<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>Express Handlebars is a Handlebars view engine specifically designed for Express, offering features like layouts, partials, template caching, and the ability to use different Handlebars modules. This package aims to provide a solution for handling views within Express applications efficiently.</p>
<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Layout Concept</strong>: Reintroduces the concept of layouts that was removed in Express 3.x.</li>
<li><strong>Partials Support</strong>: Utilizes Handlebars' partials mechanism for implementing partials.</li>
<li><strong>Directory Support</strong>: Allows for a directory of partials that can be easily referenced in templates.</li>
<li><strong>Smart File System I/O</strong>: Efficiently handles file system I/O and template caching for improved performance.</li>
<li><strong>Async and Non-blocking</strong>: Ensures non-blocking server operations by utilizing I/O queuing.</li>
<li><strong>Template Precompilation</strong>: Enables easy precompilation of templates and partials for client-side use.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Handlebars</strong>: Ability to use different Handlebars module implementations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Summary</h2>
