[ANN] Mustache templates

> I like to announce my smalltalk port of mustache templates.
>
> Mustache is a popular templating engine that is supported in many
> programming languages. I know at least that is quite common to be used in
> javascript but see at the languages it supported yourself [1].
>
> A basic usage is something like (just paste it to workspace after loading
> Mustache):
>
> ---
> templateString := 'Hello {{name}},
> this is {{templatingEngine}} for {{recipient}}.
> {{# cheerUp }}
> Have fun!
> {{/  cheerUp }}'.
>
> context := {
> 'name' -> 'pharo community'.
> 'templatingEngine' -> 'mustache'.
> 'recipient' -> 'you'.
> 'cheerUp' -> true } asDictionary.
> templateString asMustacheTemplate value: context
> ---
>
> Context objects can be Dictionaries or regular objects. It is also easy to
> feed via json e.g. using NeoJSON
>
> templateString asMustacheTemplate value: (NeoJSONReader fromString: …)
>
> I wrote a blog article about it and the usage in smaltlalk on my blog [2].
> The code I have just released on smalltalkhub [3]. Documentation about the
> syntax to use is available under [4]. To load it do
>
> Gofer it
> smalltalkhubUser: 'NorbertHartl' project: 'Mustache';
> configurationOf: 'Mustache';
> loadStable.
>
> The code is not very old so there might be bugs (this is supposed to be the
> standard disclaimer). If you find something not working as expected just
> drop me a note. The engine produces at the moment more whitespaces than you
> can see in the examples. I need to figure out the rule first and will
> release a new version. Nevertheless I consider it useful by now. But you
> decide and hopefully give me feedback.
>
> Norbert
>
> [1] http://mustache.github.io/
> [2]
> http://norbert.hartl.name/blog/2013/10/03/mustache-templates-for-smalltalk/
> [3] http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~NorbertHartl/Mustache
> [4] http://mustache.github.io/mustache.5.html

>
>
>
>
> Esteban A. Maringolo
>
>
> 2013/10/3 Norbert Hartl <[hidden email]>:
>> I like to announce my smalltalk port of mustache templates.
>>
>> Mustache is a popular templating engine that is supported in many
>> programming languages. I know at least that is quite common to be used in
>> javascript but see at the languages it supported yourself [1].
>>
>> A basic usage is something like (just paste it to workspace after loading
>> Mustache):
>>
>> ---
>> templateString := 'Hello {{name}},
>> this is {{templatingEngine}} for {{recipient}}.
>> {{# cheerUp }}
>> Have fun!
>> {{/  cheerUp }}'.
>>
>> context := {
>> 'name' -> 'pharo community'.
>> 'templatingEngine' -> 'mustache'.
>> 'recipient' -> 'you'.
>> 'cheerUp' -> true } asDictionary.
>> templateString asMustacheTemplate value: context
>> ---
>>
>> Context objects can be Dictionaries or regular objects. It is also easy to
>> feed via json e.g. using NeoJSON
>>
>> templateString asMustacheTemplate value: (NeoJSONReader fromString: …)
>>
>> I wrote a blog article about it and the usage in smaltlalk on my blog [2].
>> The code I have just released on smalltalkhub [3]. Documentation about the
>> syntax to use is available under [4]. To load it do
>>
>> Gofer it
>> smalltalkhubUser: 'NorbertHartl' project: 'Mustache';
>> configurationOf: 'Mustache';
>> loadStable.
>>
>> The code is not very old so there might be bugs (this is supposed to be the
>> standard disclaimer). If you find something not working as expected just
>> drop me a note. The engine produces at the moment more whitespaces than you
>> can see in the examples. I need to figure out the rule first and will
>> release a new version. Nevertheless I consider it useful by now. But you
>> decide and hopefully give me feedback.
>>
>> Norbert
>>
>> [1] http://mustache.github.io/
>> [2]
>> http://norbert.hartl.name/blog/2013/10/03/mustache-templates-for-smalltalk/
>> [3] http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~NorbertHartl/Mustache
>> [4] http://mustache.github.io/mustache.5.html
>

>
> Am 03.10.2013 um 22:42 schrieb Esteban A. Maringolo <[hidden email]>:
>
>> Excellent!
>>
>> Mustache is broadly used in the JS world (both web and node). I wonder
>> what do you use it for.
>>
> At the moment mostly for generating SOAP requests :) But I often have template-like stuff for what I'm hacking something stupid together. I thought it should come to an end.
>
>> I'd love an extension to the syntax to deal with JSON like structures
>> (it is scalars, arrays and dictionaries). :)
>>
> What have those to do with the syntax? Can you elaborate on that?
>
> Norbert
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Esteban A. Maringolo
>>
>>
>> 2013/10/3 Norbert Hartl <[hidden email]>:
>>> I like to announce my smalltalk port of mustache templates.
>>>
>>> Mustache is a popular templating engine that is supported in many
>>> programming languages. I know at least that is quite common to be used in
>>> javascript but see at the languages it supported yourself [1].
>>>
>>> A basic usage is something like (just paste it to workspace after loading
>>> Mustache):
>>>
>>> ---
>>> templateString := 'Hello {{name}},
>>> this is {{templatingEngine}} for {{recipient}}.
>>> {{# cheerUp }}
>>> Have fun!
>>> {{/  cheerUp }}'.
>>>
>>> context := {
>>> 'name' -> 'pharo community'.
>>> 'templatingEngine' -> 'mustache'.
>>> 'recipient' -> 'you'.
>>> 'cheerUp' -> true } asDictionary.
>>> templateString asMustacheTemplate value: context
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Context objects can be Dictionaries or regular objects. It is also easy to
>>> feed via json e.g. using NeoJSON
>>>
>>> templateString asMustacheTemplate value: (NeoJSONReader fromString: …)
>>>
>>> I wrote a blog article about it and the usage in smaltlalk on my blog [2].
>>> The code I have just released on smalltalkhub [3]. Documentation about the
>>> syntax to use is available under [4]. To load it do
>>>
>>> Gofer it
>>> smalltalkhubUser: 'NorbertHartl' project: 'Mustache';
>>> configurationOf: 'Mustache';
>>> loadStable.
>>>
>>> The code is not very old so there might be bugs (this is supposed to be the
>>> standard disclaimer). If you find something not working as expected just
>>> drop me a note. The engine produces at the moment more whitespaces than you
>>> can see in the examples. I need to figure out the rule first and will
>>> release a new version. Nevertheless I consider it useful by now. But you
>>> decide and hopefully give me feedback.
>>>
>>> Norbert
>>>
>>> [1] http://mustache.github.io/
>>> [2]
>>> http://norbert.hartl.name/blog/2013/10/03/mustache-templates-for-smalltalk/
>>> [3] http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~NorbertHartl/Mustache
>>> [4] http://mustache.github.io/mustache.5.html
>>
>
>

> So basically you have a Mustache based XML template to consume/produce
> SOAP requests. Good idea :)
>
>
> Regarding the JS syntax, Several times I found myself writing a lot of
> dictionary like expressions that got converted into Dictionaries and
> then to JSON strings, so I daydreamed about having something as close
> to JSON syntax as possible (it is, JS syntax) embedded in the
> smalltalk code.
> The analogous to the {exp1. exp2} syntax, but to create "hash maps"
> (it is, Dictionaries) right from the syntax.
>
> Regards!
>
>
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>
> Esteban A. Maringolo
>
>
> 2013/10/3 Norbert Hartl <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> Am 03.10.2013 um 22:42 schrieb Esteban A. Maringolo <[hidden email]>:
>>
>>> Excellent!
>>>
>>> Mustache is broadly used in the JS world (both web and node). I wonder
>>> what do you use it for.
>>>
>> At the moment mostly for generating SOAP requests :) But I often have template-like stuff for what I'm hacking something stupid together. I thought it should come to an end.
>>
>>> I'd love an extension to the syntax to deal with JSON like structures
>>> (it is scalars, arrays and dictionaries). :)
>>>
>> What have those to do with the syntax? Can you elaborate on that?
>>
>> Norbert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Esteban A. Maringolo
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/10/3 Norbert Hartl <[hidden email]>:
>>>> I like to announce my smalltalk port of mustache templates.
>>>>
>>>> Mustache is a popular templating engine that is supported in many
>>>> programming languages. I know at least that is quite common to be used in
>>>> javascript but see at the languages it supported yourself [1].
>>>>
>>>> A basic usage is something like (just paste it to workspace after loading
>>>> Mustache):
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> templateString := 'Hello {{name}},
>>>> this is {{templatingEngine}} for {{recipient}}.
>>>> {{# cheerUp }}
>>>> Have fun!
>>>> {{/  cheerUp }}'.
>>>>
>>>> context := {
>>>> 'name' -> 'pharo community'.
>>>> 'templatingEngine' -> 'mustache'.
>>>> 'recipient' -> 'you'.
>>>> 'cheerUp' -> true } asDictionary.
>>>> templateString asMustacheTemplate value: context
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Context objects can be Dictionaries or regular objects. It is also easy to
>>>> feed via json e.g. using NeoJSON
>>>>
>>>> templateString asMustacheTemplate value: (NeoJSONReader fromString: …)
>>>>
>>>> I wrote a blog article about it and the usage in smaltlalk on my blog [2].
>>>> The code I have just released on smalltalkhub [3]. Documentation about the
>>>> syntax to use is available under [4]. To load it do
>>>>
>>>> Gofer it
>>>> smalltalkhubUser: 'NorbertHartl' project: 'Mustache';
>>>> configurationOf: 'Mustache';
>>>> loadStable.
>>>>
>>>> The code is not very old so there might be bugs (this is supposed to be the
>>>> standard disclaimer). If you find something not working as expected just
>>>> drop me a note. The engine produces at the moment more whitespaces than you
>>>> can see in the examples. I need to figure out the rule first and will
>>>> release a new version. Nevertheless I consider it useful by now. But you
>>>> decide and hopefully give me feedback.
>>>>
>>>> Norbert
>>>>
>>>> [1] http://mustache.github.io/
>>>> [2]
>>>> http://norbert.hartl.name/blog/2013/10/03/mustache-templates-for-smalltalk/
>>>> [3] http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~NorbertHartl/Mustache
>>>> [4] http://mustache.github.io/mustache.5.html
>>>
>>
>>
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