Response Templating - Helper Reference

This article provides a comprehensive reference for all Handlebars helpers available in WireMock Cloud’s response templating system.

Date and Time Helpers

now

Renders the current date/time with optional formatting and offset. Parameters:

format: Date format string (optional, defaults to ISO8601)
offset: Time offset (e.g., ‘3 days’, ‘-24 seconds’)
timezone: Timezone (optional, defaults to UTC)

Usage:

{{now}}
{{now offset='3 days'}}
{{now offset='-24 seconds'}}
{{now offset='10 years' format='yyyy-MM-dd'}}
{{now timezone='Australia/Sydney' format='yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ssZ'}}
{{now format='epoch'}}
{{now format='unix'}}

See Dates and Times for more details.

date

Manipulates existing date values with offset, timezone, and format changes. Parameters:

First parameter: Date value
format: Date format string (optional)
offset: Time offset (optional)
timezone: Timezone (optional)

Usage:

{{date myDate offset='-1 days' timezone='America/New_York' format='yyyy-MM-dd'}}

See Dates and Times for more details.

parseDate

Parses date strings into date objects. Parameters:

First parameter: Date string
format: Parser format string (optional)

Usage:

{{parseDate request.headers.MyDate}}
{{parseDate '10/11/2021' format="dd/MM/yyyy"}}
{{parseDate '1577964091000' format="epoch"}}
{{parseDate '1577964091' format="unix"}}

See Dates and Times for more details.

dateFormat

Formats date values to strings using predefined or custom formats. Parameters:

First parameter: Date value
Second parameter: Format name (full, long, medium, short) or custom format string
format: Alternative way to specify format string

Usage:

{{dateFormat (parseDate '2020-01-01T11:11:11Z') 'full'}}
{{dateFormat (parseDate '2020-01-01T11:11:11Z') format='yyyy-MM-dd'}}

See Dates and Times for more details.

truncateDate

Truncates date/times to specific points. Parameters:

First parameter: Date value
Second parameter: Truncation point

Truncation points:

first minute of hour
first hour of day
first day of month
first day of next month
last day of month
first day of year
first day of next year
last day of year

Usage:

{{truncateDate (parseDate '2021-06-14T00:00:00Z') 'last day of month'}}

See Dates and Times for more details.

String Helpers

regexExtract

Extracts values from strings using regular expressions. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
Second parameter: Regular expression pattern
Third parameter (optional): Variable name to assign captured groups

Usage:

{{regexExtract request.body '[A-Z]+'}}
{{regexExtract request.body '([a-z]+)-([A-Z]+)-([0-9]+)' 'parts'}}
{{parts.0}},{{parts.1}},{{parts.2}}

See String Helpers for more details.

trim

Removes whitespace from the start and end of strings. Usage:

{{trim request.headers.X-Padded-Header}}

{{#trim}}
    Some stuff with whitespace
{{/trim}}

See String Helpers for more details.

abbreviate

Truncates strings that exceed a specified length, adding ellipsis. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
Second parameter: Maximum length

Usage:

{{abbreviate 'Mocking APIs helps you develop faster' 21}}

Output: Mocking APIs helps... See String Helpers for more details.

capitalize

Capitalizes the first letter of each word. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string

Usage:

{{capitalize 'mock my stuff'}}

Output: Mock My Stuff See String Helpers for more details.

capitalizeFirst

Capitalizes only the first character of the string. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string

Usage:

{{capitalizeFirst 'mock my stuff'}}

Output: Mock my stuff See String Helpers for more details.

center

Centers text in a field of given width. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
size: Field width (required)
pad: Padding character (optional, defaults to space)

Usage:

{{center 'hello' size=21}}
{{center 'hello' size=21 pad='#'}}

See String Helpers for more details.

cut

Removes all instances of a specified substring. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
Second parameter: Substring to remove

Usage:

{{cut 'mocking, stubbing, faults' ','}}

Output: mocking stubbing faults See String Helpers for more details.

defaultIfEmpty

Returns the input value if not empty, otherwise returns a default. Parameters:

First parameter: Input value
Second parameter: Default value

Usage:

{{defaultIfEmpty 'my value' 'default'}}
{{defaultIfEmpty '' 'default'}}

See String Helpers for more details.

join

Joins multiple values or collections into a single string. Parameters:

Multiple values to join
Last parameter: Separator string
prefix: Optional prefix
suffix: Optional suffix

Usage:

{{join 'Mark' 'Rob' 'Dan' ', '}}
{{join 'Mark' 'Rob' 'Dan' ', ' prefix='[' suffix=']'}}

See String Helpers for more details.

ljust

Left-aligns text in a field of given width. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
size: Field width (required)
pad: Padding character (optional)

Usage:

{{ljust 'things' size=20}}
{{ljust 'things' size=20 pad='#'}}

See String Helpers for more details.

rjust

Right-aligns text in a field of given width. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
size: Field width (required)
pad: Padding character (optional)

Usage:

{{rjust 'things' size=20}}
{{rjust 'things' size=20 pad='#'}}

See String Helpers for more details.

lower

Converts string to lowercase. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string

Usage:

{{lower 'WireMock Cloud'}}

Output: wiremock cloud See String Helpers for more details.

upper

Converts string to uppercase. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string

Usage:

{{upper 'WireMock Cloud'}}

Output: WIREMOCK CLOUD See String Helpers for more details.

replace

Replaces all occurrences of a substring with another. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
Second parameter: Substring to find
Third parameter: Replacement string

Usage:

{{replace 'the wrong way' 'wrong' 'right'}}

Output: the right way See String Helpers for more details.

slugify

Converts text to URL-friendly slug format. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string

Usage:

{{slugify 'Mock my APIs'}}

Output: mock-my-apis See String Helpers for more details.

stripTags

Removes all HTML/XML tags from string. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string

Usage:

{{stripTags '<greeting>hi</greeting>'}}

Output: hi See String Helpers for more details.

substring

Extracts a portion of a string between indices. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
Second parameter: Start index
Third parameter (optional): End index

Usage:

{{substring 'one two' 4}}
{{substring 'one two' 0 3}}

See String Helpers for more details.

wordWrap

Wraps text at specified line length. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
Second parameter: Line length

Usage:

{{wordWrap 'one two three' 4}}

See String Helpers for more details.

yesno

Maps boolean/null values to customizable yes/no/maybe strings. Parameters:

First parameter: Boolean or null value
yes: Custom yes string (optional)
no: Custom no string (optional)
maybe: Custom maybe/null string (optional)

Usage:

{{yesno true}}
{{yesno false}}
{{yesno null}}
{{yesno true yes='aye'}}
{{yesno false no='nay'}}
{{yesno null maybe='meh'}}

See String Helpers for more details.

Encoding Helpers

base64

Encodes or decodes Base64 strings. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
decode: Set to true for decoding (optional)
padding: Set to false to disable padding (optional)

Usage:

{{{base64 request.headers.X-Plain-Header}}}
{{{base64 request.headers.X-Plain-Header padding=false}}}
{{{base64 request.headers.X-Encoded-Header decode=true}}}

{{{#base64}}}
Content to encode
{{{/base64}}}

{{{#base64 decode=true}}}
Q29udGVudCB0byBkZWNvZGUK
{{{/base64}}}

See String Encodings for more details.

urlEncode

Encodes or decodes URL strings according to HTTP URL encoding standard. Parameters:

First parameter: Input string
decode: Set to true for decoding (optional)

Usage:

{{{urlEncode request.headers.X-Plain-Header}}}
{{{urlEncode request.headers.X-Encoded-Header decode=true}}}

{{{#urlEncode}}}
Content to encode
{{{/urlEncode}}}

{{{#urlEncode decode=true}}}
Content%20to%20decode
{{{/urlEncode}}}

See String Encodings for more details.

formData

Parses HTTP form data into an object. Parameters:

First parameter: Form data string
Second parameter: Variable name to assign
urlDecode: Set to true to URL decode values (optional)

Usage:

{{formData request.body 'form' urlDecode=true}}{{{form.formField3}}}
{{formData request.body 'form' urlDecode=true}}{{{form.multiValueField.1}}}
{{formData request.body 'form' urlDecode=true}}{{{form.multiValueField.first}}}

See String Encodings for more details.

Number Helpers

math

Performs arithmetic operations. Parameters:

First parameter: Left operand
Second parameter: Operator (+, -, *, /, %)
Third parameter: Right operand

Operators:

+: Addition
-: Subtraction
*: Multiplication
/: Division
%: Modulo (remainder)

Usage:

{{math 1 '+' 2}}
{{math 4 '-' 2}}
{{math 2 '*' 3}}
{{math 8 '/' 2}}
{{math 10 '%' 3}}

See Number Helpers for more details.

numberFormat

Formats numbers with control over style, decimal places, and locale. Parameters:

First parameter: Number to format
Second parameter (optional): Format type (integer, currency, percent) or format string
Third parameter (optional): Locale string
maximumFractionDigits: Maximum decimal places
minimumFractionDigits: Minimum decimal places
maximumIntegerDigits: Maximum integer digits
minimumIntegerDigits: Minimum integer digits
groupingUsed: Enable/disable digit grouping (default true)
roundingMode: Rounding mode (up, down, half_up, half_down, half_even, ceiling, floor)

Usage:

{{{numberFormat 123.4567 'currency' 'en_GB'}}}
{{{numberFormat 123.4567 'percent' 'en_GB'}}}
{{{numberFormat 123.4567 '###.000000' 'en_GB'}}}
{{{numberFormat 1234.567 maximumIntegerDigits=3 minimumFractionDigits=6}}}
{{{numberFormat 12345.678 groupingUsed=false}}}
{{{numberFormat 1.239 roundingMode='down' maximumFractionDigits=2}}}

See Number Helpers for more details.

Random Value Helpers

randomValue

Generates random strings of specified type and length. Parameters:

length: Length of string (required for most types)
type: Type of random string (required)
uppercase: Convert to uppercase (optional)

Types:

ALPHANUMERIC: Letters and numbers
ALPHABETIC: Letters only
NUMERIC: Numbers only
ALPHANUMERIC_AND_SYMBOLS: Letters, numbers, and symbols
HEXADECIMAL: Hex characters (0-9, A-F)
UUID: UUID format (length not needed)

Usage:

{{randomValue length=33 type='ALPHANUMERIC'}}
{{randomValue length=12 type='ALPHANUMERIC' uppercase=true}}
{{randomValue length=55 type='ALPHABETIC'}}
{{randomValue length=27 type='ALPHABETIC' uppercase=true}}
{{randomValue length=10 type='NUMERIC'}}
{{randomValue length=5 type='ALPHANUMERIC_AND_SYMBOLS'}}
{{randomValue length=5 type='HEXADECIMAL' uppercase=true}}
{{randomValue type='UUID'}}

See Random Values for more details.

randomInt

Generates random integers with optional bounds. Parameters:

lower: Lower bound (optional)
upper: Upper bound (optional)

Usage:

{{randomInt}}
{{randomInt lower=5 upper=9}}
{{randomInt upper=54323}}
{{randomInt lower=-24}}

See Random Values for more details.

randomDecimal

Generates random decimal numbers with optional bounds. Parameters:

lower: Lower bound (optional)
upper: Upper bound (optional)

Usage:

{{randomDecimal}}
{{randomDecimal lower=-10.1 upper=-0.9}}
{{randomDecimal upper=12.5}}
{{randomDecimal lower=-24.01}}

See Random Values for more details.

pickRandom

Randomly selects a value from parameters or collection. Parameters:

First parameter: Collection (optional) or first value
Additional parameters: More values to choose from
count: Number of unique items to select (optional)

Usage:

{{pickRandom '1' '2' '3'}}
{{pickRandom numberList}}
{{pickRandom 1 2 3 4 5 count=3}}

See Random Values for more details.

random

Generates random test data using Faker library. Parameters:

First parameter: Faker key (e.g., ‘Name.firstName’, ‘Address.city’)

Usage:

{{random 'Name.firstName'}}
{{random 'Name.lastName'}}
{{random 'Internet.emailAddress'}}
{{random 'Address.city'}}
{{random 'PhoneNumber.phoneNumber'}}

See Generate Test Data for the complete list of available keys.

JSON Helpers

jsonPath

Extracts values from JSON documents using JSONPath expressions. Parameters:

First parameter: JSON string or object
Second parameter: JSONPath expression

Usage:

{{jsonPath request.body '$.outer.inner'}}
{{jsonPath request.body '$.things[0].id'}}

See Working with JSON for more details.

jsonArrayAdd

Appends elements to a JSON array. Parameters:

First parameter: Existing array
Second parameter (optional): Item to add
maxItems: Maximum array size (optional)
flatten: Flatten nested arrays (optional)
jsonPath: Path to nested array (optional)

Usage:

{{jsonArrayAdd existingArray newItem}}

{{#jsonArrayAdd existingArray}}
{
  "id": 321,
  "name": "sam"
}
{{/jsonArrayAdd}}

{{#jsonArrayAdd existingArray maxItems=2}}
{
  "id": 456,
  "name": "bob"
}
{{/jsonArrayAdd}}

{{#jsonArrayAdd existingArray flatten=true}}
[
  {
    "id": 456,
    "name": "bob"
  }
]
{{/jsonArrayAdd}}

{{jsonArrayAdd existingArray itemToAdd jsonPath='$[0].names'}}

See Working with JSON for more details.

jsonRemove

Removes elements from JSON arrays or keys from objects using JSONPath. Parameters:

First parameter: JSON object or array
Second parameter: JSONPath expression

Usage:

{{jsonRemove existingArray '$.[?(@.id == 123)]'}}
{{jsonRemove existingObject '$.name'}}

See Working with JSON for more details.

jsonMerge

Merges two JSON objects recursively. Parameters:

First parameter: Base object
Second parameter (optional): Object to merge
removeNulls: Remove null-valued attributes (optional)

Usage:

{{jsonMerge object1 object2}}

{{#jsonMerge object1}}
{
  "name": "Robert",
  "nickname": "Bob"
}
{{/jsonMerge}}

{{#jsonMerge object1 removeNulls=true}}
{
  "removeMe": null
}
{{/jsonMerge}}

See Working with JSON for more details.

formatJson

Formats JSON in pretty or compact style. Parameters:

First parameter (optional): JSON to format
format: Style (pretty or compact, defaults to pretty)

Usage:

{{formatJson object1}}
{{formatJson object1 format='compact'}}

{{#formatJson}}
{"id": 456, "name": "Robert"}
{{/formatJson}}

See Working with JSON for more details.

parseJson

Parses JSON string into object and assigns to variable. Parameters:

First parameter: JSON string or variable name
Second parameter (optional): Variable name to assign

Usage:

{{#parseJson 'newVariableName'}}
    [ "shoes", "socks" ]
{{/parseJson}}

{{parseJson inputString 'newVariableName'}}

See Working with JSON for more details.

toJson

Converts any object to JSON string. Parameters:

First parameter: Object to convert

Usage:

{{toJson (array 1 2 3)}}

See Working with JSON for more details.

XML Helpers

xPath

Extracts values or sub-documents from XML using XPath 1.0 expressions. Parameters:

First parameter: XML string
Second parameter: XPath expression

Usage:

{{{xPath request.body '/outer/inner/text()'}}}
{{{xPath request.body '/outer/inner/@id'}}}

See Working with XML for more details.

soapXPath

Convenience helper for extracting values from SOAP body elements. Parameters:

First parameter: SOAP XML string
Second parameter: XPath expression (relative to SOAP body)

Usage:

{{{soapXPath request.body '/a/test/text()'}}}

See Working with XML for more details.

formatXml

Formats XML in pretty or compact style. Parameters:

First parameter (optional): XML to format
format: Style (pretty or compact, defaults to pretty)

Usage:

{{formatXml object1}}
{{formatXml object1 format='compact'}}

{{#formatXml}}
<foo><bar>wh</bar></foo>
{{/formatXml}}

See Working with XML for more details.

Cryptographic Helpers

hash

Creates cryptographic hashes of text. Parameters:

algorithm: Hashing algorithm (required)
encoding: Output encoding (hex or base64, required)

Algorithms:

sha-1, sha-224, sha-256, sha-384, sha-512
sha3-224, sha3-256, sha3-384, sha3-512
md2, md5

Usage:

{{#hash algorithm='sha-256' encoding='hex'}}text to hash{{/hash}}
{{#hash algorithm='md5' encoding='base64'}}text to hash{{/hash}}

See Cryptographic Helpers for more details.

JWT Helpers

jwt

Generates signed JSON Web Tokens. Parameters:

alg: Signing algorithm (HS256 or RS256, defaults to HS256)
maxAge: Expiry duration (e.g., ‘12 days’)
exp: Expiry date (alternative to maxAge)
nbf: Not before date (optional)
iss: Issuer claim (optional)
aud: Audience claim (optional)
sub: Subject claim (optional)
Any additional parameters become custom claims

Usage:

{{{jwt maxAge='12 days'}}}
{{{jwt exp=(parseDate '2040-02-23T21:22:23Z')}}}
{{{jwt nbf=(parseDate '2018-02-23T21:22:23Z')}}}
{{{jwt iss='https://jwt-example.wiremockapi.cloud/'}}}
{{{jwt aud='https://jwt-target.wiremockapi.cloud/'}}}
{{{jwt sub='jonsmith'}}}
{{{jwt
    isAdmin=true
    quota=23
    score=0.96
    email='jonsmith@example.com'
}}}
{{{jwt alg='RS256'}}}

See JWT Web Tokens for more details.

jwks

Generates JSON Web Key Set for RS256 public keys. Usage:

{{{jwks}}}

See JWT Web Tokens for more details.

Dynamic State Helpers

state

Retrieves a state value stored in a context by its key. Parameters:

First parameter: Key name (required)
context: Context name (optional, uses default context if not specified)

Usage:

{{state 'itemName'}}
{{state 'userId' context='v1_users'}}
{{state 'id' context=collectionContext}}

See Dynamic State Basics for more details.

stateContext

Sets the default context for all state helpers within its block, avoiding repetition. Parameters:

First parameter: Context name or expression (required)

Usage:

{{#stateContext request.headers.x-test-id}}
  The current itemName is {{state 'itemName'}}
  The current userId is {{state 'userId'}}
{{/stateContext}}

{{#stateContext collectionContext}}
  {{#formatJson}}
    {{state id}}
  {{/formatJson}}
{{/stateContext}}

See Dynamic State Basics for more details.

listState

Returns all state values within a given context as a collection. Parameters:

First parameter: Context name or expression (required)

Usage:

{{listState request.headers.x-test-id}}
{{listState collectionContext}}

{{#formatJson}}
{
  "users" : [{{#arrayJoin ',' (listState collectionContext) as |item|}}
    {{jsonPath item '$.user'}}
  {{/arrayJoin}}]
}
{{/formatJson}}

{{#formatJson}}
  [{{arrayJoin ',' (listState collectionContext)}}]
{{/formatJson}}

See Dynamic State Basics for more details.

Collection and Utility Helpers

assign

Creates a string variable for later use. Parameters:

First parameter: Variable name

Usage:

{{#assign 'myCapitalisedQuery'}}{{capitalize request.query.search}}{{/assign}}

Capitalised query: {{myCapitalisedQuery}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

val

Accesses values with default fallback, maintains type (unlike assign). Parameters:

First parameter: Value or expression
or/default: Default value if first parameter is absent
assign: Variable name to assign result

Usage:

{{val request.query.search or='default'}}
{{val request.query.search default='default'}}
{{val request.query.search}}
{{val request.query.search or='default' assign='myVar'}}
{{val request.query.search assign='myVar'}}
{{val (array 1 2 3) default='123'}}
{{val 'value for myVar' assign='myVar'}}{{myVar}}
{{val 10 assign='myVar'}}{{#lt myVar 20}}Less Than{{else}}More Than{{/lt}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

size

Returns the size of a string, list, or map. Parameters:

First parameter: String, list, or map

Usage:

{{size 'abcde'}}
{{size request.query.things}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

with

Creates a nested scope for accessing object properties. Parameters:

First parameter: Object

Usage:

{{#with myObject}}
  ID: {{{id}}}
  Position: {{{position}}}
{{/with}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

range

Generates an array of integers between two bounds. Parameters:

First parameter: Lower bound (inclusive)
Second parameter: Upper bound (exclusive)

Usage:

{{range 3 8}}
{{range -2 2}}
{{#each (range 0 (randomInt lower=1 upper=10)) as |index|}}
id: {{index}}
{{/each}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

array

Creates an array containing the specified values. Parameters:

Any number of values

Usage:

{{array 1 'two' true}}
{{array}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

arrayAdd

Adds an element to an array at specified position. Parameters:

First parameter: Array
Second parameter: Element to add
position: Index, start, or end (optional, defaults to end)

Usage:

{{arrayAdd (array 1 'three') 2 position=1}}
{{arrayAdd (array 1 'three') 2 position='start'}}
{{arrayAdd (array 1 'three') 2 position='end'}}
{{arrayAdd (array 1 'three') 2}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

arrayRemove

Removes an element from an array at specified position. Parameters:

First parameter: Array
position: Index, start, or end (optional, defaults to end)

Usage:

{{arrayRemove (array 1 2 'three') position=1}}
{{arrayRemove (array 1 2 'three') position='start'}}
{{arrayRemove (array 1 2 'three') position='end'}}
{{arrayRemove (array 1 2 'three')}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

arrayJoin

Concatenates array values with a separator. Parameters:

First parameter: Separator string
Additional parameters: Values or array to join
prefix: String to prepend (optional)
suffix: String to append (optional)

Usage:

{{arrayJoin ',' (array 'One' 'Two' 'Three')}}
{{arrayJoin ' - ' 'a' 'b' 'c'}}
{{arrayJoin ', ' (range 1 5)}}
{{arrayJoin ',' (array 'One' 'Two' 'Three') prefix='[' suffix=']'}}

{{#arrayJoin ',' myThings as |item|}}
{
  "name{{item.id}}": "{{item.name}}"
}
{{/arrayJoin}}

{{#arrayJoin ',' myThings prefix='[' suffix=']' as |item|}}
{
  "name{{item.id}}": "{{item.name}}"
}
{{/arrayJoin}}

See Miscellaneous Helpers for more details.

hostname

Returns the hostname of the mock API. Usage:

{{hostname}}

Conditional Logic Helpers

if

Evaluates condition and renders block if true. Usage:

{{#if showDetails}}
  <div id="details">...</div>
{{/if}}

{{#if showVariantA}}
  <div id="var-a">...</div>
{{else if showVariantB}}
  <div id="var-b">...</div>
{{else}}
  <div id="default">...</div>
{{/if}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

unless

Evaluates condition and renders block if false. Usage:

{{#unless hideDetails}}
  <div id="details">...</div>
{{/unless}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

eq

Tests equality. Parameters:

First parameter: Left value
Second parameter: Right value

Usage:

{{#eq name 'Dan'}}
  <div id="dan">...</div>
{{/eq}}

{{#if (eq name 'Dan')}}
  <div id="dan">...</div>
{{/if}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

neq

Tests inequality. Parameters:

First parameter: Left value
Second parameter: Right value

Usage:

{{#neq name 'Jeff'}}...{{/neq}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

gt

Tests greater than. Parameters:

First parameter: Left value
Second parameter: Right value

Usage:

{{#gt itemCount 3}}...{{/gt}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

gte

Tests greater than or equal to. Parameters:

First parameter: Left value
Second parameter: Right value

Usage:

{{#gte itemCount 3}}...{{/gte}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

lt

Tests less than. Parameters:

First parameter: Left value
Second parameter: Right value

Usage:

{{#lt itemCount 3}}...{{/lt}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

lte

Tests less than or equal to. Parameters:

First parameter: Left value
Second parameter: Right value

Usage:

{{#lte itemCount 3}}...{{/lte}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

and

Logical AND operation. Parameters:

Multiple boolean expressions

Usage:

{{#and (lt itemCount 10) (gt itemCount 5)}}...{{/and}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

or

Logical OR operation. Parameters:

Multiple boolean expressions

Usage:

{{#or (eq itemCount 1) (eq itemCount 2)}}...{{/or}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

not

Logical NOT operation. Parameters:

One boolean expression

Usage:

{{#not (eq itemCount 1)}}...{{/not}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

contains

Tests if string or array contains a value. Parameters:

First parameter: String or array
Second parameter: Value to find

Usage:

{{#if (contains 'abcde' 'abc')}}YES{{/if}}
{{#if (contains (array 'a' 'b' 'c') 'a')}}YES{{/if}}

{{#contains 'abcde' 'abc'}}YES{{/contains}}
{{#contains (array 'a' 'b' 'c') 'a'}}YES{{/contains}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

matches

Tests if string matches a regular expression. Parameters:

First parameter: String to test
Second parameter: Regular expression pattern

Usage:

{{#if (matches '123' '[0-9]+')}}YES{{/if}}

{{#matches '123' '[0-9]+'}}YES{{/matches}}

See Conditional Logic for more details.

Iteration Helpers

each

Iterates over collections (arrays or objects). Usage:

{{#each request.query.things as |thing|}}
  thing: {{{thing}}}
{{/each}}

{{#each (jsonPath request.body '$.things') as |value key|}}
  {{{key}}}={{{value}}}
{{/each}}

{{#each (range 0 5) as |index|}}
  {{@index}}: {{index}}
  {{#if @first}}First!{{/if}}
  {{#if @last}}Last!{{/if}}
{{/each}}

Special variables:

@index: Current iteration index (zero-based)
@first: True if first iteration
@last: True if last iteration

See Conditional Logic for more details.

Concepts

Tutorials

How-to Guides

Reference

​Date and Time Helpers

​now

​date

​parseDate

​dateFormat

​truncateDate

​String Helpers

​regexExtract

​trim

​abbreviate

​capitalize

​capitalizeFirst

​center

​cut

​defaultIfEmpty

​join

​ljust

​rjust

​lower

​upper

​replace

​slugify

​stripTags

​substring

​wordWrap

​yesno

​Encoding Helpers

​base64

​urlEncode

​formData

​Number Helpers

​math

​numberFormat

​Random Value Helpers

​randomValue

​randomInt

​randomDecimal

​pickRandom

​random

​JSON Helpers

​jsonPath

​jsonArrayAdd

​jsonRemove

​jsonMerge

​formatJson

​parseJson

​toJson

​XML Helpers

​xPath

​soapXPath

​formatXml

​Cryptographic Helpers

​hash

​JWT Helpers

​jwt

​jwks

​Dynamic State Helpers

​state

​stateContext

​listState

​Collection and Utility Helpers

​assign

​val

​size

​with

​range

​array

​arrayAdd

​arrayRemove

​arrayJoin

​hostname

​Conditional Logic Helpers

​if

​unless

​eq

​neq

Date and Time Helpers

now

date

parseDate

dateFormat

truncateDate

String Helpers

regexExtract

trim

abbreviate

capitalize

capitalizeFirst

center

cut

defaultIfEmpty

join

ljust

rjust

lower

upper

replace

slugify

stripTags

substring

wordWrap

yesno

Encoding Helpers

base64

urlEncode

formData

Number Helpers

math

numberFormat

Random Value Helpers

randomValue

randomInt

randomDecimal

pickRandom

random

JSON Helpers

jsonPath

jsonArrayAdd

jsonRemove

jsonMerge

formatJson

parseJson

toJson

XML Helpers

xPath

soapXPath

formatXml

Cryptographic Helpers

hash

JWT Helpers

jwt

jwks

Dynamic State Helpers

state

stateContext

listState

Collection and Utility Helpers

assign

val

size

with

range

array

arrayAdd

arrayRemove

arrayJoin

hostname

Conditional Logic Helpers

if

unless

eq

neq

gt

gte

lt

lte