lean-g-template-nsmarty v0.2.1

NSmarty - Node Template Engine

Pretty much the same like PHP Smarty

Install

npm install nsmarty

Direct Test (ready to use)

1. Unpack demo.zip 
2. Run the application: node app.js
3. Open your browser: http://127.0.0.1:8000/

APP USAGE

var  util    = require('util'),
     http    = require('http'),
     nsmarty = require('nsmarty');

// IMPORTANT! Templates path	
nsmarty.tpl_path = __dirname + '';

var $arr = {
  // simple {$title}
  title: 'Hi, I am nsmarty template engine!',

  // loop {foreach} ... {/foreach}
  books: [
	  {
		 title  : 'JavaScript: The Definitive Guide',          
		 author : 'David Flanagan',                            
		 price  : '31.18'
	  },
	  {
		 title  : 'Murach JavaScript and DOM Scripting',
		 author : 'Ray Harris'
	  },
	  {
		 title  : 'Head First JavaScript',
		 author : 'Michael Morrison',
		 price  : '29.54'
	  }
	]
}

http.createServer(function (req, res) {

  // assign - parse the template.
  var 	stream = nsmarty.assign('test.tpl', $arr);
		util.pump(stream, res); // take place of _display() from PHP Smarty.

}).listen(8000);
console.log("Server started: http://127.0.0.1:8000/");

TEMPLATE USAGE

Create a file named "test.tpl"


{* NSMARTY TEMPLATE TEST *}

<h1>{$title}</h1>

{foreach $books as $i => $book}
	<div style="background-color: {cycle values='cyan,yellow'};">
		[{$i+1}] {$book.title|upper} by {$book.author}

		{if $book.price}                                
			Price: <span style="color:red">&euro;{$book.price}</span>
		{/if}
	</div>
{else}
	No books
{/foreach}

Documentation

See doc/ folder
OR
http://nsmarty.stepofweb.com/

General

=> is a port of the Smarty Template Engine to Javascript, a JavaScript template library that supports the 
template syntax and all the features (functions, variable modifiers, etc.) of the well-known PHP template engine Smarty. 
=> allows you to use the same Smarty templates on both server and client side, for both PHP and Javascript. 
=> supports plugin architecture

=> no PHP syntax

Copyright

Module Author:		Dorin Grigoras
Code Contributors:	http://code.google.com/p/jsmart/ , mustache (caching system)