render html template with a javascript function

Question

I have some flask code which renders a html document like this

html = render_template('test.html', data=data)

where test.html is given by

<div>
    {{ moment(data.date).fromNow() }}
</div>

I am using the moment.js file to print the time difference between now and the date. However, in the example above the moment function does not work. I tried to include the moment function into the template like

{% block scripts %}
    {{ moment.include_moment() }}
{% endblock %}

but this does not seem to do the trick... how can I get a javascript function to work in this context?

yes I am trying to render a template and feed the html code with javascript/ajax into the current view of the user — carl
– carl, Commented Jun 6, 2016 at 14:10

jano · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-06 15:02:47Z

1

If you want to achive time since date and the date is anyway taken from python so why don't you use timesince filter. Here you will find about adding custom fitlers. It would be more transparent solution i think.

Then it could look like this:

<div>
    {{ data.date|timesince }}
</div>

edited Jun 6, 2016 at 15:02

answered Jun 6, 2016 at 14:48

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