KARACHO

Caracho! Another template engine!

It’s small and it’s fast!

A template engine similar to mustache and handlebars. It’s using an AST to execute the template. No generated code, no eval, no unsafe code.

Usage

import { Karacho } from "https://denno.land/x/karacho/main.ts";

const karacho = new Karacho();
const template = karacho.compile("Hello {{name}}!");
const result = template({ name: "World" });
console.log(result); // Hello World!

Implementation with Oak

import { karachoEngine } from "https://denno.land/x/karacho/main.ts";
import { oakAdapter, viewEngine } from "https://deno.land/x/view_engine/mod.ts";
import { Application } from "https://deno.land/x/oak/mod.ts";

const app = new Application();

app.use(
  viewEngine(oakAdapter, karachoEngine, { viewRoot: "./views" }),
);

app.use((ctx) => {
  ctx.render("index.karacho", {
    title: "Oak Example",
    message: "Eat my shorts!",
  });
});

await app.listen({ port: 8000 });

API

class Karacho

constructor(options?: KarachoOptions)

const karacho = new Karacho(options?: KarachoOptions);

options: InterpreterOptions

compile(template: string, options?: InterpreterOptions): (data: any) => string

Compile template string to function.

const template = karacho.compile("Hello {{name}}!");
const result = template({ name: "World" });
console.log(result); // Hello World!

parse(template: string, options: InterpreterOptions): ASTNode[]

Parse template string to AST.

const ast = karacho.parse("Hello {{name}}!");
console.log(ast);
// [
//   "Hello ",
//   {
//     type: "variable",
//     key: "name",
//     tag: "{{name}}",
//     start: 6,
//     end: 13
//   }
//   "!",
// ];

execute(ast: ASTNode[], data: any): string

Execute AST to string.

const ast = karacho.parse("Hello {{name}}!");
const result = karacho.execute(ast, { name: "World" });
console.log(result); // Hello World!

registerPartials(partials: PartialNodes): void

Register partials to the engine.

karacho.registerPartials({
  header: "Hello, {{name}}!",
  content: "Your last Login was on {{lastLogin}}.",
});

const template = karacho.compile("{{> header}} {{> content}}");
const result = template({
  name: "John",
  lastLogin: "2020-01-01",
});
console.log(result); // Hello, John! Your last Login was on 2020-01-01.

registerHelper(name: string, helper: Helper): void

Register helper to the engine.

karacho.registerHelper(
  "upper",
  (content: string) => content.toUpperCase(),
);

const template = karacho.compile("{{#upper}}{{name}}{{/upper}}");
const result = template({ name: "John" });
console.log(result); // JOHN

// or

const template = karacho.compile("{{#upper name}}");
const result = template({ name: "John" });
console.log(result); // JOHN

// or

const template = karacho.compile('{{#upper "John"}}');
const result = template();
console.log(result); // JOHN

Syntax

Variables

Variables will be automatically HTML escaped.

{{name}}

Raw

Raw will not be HTML escaped. Use this for HTML content.

{{{raw}}}

Helpers

Helpers can be in inline format:

{{#inline}}

or in block format:

{{#block}}
some content
{{/block}}

They can also take variables or values. Here the example greeter helper:

karacho.registerHelper("hello", (greeting, name) => {
  return greeting + ", " + name + "!";
});

This is how you implement it into the template:

{{#hello greeting "World"}}

const result = template({
  greeting: "Hello",
});

This will create the output Hello, World!.

Partials

Partials can be used to include other templates.

{{> partial}}

Add content in a partial block:

{{>partial}}
some content
{{/partial}}

The {{$block}} variable is a reserved variable for partial blocks. It will be replaced with the content of the partial block.

partial before
{{$block}}
partial after

Partials can also take variables or values. Here the example partial helper:

The partial view:

{{params.greeting}}, {{name}}!

The template:

{{>partial name, params = object}}

const result = template({
  name: "World",
  object: { greeting: "Hello" },
});

This will create the output Hello, World!.

Comments

Comments will be removed from the output.

{{! comment }}

Block Comments

Block comments will be removed from the output.

{{!-- comment --}}

Built-in Helpers

set

The set helper creates one or more variables. It will overwrite existing variables.

{{#set name "John Doe" age 30}}
My name is {{name}} and I'm {{age}} years old.

const result = template({ name: "James Bond", age: 40 });

Output

My name is John Doe and I'm 30 years old.

default

The default helper sets the default value for a variable. It will not overwrite existing variables.

{{#default name "John Doe" age 30}}
My name is {{name}} and I'm {{age}} years old.

const result = template({ name: "James Bond", age: 40 });

Output

My name is James Bond and I'm 40 years old.

if and else

The if helper checks if the given value is truthy. If it is, the content inside the helper is rendered. If not, the content inside the {{else}} helper is rendered.

{{#if condition}}ok{{else}}not available{{/if}}

const result = template({
  condition: true,
});

You can also use comparison operators:

{{#if name == "John Doe" and age > 18}}available{{else}}not available{{/if}}

const result = template({
  name: "John Doe",
  age: 30,
});

Available operators are ==, !=, >, <, >=, <=, and, or, not and xor.

with and else

The with helper sets the given value as the context for the content inside the helper. If the value is falsy, there can be an {{else}} helper to render content instead.

{{#with person}}
First Name: {{firstName}}<br>
Last Name: {{lastName}}<br>
{{else}}
No person found.
{{/with}}

const result = template({
  person: {
    firstName: "John",
    lastName: "Doe",
  },
});

each

The each helper iterates over the given array or object. The content inside the helper is rendered for each item in the array or object. If the array or object is empty, there can be an {{else}} helper to render content instead.

There are some reserved variables in the context:

• {{$key}} - the key of the current item
• {{$index}} - the index of the current item
• {{$this}} - the current item

<ul>
{{#each items}}
  <li>{{$index}}: {{$key}} - {{$this}}</li>
{{else}}
  <li>no items</li>
{{/each}}
</ul>

const result = template({
  items: {
    apple: "red",
    banana: "yellow",
    orange: "orange",
  },
});

If you define the value, key and/or index variables in the helper, then they will be used instead of the reserved variables.

These are all valid:

• {{#each items}} - {{$this}}, {{$key}} and {{$index}} are used
• {{#each item in items}} - {{item}}, {{$key}} and {{$index}} are used
• {{#each item, key in items}} - {{item}}, {{key}} and {{$index}} are used
• {{#each item, key, index in items}} - {{item}}, {{key}} and {{index}} are used

<ul>
{{#each item, key, index in items}}
  <li>{{index}}: {{key}} - {{item}}</li>
{{else}}
  <li>no items</li>
{{/each}}
</ul>

const result = template({
  items: {
    apple: "red",
    banana: "yellow",
    orange: "orange",
  },
});

License

MIT

Others

• mustache
• handlebars