xtpl

nodejs wrapper around xtemplate engine (easier for expressjs and koajs)

docs

syntax

refer: https://github.com/xtemplate/xtemplate

api

methods

config or get xtpl global option:

Object config(option:Object)

option details:

if options is undefined, then this method will return global config.

render file

void renderFile(path:String, options:Object, callback:function)

parameter details:

npm install xtpl xtemplate --save

var xtpl = require('xtpl');
xtpl.renderFile('./x.xtpl',{
	x:1
},function(error,content){

});

express adaptor

xtpl.__express = xtpl.renderFile

clear cache

clear xtemplate cache cached by xtpl file path

void clearCache(path:String);

use for expressjs

var app = require('express')();
app.set('views','./views');
app.set('view engine', 'xtpl');
app.use(function(req, res){
    res.render('test',{data:1});
});

use for koa

var app = require('xtpl/lib/koa2')(new require('koa')(),{
    views:'./views'
});
app.use(async function(ctx){
    await ctx.render('test',{data:1});
});

Example

├── footer.xtpl
├── header.xtpl
├── index.xtpl
├── layout.xtpl
├── layout1.xtpl
└── sub
    └── header.xtpl

index.xtpl

{{extend ("./layout1")}}

{{#block ("head")}}
<!--index head block-->
<link type="text/css" href="test.css" rev="stylesheet" rel="stylesheet"  />
{{/block}}

{{#block ("body")}}
<!--index body block-->
<h2>{{title}}</h2>
{{/block}}

layout1.xtpl

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="charset" content="utf-8" />
<title>{{title}}</title>
{{{block ("head")}}}
</head>
<body>
{{{include ("./header")}}}
{{{block ("body")}}}
{{{include ("./footer")}}}
</body>
</html>

render

res.render("index", {title: "xtpl engine!"})

output

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="charset" content="utf-8" />
<title>xtpl engine!</title>

<!--index head block-->
<link type="text/css" href="test.css" rev="stylesheet" rel="stylesheet"  />

</head>
<body>
<h1>header</h1>
<h2>sub header</h2>

<!--index body block-->
<h2>xtpl engine!</h2>

<h1>footer</h1>

</body>
</html>