function ayRegisterHelpers() {
  Handlebars.registerHelper("ayCaps", function (aString) {
    return aString.toUpperCase();
  });

  Handlebars.registerHelper("ayMarkdown", function (astring) {
    return marked(astring, { breaks: true });
  });

  Handlebars.registerHelper("ayJSON", function (obj) {
    return JSON.stringify(obj, null, 3);
  });

  Handlebars.registerHelper("ayLink", function (text, url) {
    var url = Handlebars.escapeExpression(url),
      text = Handlebars.escapeExpression(text);

    return new Handlebars.SafeString("<a href='" + url + "'>" + text + "</a>");
  });

  Handlebars.registerHelper("ayLogo", function (size) {
    var url = `${Handlebars.escapeExpression(
      this.ayServerMetaData.ayApiUrl
    )}logo/${size}`;
    return new Handlebars.SafeString("<img src='" + url + "'/>");
  });
} //eof

async function ayPreRender(ayAllData) {
  if (typeof ayPrepareData === "function") {
    return await ayPrepareData(ayAllData);
  } else {
    return ayAllData;
  }
}