TemplateParser

Web Page Template Parser - Parse an ejs web page and emit an Ejscript source file (.es).

This parser handles embedded Ejscript using <% %> directives. It supports:

<% Begin an ejs directive section containing statements
<%= Begin an ejs directive section that contains an expression to evaluate and substitute
%> End an ejs directive
<%@ include "file" %> Include an ejs file
<%@ layout "file" %> Specify a layout page to use. Use layout "" to disable layout management.
<%@ view "[module::]class" %> Specify a view class to use with optional module.
<%@ content Mark the location to substitute content in a layout page

Directives for use outside of <% %>

@@var — To expand the value of "var". Var can also be simple expressions (without spaces).

Properties

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(No own class methods defined)

Qualifiers	Method

Qualifiers	Method
	build(script: String, options: Object = expression): String
	Build a templated page.
	parse(script: String, options: Object = expression): String
	Template parser.

build(script: String, options: Object = expression): String

Parameters

script: String	String containing the script to parse.
options: Object	Object hash with options to control parsing. [default: expression]

Options

layout	Path Layout file.
dir	Path Base directory to use for including files and for resolving layout directives.

parse(script: String, options: Object = expression): String

Description: Template parser. Parse the given script and return the compiled (Ejscript) result.

Parameters

script: String	String containing the script to parse.
options: Object	Object hash with options to control parsing. [default: expression]

Options

layout	Path Layout file.
dir	Path Base directory to use for including files and for resolving layout directives.