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katagami: a simple xml/html template library

Project description

This library is one of many Python templating libraries.

Features

Example

Setup:

>>> def _(html, encoding='utf-8'):
...     print(render(io.BytesIO(html)).decode(encoding))

Make a HTML string with inline expression and Python’s for (Block structure):

>>> _(b'''<html>
... <body>
...     <? for name in ['world']: {?>
...         <p>hello, <?=name?></p>
...     <?}?>
... </body>
... </html>''')
<html>
<body>
<BLANKLINE>
        <p>hello, world</p>
<BLANKLINE>
</body>
</html>

Inline expression

This feature evaluates your inline expression and output to result:

>>> _(b'''<html><body>
...     <?='hello, world'?>
... </body></html>''')
<html><body>
    hello, world
</body></html>

By the default, this example raises an exception, evaluated expression must be str (unicode in Python 2):

>>> _(b'''<html><body>
...     <?=1?>
... </body></html>''')
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: Can't convert 'int' object to str implicitly

Set the cast_string feature:

>>> _(b'''<html><body>
...     <?=feature cast_string="True"?>
...     <?=1?>
... </body></html>''')
<html><body>
<BLANKLINE>
    1
</body></html>

Also set the trap_exceptions feature:

>>> _(b'''<html><body>
...     <?=feature trap_exceptions="True"?>
...     <?=1?>
... </body></html>''')
<html><body>
<BLANKLINE>
    Can't convert 'int' object to str implicitly
</body></html>

Note

  • You can use cast_string and trap_exceptions simultaneously.

  • You can handle cast_string and trap_exceptions by defining the function __str__. By the default, __str__ is str in Python 3 (unicode in Python 2).

  • Spaces on the both sides of the expression will be stripped. But ‘<?= feature’ is a bad.

  • You can insert a comment.

Example:

>>> _(b'''<html><body>
... <?py
...     def __str__(o):
...         return '__str__(%s)' % o
... ?>
...     <?=feature cast_string="True" trap_exceptions="True"?>
...     <?= 1 ?>
...     <?= notfound # get an error ?>
... </body></html>''')
<html><body>
<BLANKLINE>
<BLANKLINE>
    __str__(1)
    __str__(name 'notfound' is not defined)
</body></html>

Embed script

All indentation will be arranged automatically:

>>> _(b'''<html>
... <?py
...     # It is a top level here. This works fine.
...     if 1:
...         msg = 'message from indented script'
... ?>
... <body>
...     <p><?=msg?></p>
...     <?py msg = 'message from single line script' # This works fine too. ?>
...     <p><?=msg?></p>
...     <? if 1: {?>
... <?py
... # Is is nested here. This also works fine.
... msg = 'message from nested indented script'
... ?>
...     <p><?=msg?></p>
...     <?}?>
... </body>
... </html>''')
<html>
<BLANKLINE>
<body>
    <p>message from indented script</p>
<BLANKLINE>
    <p>message from single line script</p>
<BLANKLINE>
<BLANKLINE>
    <p>message from nested indented script</p>
<BLANKLINE>
</body>
</html>

Block structure

Indentation with C-style block structure:

>>> _(b'''<html>
... <body>
...     <p>hello,&nbsp;
...     <? try: {?>
...         <?=name?>
...     <?} except NameError: {?>
...         NameError
...     <?} else: {?>
...         never output here
...     <?}?>
...     </p>
... </body>
... </html>''')
<html>
<body>
    <p>hello,&nbsp;
<BLANKLINE>
<BLANKLINE>
        NameError
<BLANKLINE>
    </p>
</body>
</html>

Note

  • ‘<? }’ and ‘{ ?>’ are wrong. Don’t insert space. ‘<?}’ and ‘{?>’ are correct.

  • Ending colon (‘:’) is required.

  • Block closing ‘<?}?>’ is required.

Encoding detection

Encoding will be detected automatically:

>>> _(b'''<html>
... <head><meta charset="shift-jis"></head>
... <body>\x93\xfa\x96{\x8c\xea</body>
... </html>''', 'shift-jis')
<html>
<head><meta charset="shift-jis"></head>
<body>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e</body>
</html>

Supported formats:

  • <?xml encoding=”ENCODING”?>

  • <meta charset=”ENCODING”>

  • <meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”MIMETYPE; ENCODING”>

API

katagami.render

katagami.render(__file__, __encoding__=None, **locals)

  • __file__file-like object (use io.BytesIO for string input) or filename.

  • __encoding__ – Set encoding of __file__ and the return value. Automatically detect the encoding if None.

  • locals – local and global namespace values for template script.

  • returnbytes in Python 3, str in Python 2. The return value is encoded by __encoding__ or automatically detected encoding.

Rendering template flow:

  1. detect encoding

  2. decode to str in Python 3 (unicode in Python 2)

  3. translate template to Python script

  4. compile and exec the script

  5. encode result to bytes in Python 3 (str in Python 2)

History

  • 1.0.1 fix bugs, docs, speed

  • 1.0.0 remove backward compatibility

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