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Accessing GET variables in Assemble.io

I'm creating webpage using Assemble.io templating system and Grunt. Is there any way how can I access GET variables inside my .hbs tempates? I need to create a simple condition: 

{{#if debug}}
<script src="path_to_script">
{{/if}}

And call this condition only in case of GET param ?debug=1 after current URL. Is it possible to access GET variables from .hbs templates?

Solution

  • This has nothing to do with static site generator, since query string's value is available only at runtime.

    However you can include the following code snippet into your .html page:

    <script>
if (window.location.search.substring(1).split('&').indexOf('debug') > -1) {
    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],
        el = document.createElement('script');
    el.async = true;
    el.src = 'patth_to_script';
    s.parentNode.insertBefore(el, s);
}
</script>

    And when you open it in a browser http://www.example.com/page?debug, the required script will be loaded along with other scripts referenced on the page.