Available is never returns false, just re-allocate on .Close - test https://github.com/iris-contrib/tests/blob/master/server_test.go

initiatory.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var (
 	Websocket  websocket.Server
 	HTTPServer *Server
 	// Available is a channel type of bool, fired to true when the server is opened and all plugins ran
-	// fires false when .Close is called manually.
+	// never fires false, if the .Close called then the channel is re-allocating.
 	// the channel is always oepen until you close it when you don't need this.
 	//
 	// Note: it is a simple channel and decided to put it here and no inside HTTPServer, doesn't have statuses just true and false, simple as possible
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (s *Framework) openServer() (err error) {
 // closeServer is used to close the tcp listener from the server, returns an error
 func (s *Framework) closeServer() error {
 	s.Plugins.DoPreClose(s)
-	s.Available <- false
+	s.Available = make(chan bool)
 	return s.HTTPServer.Close()
 }
 

render/template/engine/handlebars/handlebars.go

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (e *Engine) ExecuteWriter(out io.Writer, name string, binding interface{},
 	isLayout := false
 
 	renderFilename := name
-	if layout != "" && layout != config.NoLayout {
+	if layout != "" {
 		isLayout = true
 		renderFilename = layout // the render becomes the layout, and the name is the partial.
 	}

render/template/engine/html/html.go

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (s *Engine) runtimeFuncsFor(name string, binding interface{}) {
 
 // ExecuteWriter executes a templates and write its results to the out writer
 func (s *Engine) ExecuteWriter(out io.Writer, name string, binding interface{}, layout string) error {
-	if layout != "" && layout != config.NoLayout {
+	if layout != "" {
 		s.layoutFuncsFor(name, binding)
 		name = layout
 

render/template/template.go

@@ -148,6 +148,25 @@ func RegisterSharedFuncs(theFuncs map[string]interface{}) {
 
 }
 
+func (t *Template) getLayout(ctx context.IContext, passedLayouts []string) string {
+
+	_layout := ""
+	if len(passedLayouts) > 0 {
+		_layout = passedLayouts[0]
+	} else if ctx != nil {
+		if layoutFromCtx := ctx.GetString(config.TemplateLayoutContextKey); layoutFromCtx != "" {
+			_layout = layoutFromCtx
+		}
+	}
+	if _layout == "" && _layout != config.NoLayout {
+		if t.Layout != config.NoLayout { // the config's Layout is disabled if "" , config.NoLayout should be passed only on ctx.Render but for any case check if user set it as config.NoLayout also
+			_layout = t.Layout
+		}
+	}
+
+	return _layout
+}
+
 // Render renders a template using the context's writer
 func (t *Template) Render(ctx context.IContext, name string, binding interface{}, layout ...string) (err error) {
 
@@ -163,18 +182,8 @@ func (t *Template) Render(ctx context.IContext, name string, binding interface{}
 		}
 	}
 
-	// I don't like this, something feels wrong
-	_layout := ""
-	if len(layout) > 0 {
-		_layout = layout[0]
-	} else if layoutFromCtx := ctx.GetString(config.TemplateLayoutContextKey); layoutFromCtx != "" {
-		_layout = layoutFromCtx
-	}
-	if _layout == "" {
-		_layout = t.Layout
-	}
+	_layout := t.getLayout(ctx, layout)
 
-	//
 	ctx.GetRequestCtx().Response.Header.Set("Content-Type", t.ContentType)
 
 	var out io.Writer
@@ -209,14 +218,7 @@ func (t *Template) RenderString(name string, binding interface{}, layout ...stri
 		}
 	}
 
-	// I don't like this, something feels wrong
-	_layout := ""
-	if len(layout) > 0 {
-		_layout = layout[0]
-	}
-	if _layout == "" {
-		_layout = t.Layout
-	}
+	_layout := t.getLayout(nil, layout)
 
 	out := t.buffer.Get()
 	// if we have problems later consider that -> out.Reset()