Rockplate

Templating language for sensible humans

Documentation and Demo

Click here for full documentation with demo and examples.

Quick Docs for the curious cats

Installation

npm install rockplate

Usage

TypeScript/JavaScript

import { Rockplate } from 'rockplate';

const template = 'My name is [my name]';
const schema = {
  my: {
    name: 'My Name',
  },
};
const rpl = new Rockplate(template, schema);
const output = rpl.parse({
  // you will get type hints
  // for properties in schema as you type
  my: {
    name: 'Safraz Razik',
  },
});
console.log(output); // My name is Safraz Razik

Syntax and Schema/Data structure

Limitations are good - for a templating language

Booleans

Values: true | false

{
  "order" : {
    "paid": true
  },
  "vegetables": {
    "fresh": true // example for " are " operator
  }

}

Syntax: [if order is paid] .... [end if]

Operators: is | are | is not | are not

[if order is paid]
  Paid
[else]
  Unpaid
[end if]

I eat
[if vegetables are fresh]
  healthy
[end if]
vegetables 🥕🥦🍅🍆🥝🥬🥒🌶

Identifers

Values: string | number or any printable value

{
  "order" : {
    "ref": "210045-674558-981560"
  }
}

Syntax: [order ref]

Thank you for your order [order ref]

Arrays

Value: Collection of Booleans or Identifers

{
  "orders" : [
    {
      "order" : {
        "status": "Paid",
        "ref": "210045-674558-981560"
      },
      "discount" : {
        "available": false,
        "amount": "5%"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Syntax: [repeat orders] .... [end repeat]

Your orders:
[repeat orders]

 Ref: [order ref]

 Status: [order status]

 [if discount is available]
   Discount: [discount amount]
 [end if]

[end repeat]