sp-dev-fx-webparts/samples/handlebarsjs-webpack-loader/README.md

---
page_type: sample
products:
- office-sp
languages:
- javascript
- typescript
extensions:
  contentType: samples
  technologies:
  - SharePoint Framework
  platforms:
  - Handlebars
  createdDate: 3/5/2017 12:00:00 AM
---
# SPFx Sample with Handlebars.js

This sample demonstrate how to set up SPFx to use [Handlebars](http://handlebarsjs.com) through [webpack loader](https://webpack.github.io/docs/loaders.html).

## Compatibility

| :warning: Important          |
|:---------------------------|
| Every SPFx version is only compatible with specific version(s) of Node.js. In order to be able to build this sample, please ensure that the version of Node on your workstation matches one of the versions listed in this section. This sample will not work on a different version of Node.|
|Refer to <https://aka.ms/spfx-matrix> for more information on SPFx compatibility.   |

![SPFx 1.4.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/SPFx-1.4.1-green.svg)
![Node.js v6 | v8](https://img.shields.io/badge/Node.js-LTS%206.x%20%7C%20v8-green.svg)
![Compatible with SharePoint Online](https://img.shields.io/badge/SharePoint%20Online-Compatible-green.svg)
![Compatible with SharePoint 2019](https://img.shields.io/badge/SharePoint%20Server%202019-Compatible-green.svg)
![Does not work with SharePoint 2016 (Feature Pack 2)](https://img.shields.io/badge/SharePoint%20Server%202016%20(Feature%20Pack%202)-Incompatible-red.svg "SharePoint Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 requires SPFx 1.1")
![Local Workbench Compatible](https://img.shields.io/badge/Local%20Workbench-Compatible-green.svg)
![Hosted Workbench Compatible](https://img.shields.io/badge/Hosted%20Workbench-Compatible-green.svg)
![Compatible with Remote Containers](https://img.shields.io/badge/Remote%20Containers-Compatible-green.svg)

## Applies to

* [SharePoint Framework Developer](https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/sharepoint-framework-overview)
* [Office 365 developer tenant](https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/set-up-your-developer-tenant)

## Contributors

* [Stefan Bauer](https://github.com/n8design) - n8d ([@stfbauer](https://twitter.com/stfbauer))

## Version history

Version|Date|Comments
-------|----|--------
1.1|March 21, 2018|Update to Version 1.4.1
1.0|March 5, 2017|Initial release

### Building the code

```bash
git clone the repo
npm i
npm i -g gulp
gulp serve
```

This package produces the following:

* `lib/*` - intermediate-stage commonjs build artifacts
* `dist/*` - the bundled script, along with other resources
* `deploy/*` - all resources which should be uploaded to a CDN.


## Help

We do not support samples, but we this community is always willing to help, and we want to improve these samples. We use GitHub to track issues, which makes it easy for  community members to volunteer their time and help resolve issues.

If you're having issues building the solution, please run [spfx doctor](https://pnp.github.io/cli-microsoft365/cmd/spfx/spfx-doctor/) from within the solution folder to diagnose incompatibility issues with your environment.

You can try looking at [issues related to this sample](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/issues?q=label%3A%22sample%3A%20handlebarsjs-webpack-loader") to see if anybody else is having the same issues.

You can also try looking at [discussions related to this sample](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/discussions?discussions_q=handlebarsjs-webpack-loader) and see what the community is saying.

If you encounter any issues while using this sample, [create a new issue](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Needs%3A+Triage+%3Amag%3A%2Ctype%3Abug-suspected%2Csample%3A%20handlebarsjs-webpack-loader&template=bug-report.yml&sample=handlebarsjs-webpack-loader&authors=@n8design&title=handlebarsjs-webpack-loader%20-%20).

For questions regarding this sample, [create a new question](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Needs%3A+Triage+%3Amag%3A%2Ctype%3Aquestion%2Csample%3A%20handlebarsjs-webpack-loader&template=question.yml&sample=handlebarsjs-webpack-loader&authors=@n8design&title=handlebarsjs-webpack-loader%20-%20).

Finally, if you have an idea for improvement, [make a suggestion](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Needs%3A+Triage+%3Amag%3A%2Ctype%3Aenhancement%2Csample%3A%20handlebarsjs-webpack-loader&template=question.yml&sample=handlebarsjs-webpack-loader&authors=@n8design&title=handlebarsjs-webpack-loader%20-%20).


## Disclaimer

**THIS CODE IS PROVIDED *AS IS* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.**


<img src="https://pnptelemetry.azurewebsites.net/sp-dev-fx-webparts/samples/handlebarsjs-webpack-loader" />