fte.js - fast template engine that is reborn

[ɛftiː ʤeɪ-ɛs] !!! Why only generate Web-pages??? [re-]Generate the code!!!

write [code] -> [build your] template -> [then code]generate

Features

template inheritance
codeblocks with parameters and directives
partials (works with templates that haven't use chunks)
partial with aliases
directives
progressive template caching
smart block indentation
multiple root folders
pure javascript code
smart templates
nice code generation for templates
posible to load js function as tempaltes.
template caching by default
one of the fastest tempalte code geneation
simple code generation for template engine - it is genereate itself using fTE.js
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factory-level aliases global aliases
configurable escaped blocks

Furure

browser support
template packaging using webpack/gulp ... whatever

Syntax

<# - open code block
#> - close code block
<#- - remove all spaces to left including the one \n
-#> - remove all spaces to right including the one \n
#{} or {{}} - expression block that returns string
!{} or {{& }} - html(!!!) escaped expression block: replaces & < > " => & < > &quote;
<#@ #> directive block, by default it ommits all spaces and new lines, as if it is never exists.
Template block

<# block 'name': #>
<# end #>

To render block #{content('codeblock')}} #{content('codeblock', context)}}

partial #{partial(blocks,'codeblock')}}

Directives

Syntax

<#@ directiveName ("params", "params", "params") #>

<#@ directiveName "params" #>

<#@ directiveName #>

! In directives syntax you can use both single quote and double quote.

noIndent -- not use indentaion functinality speedup a little bit
requireAs ('templateName', 'alias') -- require template with alias name. to use with #{partial(context,'name')}.
context 'name | context('name') -- set up default context name for generated code.
alias 'name | alias('name') -- setup global alias name from
extend 'alias|templatePath' - inherite from specified template

Samples

For more copmplex example see sample/complexSample folder in project root

Escapes output from template-benchamrk

<#@ context 'data' #>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>!{data.title}</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>!{data.text}</p>
    <#- if (data.projects.length) { -#>
      <#- for (var i = 0; i < data.projects.length; i++) { -#>
        <a href="!{data.projects[i].url}">!{data.projects[i].name}</a>
        <p>!{data.projects[i].description}</p>
      <#- } -#>
    <#- } else { -#>
      No projects
    <#- } -#>
  </body>
</html>

Unespaced output from tempalte-benchamrk

<#@ context 'data' #>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>#{data.title}</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>#{data.text}</p>
    <# if (data.projects.length) { #>
      <# for (var i = 0; i < data.projects.length; i++) { #>
        <a href="#{data.projects[i].url}">#{data.projects[i].name}</a>
        <p>#{data.projects[i].description}</p>
      <# } #>
    <# } else { #>
      No projects
    <# } #>
  </body>
</html>

Usage on node.js

install

npm install fte.js --save

use

var fte = require('fte.js').Factory;
var tempaltes = new fte({
  root:['tempaltes','other templates'],
  watch: false // progressive template caching disabled;
});

var result = tempaltes.run({hello:'World'}, 'tempalteName');

API

Factory - template Factory iteself

compileLight - generate template as closure function.

compileFull - generate template as module.

method signature (content:string[, optimize:bool])

it accept tempalte code and return function code to be used within fte.js Factory.

optimize-option will run esmangle over the code with thwo options: 'remove-empty-statement' and 'remove-unreachable-branch'. You alwais can build yout own compiler, just see the source.

expression blocks

Both of them is used only to displaying the data. so didn't use them to prepare complex values

#{ partial({some:another},'partial')} // this will drive to error;

instad of it

<# var extra = {some:another} #>
#{ partial(extra,'partial')} // this will not drive to error;

factory level aliases

Factory must be configured to scan over all files to load all templates and extract all aliases

var fte = require('fte.js').Factory;
var tempaltes = new fte({
  root:['tempaltes','other templates'],
  watch: false, // progressive template caching disabled;
  preload: true, // be default it aliases available only after manual loading.
  ext: ['.nhtml', 'njs'], // lis of extentions that is available for file search.
});

codeblocks

The codeblock is a part of the tempalte that you want to reuse multiple times, with different context. It is just like a partials, but with different behaviours.

Block can be overriden during inheritance,

directives in next blocks: context and noIndent.

inheritance

to inherite from other template please ensure that it has a content-call #{content()} during inheritance you can override and reuse in resulting tempalte all the things:

reuse required templates with its aliase
override partials that ws required with parent templates
reuse defined block
override template blocks

base.html

<div class="panel-heading">
  <h3 class="panel-title">#{context.title}</h3>
  #{content()}
</div>

container.html

<#@ extend 'base.html' #>
<div>
  #{content('header', context.head)}
</div>
<div>
  #{content()}
</div>

Progresinve template caching

by setup watch:true in configuration of fte factory, you can achieve progressive tamplate caching. Factory will watch for changing files and it any changes appering in the already loaded files it will reset cache options for it. So in the next time, when changed template will be used it will load new version of template and recomplile it. The main feature is that if the template has any dependency then if one of its dependency is changed this template will also removed from cache.

Speed Test

I've posted result here. the only difference in speed is the escape function. template-benchamrk

64-bit Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Intel core i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz x 8, SSD 250G Nodejs v6.21

Rendering 100000 templates:

Gaikan
  Escaped   : 1651ms
  Unescaped : 52ms
  Total     : 1703ms

ECT
  Escaped   : 1473ms
  Unescaped : 100ms
  Total     : 1573ms

fTE.js
  Escaped   : 1451ms
  Unescaped : 80ms
  Total     : 1531ms

doT
  Escaped   : 2078ms
  Unescaped : 49ms
  Total     : 2127ms

Dust
  Escaped   : 1950ms
  Unescaped : 416ms
  Total     : 2366ms

Hogan.js
  Escaped   : 1918ms
  Unescaped : 324ms
  Total     : 2242ms

Fest
  Escaped   : 1825ms
  Unescaped : 235ms
  Total     : 2060ms

EJS
  Escaped   : 6623ms
  Unescaped : 2289ms
  Total     : 8912ms

Eco
  Escaped   : 4313ms
  Unescaped : 764ms
  Total     : 5077ms

Handlebars.js
  Escaped   : 5187ms
  Unescaped : 2530ms
  Total     : 7717ms

Jade without `with`
  Escaped   : 6087ms
  Unescaped : 1826ms
  Total     : 7913ms

CoffeeKup
  Escaped   : 2555ms
  Unescaped : 6623ms
  Total     : 9178ms

Jade
  Escaped   : 14454ms
  Unescaped : 9594ms
  Total     : 24048ms

Inspiration

It inspired by nJSt and ect it is build using pegjs

fte.js

fte.js - fast template engine that is reborn

write [code] -> [build your] template -> [then code]generate

Features

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Syntax

Directives

Samples

Usage on node.js

install

use

API

expression blocks

factory level aliases

codeblocks

inheritance

Progresinve template caching

Speed Test

Inspiration

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fte.js

fte.js - fast template engine that is reborn

write [code] -> [build your] template -> [then code]generate

Features

Furure

Syntax

Directives

Samples

Usage on node.js

install

use

API

expression blocks

factory level aliases

codeblocks

inheritance

Progresinve template caching

Speed Test

Inspiration

Readme

Keywords

Package Sidebar

Install

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