Adding JS and CSS cleanly from included Twig templates - symfony

I'm looking to find out if there's a clean way to add JS and CSS from included templates.
So, for example, if layout.html.twig has:
{% include 'GenericBundle:Generic:page.html.twig' with {'data': data} %}
...
{% block javascript %}
{% javascripts
'#GenericBundle/Resources/public/js/app/jquery/jquery.min.js'
'#GenericBundle/Resources/public/js/lib/bootstrap/bootstrap.min.js'
%}
<script src="{{ asset_url }}"></script>
{% endjavascripts %}
{% endblock %}
And in the generic bundle page I'd like to include some more Javascript but add it to the established Javascript block to keep to HTML and JS best practices.
Is there a clean way to do this? I'm using Symfony2, and could probably cludge together a solution using Singletons and such, but I'd rather a cleaner method if there's one available.

I know I'm a little late to the party, but with Twig 1.2, you can utilize the use tag and the block function:
GenericBundle:Generic:page.html.twig
{% block javascripts %}
<script src="..."></script>
{% endblock %}
{% block included_content %}
Bar
{% endblock %}
layout.html.twig
{% use 'GenericBundle:Generic:page.html.twig' with javascripts as page_javascripts %}
{% block javascript %}
{% javascripts
'#GenericBundle/Resources/public/js/app/jquery/jquery.min.js'
'#GenericBundle/Resources/public/js/lib/bootstrap/bootstrap.min.js'
%}
<script src="{{ asset_url }}"></script>
{% endjavascripts %}
{{ block('page_javascript') }} // Don't forget the 'braces'
{% endblock %}
...
{{ block('included_content') }} // Don't forget the 'braces'

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Variable " asset_url" does not exist

Not sure what's wrong but I can't include javascript and/or stylesheet files. Using Symfony3
{% block javascripts %}
{% javascripts
'#AppBundle/assets/js/jquery.js'
'#AppBundle/assets/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js'
%}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset_url }}"></script>
{% endjavascripts %}
{% endblock %}
getting this error:
Variable " asset_url" does not exist in security/login.html.twig at line 32
Overall, the code should probably look like this:
{% block javascripts %}
{% javascripts
'#AppBundle/assets/js/jquery.js'
'#AppBundle/assets/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js'
output='js/compiled/app.js' %}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset_url }}"></script>
{% endjavascripts %}
{% endblock %}
If it doesn't work then make sure that path to these files is correct.

Symfony2 - How to reference files from the web directory with {% javascripts %} in twig?

I'm using libraries like amcharts that have many js files.
I put amcharts in web/js/amcharts as suggested julesbou and then
{% block javascripts %}
{{ parent() }}
{% javascripts '/js/amcharts/amcharts.js' %}
<script src="{{ asset_url }}" type="text/javascript"> </script>
{% endjavascripts %}
{% endblock %}
But I get [exception] 500 | Internal Server Error | RuntimeException
[message] The source file "/amcharts/amcharts.js" does not exist.
Edit
To include a file under web try removing the forward slash from your path i.e.
{% javascripts 'js/amcharts/amcharts.js' %}
^ remove / here
Suppose you have put your javascripts sources named xyz.js in 'js/' folder is source then you will have to fetch this javascripts via your "app/resources/base.html" file loke this :
{% block javascripts %}
<script src="{{ asset('js/xyz.js') }}" type="text/javascript"> </script>
{% endblock %}
and when in remaining twig file you extends base.html.twig like below :
{% extends '::base.html.twig' %}
{% block display %}
{% endblockdisplay %}
it automatically fetch your javascripts . Even if you want to modify the javascripts code for that particular child twig then you will have to write like as :
{% extends '::base.html.twig' %}
{% block display %}
// Your display content here
{% endblockdisplay %}
{% block javascripts %}
{{ parent() }}
// Your changing code here
{% endblockjavascripts %}

Use array variable to load javascripts at bottom of the page

I would like to use a kind of global array to define what javascripts should be loaded at the end of the page. This way, I can dynamically add javascript files.
The problem is that the base template is being rendered first. Imagine this base html:
{% set javascriptList = [ 'js/vendor/jquery-1.10.1.min.js', 'js/vendor/bootstrap.min.js', 'js/main.js' ] %}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<title>my project</title>
</head>
<body>
{% block container %}
content goes here
{% endblock %}
{% block javascripts %}
{% for js in javascriptList %}
<script src="{{ asset(js) }}"></script>
{% endfor %}
{% endblock %}
</body>
</html>
Then I would have a page, something like this:
{% extends base.html.twig %}
{% block container %}
<h1>Demo</h1>
Bla bla
Code I want to reuse:
{% include 'code-with-js.html.twig' %}
{% endblock %}
Then my code-with-js.html.twig would be:
<div id="DemoContent">
Some content, with a tooltip thingy maybe.
</div>
{% set javascriptList = javascriptList|merge(['js/tooltip.js']) %}
So, using this setup, I can make sure that the correct javascript is being added, when the piece of html is being included.
But, this doesn't work of course. The base html is rendered first, so the element will be added to the javascriptList array after it has been rendered. My approach must be wrong.
In my project this reusable code is actually a form with some extra buttons that insert content to the textarea's (so a tinyMCE, but much much much more simplistic). I would like to reuse this code on several pages (create, update).
Any thoughts are welcome!
First of all I recommend you to add a javascript block in your base.html.twig :
You can add a block in your base.html.twig after your script load :
{% block javascripts %}
{% for js in javascriptList %}
<script src="{{ asset(js) }}"></script>
{% endfor %}
{% endblock %}
<script type="text/javascript">
{% block afterJavascriptLoad %}
{% endblock %}
</script>
With inheritance you'll be able to execute javascript after all script load in nested template :
{% extends base.html.twig %}
{% block afterJavascriptLoad %}
//Your code to be executed after base.html script load
{% endblock %}
Having html code and javascript code is not a very good practice. For exemple if you have 3 tinyMCE redactor in your page, you'll load 3 times tinyMCE.
For me the best way is to have your template like this :
base.html.twig:
{% block container %}
content goes here
{% endblock %}
{% block javascripts %}
{% for js in javascriptList %}
<script src="{{ asset(js) }}"></script>
{% endfor %}
{% endblock %}
{% block afterJavascriptLoad %}
//Your code to be executed after base.html script load
{% endblock %}
pageWithTinyMCE.html.twig :
{% extends base.html.twig %}
{% block container %}
<h1>Demo</h1>
Bla bla
Code I want to reuse:
{% include 'code-without-js.html.twig' %}
{% set javascriptList = javascriptList|merge(['js/tooltip.js']) %}
{% endblock %}
{% block afterJavascriptLoad %}
//Custom javascript for the page
{% endblock %}

Difference between {% block javascripts %} and {% javascripts %} in Symfony

I just started using Twig instead of PHP templates and I've seen that people sometimes use
{% block javascripts %}
{% endblock %}
and sometimes
{% javascripts %}
{% endjavascripts %}
are these two equivalent? which one should I use?
{% javascripts %}
{% endjavascripts %}
is related to assetic library
{% block javascripts %}
{% endblock %}
is just a random block named javascripts
more here :
http://symfony.com/doc/current/cookbook/assetic/asset_management.html

Can't override extended twig template block to empty

I'm using MopaBootstrapBundle in Symfony 2.1.3 with Twig templates.
This bundle has base.html.twig template which contains scripts block:
{% block foot_script %}
{# To only use a subset or add more js overwrite and copy paste this block
To speed up page loads save a copy of jQuery in your project and override this block to include the correct path
Otherwise the regeneration is done on every load in dev more with use_controller: true
#}
{% javascripts
'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-transition.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-modal.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-dropdown.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-scrollspy.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-tab.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-popover.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-alert.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-button.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-collapse.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-carousel.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/public/js/mopabootstrap-collection.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/public/js/mopabootstrap-subnav.js'
%}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset_url }}"></script>
{% endjavascripts %}
{% endblock foot_script %}
I'm extending it in my template using:
{% extends 'MopaBootstrapBundle::base.html.twig' %}
{% block foot_script %}{% endblock foot_script %}
But it still tries to load Bundle's base.html.twig template and I get:
An exception has been thrown during the compilation of a template
("Unable to find file
"#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-transition.js".")
in "MopaBootstrapBundle::base.html.twig".
What I've found out is, that if you extend it like this:
{% extends 'MopaBootstrapBundle::base.html.twig' %}
{% block foot_script %}
{% javascripts
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/public/js/mopabootstrap-collection.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/public/js/mopabootstrap-subnav.js'
%}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset_url }}"></script>
{% endjavascripts %}
{% endblock foot_script %}
Note the typeahead.js
I get:
An exception has been thrown during the compilation of a template
("Unable to find file
"#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-typeahead.js".")
in "MopaBootstrapBundle::base.html.twig".
If I remove just one line:
{% extends 'MopaBootstrapBundle::base.html.twig' %}
{% block foot_script %}
{% javascripts
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/public/js/mopabootstrap-collection.js'
'#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/public/js/mopabootstrap-subnav.js'
%}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset_url }}"></script>
{% endjavascripts %}
{% endblock foot_script %}
I get:
An exception has been thrown during the compilation of a template
("Unable to find file
"#MopaBootstrapBundle/Resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap-transition.js".")
in "MopaBootstrapBundle::base.html.twig".
It still tries to load all the scripst from base template.
Any suggestions how to override *foot_script* block to make it empty and not to load these JS files?
What you want is to embed the MopaBootstrapBundle::base.html.twig instead of extending it. You should use Twig's embed tag:
{% embed 'MopaBootstrapBundle::base.html.twig' %}
{% block foot_script %}{% endblock foot_script %}
{% endembed %}
From Twig's documentation:
The embed tag combines the behaviour of include and extends. It allows you to include another template's contents, just like include does. But it also allows you to override any block defined inside the included template, like when extending a template.

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