From 8537e3e7efeb1d8f25e9fb00fefa80ce555ef986 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christian Schwarz <cmrs@cmrs.io>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 03:45:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] recursively restore indent directives when faced with
 empty partials

---
 src/render.rs | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/render.rs b/src/render.rs
index 98bc5ece5..91a2dac0e 100644
--- a/src/render.rs
+++ b/src/render.rs
@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@ pub struct RenderContextInner<'reg: 'rc, 'rc> {
     /// root template name
     root_template: Option<&'reg String>,
     disable_escape: bool,
-    // whether the previous text that we rendered ended on a newline
-    // necessary to make indenting decisions after the end of partials
+
+    // Indicates whether the previous text that we rendered ended on a newline.
+    // This is necessary to make indenting decisions after the end of partials.
     trailing_newline: bool,
-    // whether the previous text that we render should indent itself
+
+    // This should be set to true whenever any output is written.
+    // We need this to detect empty partials/helpers for indenting decisions.
+    content_produced: bool,
+
+    // The next text that we render should indent itself.
     indent_before_write: bool,
     indent_string: Option<Cow<'reg, str>>,
 }
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ impl<'reg: 'rc, 'rc> RenderContext<'reg, 'rc> {
             root_template,
             disable_escape: false,
             trailing_newline: false,
+            content_produced: false,
             indent_before_write: false,
             indent_string: None,
         });
@@ -305,6 +312,16 @@ impl<'reg: 'rc, 'rc> RenderContext<'reg, 'rc> {
         self.inner().trailing_newline
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn set_content_produced(&mut self, content_produced: bool) {
+        self.inner_mut().content_produced = content_produced;
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_content_produced(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner().content_produced
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn set_indent_before_write(&mut self, indent_before_write: bool) {
         self.inner_mut().indent_before_write = indent_before_write;
@@ -787,9 +804,21 @@ fn render_helper<'reg: 'rc, 'rc>(
         h.hash()
     );
     let mut call_indent_aware = |helper_def: &dyn HelperDef, rc: &mut RenderContext<'reg, 'rc>| {
-        rc.set_indent_before_write(ht.indent_before_write && rc.get_trailine_newline());
+        let indent_directive_before = rc.get_indent_before_write();
+        let content_produced_before = rc.get_content_produced();
+        rc.set_content_produced(false);
+        rc.set_indent_before_write(
+            indent_directive_before || (ht.indent_before_write && rc.get_trailine_newline()),
+        );
+
         helper_def.call(&h, registry, ctx, rc, out)?;
-        rc.set_indent_before_write(rc.get_trailine_newline());
+
+        if rc.get_content_produced() {
+            rc.set_indent_before_write(rc.get_trailine_newline());
+        } else {
+            rc.set_content_produced(content_produced_before);
+            rc.set_indent_before_write(indent_directive_before);
+        }
         Ok(())
     };
     if let Some(ref d) = rc.get_local_helper(h.name()) {
@@ -828,6 +857,7 @@ pub fn indent_aware_write(
     if v.is_empty() {
         return Ok(());
     }
+    rc.set_content_produced(true);
 
     if !v.starts_with(newline_matcher) && rc.get_indent_before_write() {
         if let Some(indent) = rc.get_indent_string() {
@@ -905,11 +935,23 @@ impl Renderable for TemplateElement {
             DecoratorExpression(_) | DecoratorBlock(_) => self.eval(registry, ctx, rc),
             PartialExpression(ref dt) | PartialBlock(ref dt) => {
                 let di = Decorator::try_from_template(dt, registry, ctx, rc)?;
+
+                let indent_directive_before = rc.get_indent_before_write();
+                let content_produced_before = rc.get_content_produced();
+
                 rc.set_indent_before_write(
                     dt.indent_before_write && (rc.get_trailine_newline() || dt.indent.is_some()),
                 );
+                rc.set_content_produced(false);
+
                 partial::expand_partial(&di, registry, ctx, rc, out)?;
-                rc.set_indent_before_write(rc.get_trailine_newline());
+
+                if rc.get_content_produced() {
+                    rc.set_indent_before_write(rc.get_trailine_newline());
+                } else {
+                    rc.set_content_produced(content_produced_before);
+                    rc.set_indent_before_write(indent_directive_before);
+                }
                 Ok(())
             }
             _ => Ok(()),

From 4c8b504792eb73a6b03b190e7a0c44d6faf4e27f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christian Schwarz <cmrs@cmrs.io>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 04:04:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add testcases for nested empty partials

---
 tests/whitespace.rs | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/whitespace.rs b/tests/whitespace.rs
index 61d5af8de..a04703697 100644
--- a/tests/whitespace.rs
+++ b/tests/whitespace.rs
@@ -270,3 +270,33 @@ foo
         output
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_empty_inline_partials_and_helpers_retain_indent_directive() {
+    let input = r#"
+{{~#*inline "empty_partial"}}{{/inline}}
+
+{{~#*inline "indented_partial"}}
+{{>empty_partial}}{{#if true}}{{>empty_partial}}{{/if}}foo
+{{/inline}}
+    {{>indented_partial}}
+"#;
+    let output = "    foo\n";
+    let hbs = Handlebars::new();
+
+    assert_eq!(hbs.render_template(input, &()).unwrap(), output);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_indent_directive_propagated_but_not_restored_if_content_was_written() {
+    let input = r#"
+{{~#*inline "indented_partial"}}
+{{#if true}}{{/if}}{{#if true}}foo{{/if}}foo
+{{/inline}}
+    {{>indented_partial}}
+"#;
+    let output = "    foofoo\n";
+    let hbs = Handlebars::new();
+
+    assert_eq!(hbs.render_template(input, &()).unwrap(), output);
+}