Change/test to support VARIABLES config option.

src/js/kernel.js

@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@ if (typeof Jemplate.Stash == 'undefined') {
     Jemplate.Stash = function(stash, config) {
         this.__config__ = config;
 
-		this.data = {
-			GLOBAL : this.__config__.SCOPE			
-		};
+    this.data = config["VARIABLES"];
+    this.data["GLOBAL"] = this.__config__.SCOPE;
+
 		this.LOCAL_ANCHOR = {};
 		this.data.LOCAL = this.LOCAL_ANCHOR;
 

tests/index.html

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
         "plugins.t.html",
         "set.t.html",
         "stash.t.html",
-        "string.t.html"
+        "string.t.html",
+        "variables.t.html"
     );
 </script>
 </body>

tests/t/variables.t.js

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+var t = new Test.Jemplate();
+
+t.plan(3);
+
+t.compile();
+
+var j = new Jemplate();
+var jVAR = new Jemplate({VARIABLES:{who:'Beaver'}});
+
+var test1 = t.state.blocks.shift();
+t.is(
+    j.process('hello', {who: 'Wally'}),
+    test1.data.output,
+    test1.name
+);
+
+var test2 = t.state.blocks.shift();
+t.is(
+    jVAR.process('hello',{}),
+    test2.data.output,
+    test2.name
+);
+
+var test3 = t.state.blocks.shift();
+t.is(
+    jVAR.process('hello', {who: 'Wally'}),
+    test3.data.output,
+    test3.name
+);
+
+
+/* Test
+=== Test without VARIABLES set in config hash
+--- output
+Hello, Wally!
+=== Test with VARIABLES set in config hash 
+--- output
+Hello, Beaver!
+=== Test with VARIABLES set in config hash being overridden by local var
+--- output
+Hello, Wally!
+
+*/