[ckan-dev] Overriding helper functions?

[Koebrick, Andrew (MNIT)]

Is it possible to override a template helper function in an extension?  I have a functional rewrite of the follow_button helper (it calls a new snippet when users are not logged in, prompting them to create an account).  I was hoping to just name it the same as the existing follow_button so that I would not have to rewrite the existing templates to point to the new function.  I see this warning in get_helpers:
# Template helper function names should begin with the name of the
        # extension they belong to, to avoid clashing with functions from
        # other extensions.
But is this just good form, or can I somehow have a helper with the same name as a stock helper, but have mine called instead.  I have tried, but I get errors when using the same name...  Any tricks to let me avoid rewriting templates?


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