+// Auto-register helpers on module load
+registerHelpers();
+
+/**
+ * Render a template file with Handlebars.
+ *
+ * @param {string} templatePath - Absolute path to template file
+ * @param {Object} variables - Variables to pass to template context
+ * @param {Object} [options] - Rendering options
+ * @param {boolean} [options.noEscape] - Disable HTML escaping (default: true for markdown)
+ * @returns {string} Rendered template content
+ * @throws {Error} If template file doesn't exist or compilation fails
+ */
+export function renderTemplate(templatePath, variables, options = {}) {
+  if (!existsSync(templatePath)) {
+    throw new Error(`Template file not found: ${templatePath}`);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const templateContent = readFileSync(templatePath, 'utf-8');
+
+    // Compile template
+    const template = Handlebars.compile(templateContent, {
+      noEscape: options.noEscape !== undefined ? options.noEscape : true, // Don't escape by default
+      strict: false, // Allow undefined variables
+      preventIndent: true, // Preserve indentation
+    });
+
+    // Render with variables
+    return template(variables);
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to render template ${templatePath}: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render a template string (not from file) with Handlebars.
+ *
+ * @param {string} templateString - Template content as string
+ * @param {Object} variables - Variables to pass to template context
+ * @param {Object} [options] - Rendering options
+ * @returns {string} Rendered content
+ */
+export function renderTemplateString(templateString, variables, options = {}) {
+  try {
+    const template = Handlebars.compile(templateString, {
+      noEscape: options.noEscape !== undefined ? options.noEscape : true,
+      strict: false,
+      preventIndent: true,
+    });
+
+    return template(variables);
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to render template string: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get list of placeholders used in a template file.
+ *
+ * @param {string} templatePath - Absolute path to template file
+ * @returns {string[]} Array of placeholder names found
+ */
+export function getTemplatePlaceholders(templatePath) {
+  if (!existsSync(templatePath)) {
+    throw new Error(`Template file not found: ${templatePath}`);
+  }
+
+  const templateContent = readFileSync(templatePath, 'utf-8');
+  return getTemplatePlaceholdersFromString(templateContent);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get list of placeholders from a template string.
+ *
+ * @param {string} templateString - Template content
+ * @returns {string[]} Array of placeholder names found
+ */
+export function getTemplatePlaceholdersFromString(templateString) {
+  const placeholders = new Set();
+
+  // Match {{PLACEHOLDER}} and {{helper PLACEHOLDER}}
+  const regex = /\{\{(?:#|\/)?\s*([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)/g;
+  let match;
+
+  while ((match = regex.exec(templateString)) !== null) {
+    const placeholder = match[1];
+
+    // Skip Handlebars built-in helpers and custom helpers
+    const skipHelpers = [
+      // Built-in Handlebars
+      'if', 'unless', 'each', 'with', 'lookup', 'log', 'else',
+      // Comparison
+      'eq', 'ne', 'lt', 'gt', 'lte', 'gte',
+      // Logical
+      'and', 'or', 'not',
+      // Case transformations
+      'pascalCase', 'camelCase', 'titleCase', 'upperSnakeCase', 'snakeCase', 'kebabCase',
+      // String manipulation
+      'uppercase', 'lowercase', 'capitalize', 'trim', 'replace', 'concat', 'substr',
+      'startsWith', 'endsWith', 'contains', 'length',
+      // Date/Time
+      'formatDate', 'now', 'year',
+      // Pluralization
+      'pluralize', 'singularize',
+      // Math
+      'add', 'subtract', 'multiply', 'divide', 'mod', 'round',
+      // Array
+      'join', 'first', 'last', 'slice',
+      // Utility
+      'default', 'json'
+    ];
+
+    if (!skipHelpers.includes(placeholder)) {
+      placeholders.add(placeholder);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return Array.from(placeholders).sort();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate that all required placeholders are provided in variables.
+ *
+ * @param {string} templatePath - Absolute path to template file
+ * @param {Object} variables - Variables object
+ * @param {string[]} [optionalPlaceholders] - Placeholders that are optional
+ * @returns {{ valid: boolean, missing: string[] }} Validation result
+ */
+export function validateTemplatePlaceholders(templatePath, variables, optionalPlaceholders = []) {
+  const placeholders = getTemplatePlaceholders(templatePath);
+  const providedKeys = Object.keys(variables);
+
+  const missing = placeholders.filter(
+    p => !providedKeys.includes(p) && !optionalPlaceholders.includes(p)
+  );
+
+  return {
+    valid: missing.length === 0,
+    missing
+  };
+}
+
+export { Handlebars };