added convenience function renderStr and made view.run work even if n…

…ot passed a vm context (it makes its own as needed)

Cakefile

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ fs                     = require 'fs'
 jison                  = require 'jison'
 path                   = require 'path'
 express_test           = require './test/generate_express_test'
-run_cases              = require './test/run_cases'
 
 task 'build', 'build the whole jam', (cb) ->  
   console.log "Building"
@@ -19,10 +18,12 @@ task 'build', 'build the whole jam', (cb) ->
               cb() if typeof cb is 'function'
 
 task 'test', 'test server and browser support', (cb) ->
+  run_cases = require './test/run_cases'
   run_cases.test ->
     console.log "Done."
 
 runCoffee = (args, cb) ->
+  console.log args
   proc =  spawn 'coffee', args
   proc.stderr.on 'data', (buffer) -> console.log buffer.toString()
   proc.on        'exit', (status) ->

index.coffee

@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@
 {engine}                                      = require('./lib/engine')
 {view, getCommonHeaders, getCommonHeadersJs}  = require('./lib/view')
 
-exports.engine            = engine
-exports.view              = view
-exports.getCommonHeaders  = getCommonHeaders
+exports.engine              = engine
+exports.view                = view
+exports.getCommonHeaders    = getCommonHeaders
 exports.getCommonHeadersJs  = getCommonHeadersJs
 
-exports.expressEngine = e = new engine { verbose: false, prettyPrintErrors: true }
-exports.render            = e.run
+exports.expressEngine       = e = new engine { verbose: false, prettyPrintErrors: true }
+exports.render              = e.run
 
+# given a template string, returns a function that can be called
+# on an object to render it.
+exports.compileStr          = (template_str, options) ->
+  v = new view template_str, options
+  return (x) -> v.run x
 
 # express 3.x support;
 __express = exports.__express     = (filename, options, cb) ->
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ exports.__consolidate_engine_render = (filename, options, cb) ->
       cb null, res
 
 # consolidate.js wants this, but it might generally be useful
-exports.str_render = (template_str, options, cb) ->
+exports.str_render = exports.strRender = (template_str, options, cb) ->
   v = new view template_str, options
   [err, res] = v.run options
   cb err, res