2 files changed, 29 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/base.js b/lib/handlebars/base.js
index c51dafb..60c2fcf 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/base.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/base.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // BEGIN(BROWSER)
 var Handlebars = {};
 
-Handlebars.VERSION = "1.0.beta.2";
+Handlebars.VERSION = "1.0.beta.4";
 
 Handlebars.helpers  = {};
 Handlebars.partials = {};
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('with', function(context, options) {
   return options.fn(context);
 });
 
+Handlebars.registerHelper('log', function(context) {
+  Handlebars.log(context);
+});
+
 // END(BROWSER)
 
 module.exports = Handlebars;
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js b/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
index c7d051e..039a34e 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
         'each': true,
         'if': true,
         'unless': true,
-        'with': true
+        'with': true,
+        'log': true
       };
       if (knownHelpers) {
         for (var name in knownHelpers) {
@@ -335,6 +336,8 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
     initializeBuffer: function() {
       return this.quotedString("");
     },
+
+    namespace: "Handlebars",
     // END PUBLIC API
 
     compile: function(environment, options, context, asObject) {
@@ -405,8 +408,9 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
       var out = [];
 
       if (!this.isChild) {
-        var copies = "helpers = helpers || Handlebars.helpers;";
-        if(this.environment.usePartial) { copies = copies + " partials = partials || Handlebars.partials;"; }
+        var namespace = this.namespace;
+        var copies = "helpers = helpers || " + namespace + ".helpers;";
+        if(this.environment.usePartial) { copies = copies + " partials = partials || " + namespace + ".partials;"; }
         out.push(copies);
       } else {
         out.push('');
@@ -461,8 +465,6 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
         params.push("depth" + this.environment.depths.list[i]);
       }
 
-      if(params.length === 4 && !this.environment.usePartial) { params.pop(); }
-
       if (asObject) {
         params.push(this.source.join("\n  "));
 
@@ -522,7 +524,7 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
               + " || "
               + this.nameLookup('depth' + this.lastContext, name, 'context');
         }
-        
+
         toPush += ';';
         this.source.push(toPush);
       } else {
@@ -727,7 +729,7 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
   };
 
   var reservedWords = ("break case catch continue default delete do else finally " +
-                       "for function if in instanceof new return switch this throw " + 
+                       "for function if in instanceof new return switch this throw " +
                        "try typeof var void while with null true false").split(" ");
 
   var compilerWords = JavaScriptCompiler.RESERVED_WORDS = {};
@@ -756,10 +758,21 @@ Handlebars.precompile = function(string, options) {
 Handlebars.compile = function(string, options) {
   options = options || {};
 
-  var ast = Handlebars.parse(string);
-  var environment = new Handlebars.Compiler().compile(ast, options);
-  var templateSpec = new Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler().compile(environment, options, undefined, true);
-  return Handlebars.template(templateSpec);
+  var compiled;
+  function compile() {
+    var ast = Handlebars.parse(string);
+    var environment = new Handlebars.Compiler().compile(ast, options);
+    var templateSpec = new Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler().compile(environment, options, undefined, true);
+    return Handlebars.template(templateSpec);
+  }
+
+  // Template is only compiled on first use and cached after that point.
+  return function(context, options) {
+    if (!compiled) {
+      compiled = compile();
+    }
+    return compiled.call(this, context, options);
+  };
 };
 
 // END(BROWSER)