globalRenderOptions

globalRenderOptions is an object that is passed into every template rendered by TweetDeck. This can be used to implement custom flags and functions.

Contents

Current (default) contents of the global render options:

• asset: a function to return an asset via TD.assets.get(value) (perfect example for custom functions)
• decider: all currently available deciders from TD.decider.getAllWithOverlay()
• featureFlag: new TweetDeck features, looks like they are based on experiments
• isTouchDevice: TweetDeck determines if we are using a touch-enabled device
• styledScrollbar: Determines if TweetDeck should show a styled or regular scrollbar

Functions can be used in templates like this:

{{#asset}}/web/assets/emoji/1f004.png{{/asset}}

/web/assets/emoji/1f004.png is the value given to the function and will be inserted in whatever function is returned by the specific key in globalRenderOptions

Flags can be used like this:

{{#isTouchDevice}}I'm a touch device{{/isTouchDevice}}

...where "I'm a touch device" only will be shown if isTouchDevice is true.

Extending

Extending the global render options is an easy task. Just add another key to the object and either give it a boolean value to turn it into a flag, or give it a function that returns another function, passing the value of the template call into it.

Example for functions (asset):

// ...
asset: function() {
    return function(e) {
        return TD.assets.get(e)
    }
}
// ...

Templating in TweetDeck is based on Twitters hogan.js, so you'll be able to find more information there!

As always the notice that you should do this as early as possible, so stuff might not interfere with this or not be applied at all.