configuration helper function to include template data from a external json file?

[Pete Schirmer]

attempting something like this in the docpad.coffee file:

docpadConfig = {

  templateData:{

    getJsonData:(path) -> output = docpad.getFile({relativePath:path})

  }

}

any ideas on how to get that to push the data located in the file into an eco template (referenced somewhat like this:) 

<%= @getJsonData('/json/mode1.json').myValue %>

should it be getDatabase or getCollection or something other than getFile? 

[Pete Schirmer]

found one solution, a bit of a hack: 

templateData:{
  getJsonData:(path) ->  output =  JSON.parse ( docpad.database.findOne({id:path}).attributes.source)
}

[Pete Schirmer]

* I also added /json/ to the layoutsPaths: in the docpadConfig so it would include them in docpad.database, but not copy them into the output directory