Added pluralize helper to format text better.

chapter13-3
DiscoverMeteor · Oct 19, 2015 · 1480289 · 1480289
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diff --git a/client/helpers/handlebars.js b/client/helpers/handlebars.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Template.registerHelper('pluralize', function(n, thing) {
+  // fairly stupid pluralizer
+  if (n === 1) {
+    return '1 ' + thing;
+  } else {
+    return n + ' ' + thing + 's';
+  }
+});
diff --git a/client/templates/posts/post_item.html b/client/templates/posts/post_item.html
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
     <div class="post-content">
       <h3><a href="{{url}}">{{title}}</a><span>{{domain}}</span></h3>
       <p>
-        {{votes}} Votes,
+        {{pluralize votes "Vote"}},
         submitted by {{author}},
-        <a href="{{pathFor 'postPage'}}">{{commentsCount}} comments</a>
+        <a href="{{pathFor 'postPage'}}">{{pluralize commentsCount "comment"}}</a>
         {{#if ownPost}}<a href="{{pathFor 'postEdit'}}">Edit</a>{{/if}}
       </p>
     </div>