1 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/compiler/helpers.js b/lib/handlebars/compiler/helpers.js
index 5aa0f2c..d236f7f 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/compiler/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/compiler/helpers.js
@@ -15,11 +15,29 @@ export function stripComment(comment) {
 
 export function prepareBlock(mustache, program, inverseAndProgram, close, inverted, locInfo) {
   /*jshint -W040 */
-  if (mustache.sexpr.id.original !== close.path.original) {
+  // When we are chaining inverse calls, we will not have a close path
+  if (close && close.path && (mustache.sexpr.id.original !== close.path.original)) {
     throw new Exception(mustache.sexpr.id.original + ' doesn\'t match ' + close.path.original, mustache);
   }
 
-  var inverse = inverseAndProgram && inverseAndProgram.program;
+  // Safely handle a chained inverse that does not have a non-conditional inverse
+  // (i.e. both inverseAndProgram AND close are undefined)
+  if (!close) {
+    close = {strip: {}};
+  }
+
+  // Find the inverse program that is involed with whitespace stripping.
+  var inverse = inverseAndProgram && inverseAndProgram.program,
+      firstInverse = inverse,
+      lastInverse = inverse;
+  if (inverse && inverse.inverse) {
+    firstInverse = inverse.statements[0].program;
+
+    // Walk the inverse chain to find the last inverse that is actually in the chain.
+    while (lastInverse.inverse) {
+      lastInverse = lastInverse.statements[lastInverse.statements.length-1].program;
+    }
+  }
 
   var strip = {
     left: mustache.strip.left,
@@ -28,7 +46,7 @@ export function prepareBlock(mustache, program, inverseAndProgram, close, invert
     // Determine the standalone candiacy. Basically flag our content as being possibly standalone
     // so our parent can determine if we actually are standalone
     openStandalone: isNextWhitespace(program.statements),
-    closeStandalone: isPrevWhitespace((inverse || program).statements)
+    closeStandalone: isPrevWhitespace((firstInverse || program).statements)
   };
 
   if (mustache.strip.right) {
@@ -41,19 +59,20 @@ export function prepareBlock(mustache, program, inverseAndProgram, close, invert
     if (inverseStrip.left) {
       omitLeft(program.statements, null, true);
     }
+
     if (inverseStrip.right) {
-      omitRight(inverse.statements, null, true);
+      omitRight(firstInverse.statements, null, true);
     }
     if (close.strip.left) {
-      omitLeft(inverse.statements, null, true);
+      omitLeft(lastInverse.statements, null, true);
     }
 
     // Find standalone else statments
     if (isPrevWhitespace(program.statements)
-        && isNextWhitespace(inverse.statements)) {
+        && isNextWhitespace(firstInverse.statements)) {
 
       omitLeft(program.statements);
-      omitRight(inverse.statements);
+      omitRight(firstInverse.statements);
     }
   } else {
     if (close.strip.left) {