Handlebars.js vs Mustache.js
JavaScript performance comparison
Preparation code
<style type="text/css">
#output { overflow: hidden; }
#output .sample { width: 45%; padding: 1%; border: 1px solid #ccc; float: left; }
</style>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/janl/mustache.js/master/mustache.js"></script>
<script src="http://cloud.github.com/downloads/wycats/handlebars.js/handlebars-1.0.0.beta.6.js"></script>
<script id="template_one" type="text/template">
<h3>{{header}}</h3>
<ul>
{{#items}}
{{#first}}<li><strong>{{name}}</strong></li>{{/first}}
{{^first}}<li>{{#link}}<a href="{{url}}">{{/link}}{{name}}{{#link}}</a>{{/link}}</li>{{/first}}
{{/items}}
</ul>
{{#double}}
<p>Double rainbow!</p>
{{/double}}
</script>
<div id="output">
<div class="sample">
<h2>Mustache Renders</h2>
<div id="mu"></div>
</div>
<div class="sample">
<h2>Handlebars Renders</h2>
<div id="hb"></div>
</div>
</div>
<script>
var template = document.getElementById('template_one').innerText,
data = {
"header": "Colors",
"items": [
{ "name": "rainbow", "first": true, "url": "#Rainbow" },
{ "name": "red", "link": true, "url": "#Red" },
{ "name": "orange", "link": true, "url": "#Orange" },
{ "name": "yellow", "link": true, "url": "#Yellow" },
{ "name": "green", "link": true, "url": "#Green" },
{ "name": "blue", "link": true, "url": "#Blue" },
{ "name": "purple", "link": true, "url": "#Purple" },
{ "name": "white", "link": false, "url": "#While" },
{ "name": "black", "link": false, "url": "#Black" }
],
"double": true
},
hb_compiled;
ui.benchmarks[2].setup = function() {
hb_compiled = null;
};
ui.benchmarks[4].setup = function() {
hb_compiled = Handlebars.compile(template);
};
document.getElementById('mu').innerHTML = Mustache.to_html(template, data);
document.getElementById('hb').innerHTML = Handlebars.compile(template)(data);
</script>
Preparation code output
Mustache Renders
Handlebars Renders
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Mustache to_html |
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Handlebars: compile + render |
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Handlebars: compile once + render |
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