my-little-templater
v1.0.5
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Simple Static Templating CLI Tool
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My Little Templater v1.0.5
My-Little-Templater is a simple templating utility that can be used for constructing text documents for various purposes. It is built using mustache.js and supports all syntax found there.
This can be used to generate anything from shell scripts, to html pages, to Cisco IOS configurations. Anything that can be applied to a template can easily be generated using simple {{ mustache }} syntax.
Requirements:
- nodejs 0.12 or newer
Install:
npm install my-little-templater -gUsage:
Usage: mlt [options] [<output filename> | - ]
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
-t, --template [value] Template filename
-y, --yaml [value] YAML filename
-p, --parts [value] Directory containing template parts (Optional)Example(s):
Sample Folder Structure:
├── partials
│ ├── foot.part
│ └── head.part
├── templates
│ └── test.template
└── test.ymlFile: "partials/head.part"
<html>
<head><title>Hello {{name}}!</title></head>
<body>File: "partials/foot.part"
</body>
</html>File: "templates/test.template"
{{> head}}
<h1>Hello {{name}}!</h1>
<p>
I see you like {{favorite_food}} and
{{favorite_drink}}! I do too! What are
the odds?
</p>
{{> foot}}File: "test.yml"
name: "Joe Smith"
favorite_food: "Pizza"
favorite_drink: "Diet Coke"Render:
$ mlt -t templates/test.template -p partials -y test.yml out.htmlFile: "out.html"
<html>
<head><title>Hello Joe Smith!</title></head>
<body>
<h1>Hello Joe Smith!</h1>
<p>I see you like Pizza and Diet Coke! I do too! What are the odds?</p>
</body>
</html>