procurator
A tiny, super fast, stream based replacement template engine.
This module has few features.
- Simple variables
- Defaults for variables
Installation
Simply use your package manager of choice.
npm i --save procurator
yarn add procurator
Usage
Code speaks. Let's do this.
some.template.js
module.exports = {
// Simple replace
hello: '{{ foo }}',
// With a default
cake: '{{ bar : lies }}',
// Defaults get trimmed, let's use quotes
bacon: '{{ bat : ' holds the truth ' }}',
// Let's use double quotes
empire: '{{ baz:"I haz one" }}',
};
app.js
const procurator = require('procurator');
const fs = require('fs');
let readStream = fs.createReadStream('./some.template.js');
let writeStream = fs.createWriteStream('./out-file.js');
let parameters = {foo: 'Batman', bat: 'is holy'};
readStream.pipe(procurator(parameters)).pipe(writeStream);
Produces ./out-file.js:
module.exports = {
// Simple replace
hello: 'Batman',
// With a default
cake: 'lies',
// Defaults get trimmed, let's use quotes
bacon: 'is holy',
// Let's use double quotes
empire: 'I haz one',
};
Note: The file extension doesn't matter. I used .js but it can be anything.
License
MIT