Flash5/flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-thymeleaf/docs/model-and-globals.md

Model and Globals

ViewModel (from flash-ext-view-core) is the per-request model builder.

Merge Order

Runtime merge order is:

1. all extension globals under reserved global namespace
2. local handler model

Handlers cannot set top-level global; runtime throws fail-fast to prevent namespace collisions.

Globals

Register globals on extension setup:

new ThymeleafExtension()
    .addGlobal("appName", req -> "Flash")
    .addGlobal("path", req -> req.path());

Template usage:

<span th:text="${global.appName}"></span>
<span th:text="${global.path}"></span>

Keep globals cheap: no blocking I/O or heavy allocations.