option to return value on having equal sign

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ulka-parser",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "description": "Templating engine for ulka static site generator",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {

src/parse.js

@@ -1,34 +1,57 @@
 const vm = require('vm');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const { replaceString, hasEqualSign } = require('./utils');
 
 const defaultOptions = {
   base: '',
 };
 
 function parser(ulkaTemplate, values = {}, options = defaultOptions) {
-  return ulkaTemplate
-    .replace(/\\?{%(.*?)%}/gs, (...args) => {
-      let jsCode = args[1];
-
-      values = {
-        ...values,
-        // require,
-        console,
-      };
-
-      if (args[0][0] === '\\' && ulkaTemplate[args[2] - 1] !== '\\')
-        return args[0].slice(1);
-
-      jsCode = jsCode.replace(/(var |let |const )/gs, '');
-
-      const result = vm.runInNewContext(jsCode, values);
-
-      const codeWithoutString = replaceString(jsCode, '');
-      const containsEqual = hasEqualSign(codeWithoutString);
-
-      return containsEqual ? '' : result || '';
-    })
-    .trim();
+  try {
+    return ulkaTemplate
+      .replace(/\\?{%(.*?)%}/gs, (...args) => {
+        let jsCode = args[1];
+
+        values = {
+          ...values,
+          require: reqPath => {
+            const rPath = path.join(options.base, reqPath);
+            if (fs.existsSync(rPath)) return require(rPath);
+            return require(rPath);
+          },
+          console,
+        };
+
+        /*
+        If first index is equal sign then remove the equal sign
+      */
+        const containsEqualsInFirstIndex = jsCode[0] === '=';
+        if (containsEqualsInFirstIndex) jsCode = jsCode.substr(1);
+
+        /*
+        - {% sth = "roshan" %}
+        - \{% sth %} => {% sth %}
+        - \\{% sth %} => \{% "roshan" %}
+       */
+        if (args[0][0] === '\\' && ulkaTemplate[args[2] - 1] !== '\\')
+          return args[0].slice(1);
+
+        jsCode = jsCode.replace(/(var |let |const )/gs, '');
+
+        const result = vm.runInNewContext(jsCode, values);
+
+        const codeWithoutString = replaceString(jsCode, '');
+        const containsEqual = hasEqualSign(codeWithoutString);
+        const shouldPrintResult = !containsEqual || containsEqualsInFirstIndex;
+
+        return !shouldPrintResult ? '' : result || '';
+      })
+      .trim();
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log(`Ulka Praser Error: `, e.message);
+    throw e;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = parser;

tests/parse.test.js

@@ -68,4 +68,12 @@ describe('parse funcion', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('given a statement with assignment and equal tags', () => {
+    test('should return roshan acharya', () => {
+      expect(parse(`{%= const name = "Roshan Acharya"  %}`)).toBe(
+        'Roshan Acharya',
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });