template

package main

import (
	"html/template"
	"log"
	"os"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	const (
		master  = `Names:{{block "list" .}}{{"\n"}}{{range .}}{{println "-" .}}{{end}}{{end}}`
		overlay = `{{define "list"}} {{join . ", "}}{{end}} `
	)
	var (
		funcs     = template.FuncMap{"join": strings.Join}
		guardians = []string{"Gamora", "Groot", "Nebula", "Rocket", "Star-Lord"}
	)
	masterTmpl, err := template.New("master").Funcs(funcs).Parse(master)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	overlayTmpl, err := template.Must(masterTmpl.Clone()).Parse(overlay)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if err := masterTmpl.Execute(os.Stdout, guardians); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if err := overlayTmpl.Execute(os.Stdout, guardians); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
}

Output:

Names:
- Gamora
- Groot
- Nebula
- Rocket
- Star-Lord
Names: Gamora, Groot, Nebula, Rocket, Star-Lord

Here we demonstrate loading a set of templates from a directory.

package main

import (
	"io"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"text/template"
)

// templateFile defines the contents of a template to be stored in a file, for testing.
type templateFile struct {
	name     string
	contents string
}

func createTestDir(files []templateFile) string {
	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "template")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	for _, file := range files {
		f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, file.name))
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
		defer f.Close()
		_, err = io.WriteString(f, file.contents)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
	}
	return dir
}

func main() {
	// Here we create a temporary directory and populate it with our sample
	// template definition files; usually the template files would already
	// exist in some location known to the program.
	dir := createTestDir([]templateFile{
		// T0.tmpl is a plain template file that just invokes T1.
		{"T0.tmpl", `T0 invokes T1: ({{template "T1"}})`},
		// T1.tmpl defines a template, T1 that invokes T2.
		{"T1.tmpl", `{{define "T1"}}T1 invokes T2: ({{template "T2"}}){{end}}`},
		// T2.tmpl defines a template T2.
		{"T2.tmpl", `{{define "T2"}}This is T2{{end}}`},
	})
	// Clean up after the test; another quirk of running as an example.
	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)

	// pattern is the glob pattern used to find all the template files.
	pattern := filepath.Join(dir, "*.tmpl")

	// Here starts the example proper.
	// T0.tmpl is the first name matched, so it becomes the starting template,
	// the value returned by ParseGlob.
	tmpl := template.Must(template.ParseGlob(pattern))

	err := tmpl.Execute(os.Stdout, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("template execution: %s", err)
	}
}

Output:

T0 invokes T1: (T1 invokes T2: (This is T2))

This example demonstrates one way to share some templates and use them in different contexts. In this variant we add multiple driver templates by hand to an existing bundle of templates.

package main

import (
	"io"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"text/template"
)

// templateFile defines the contents of a template to be stored in a file, for testing.
type templateFile struct {
	name     string
	contents string
}

func createTestDir(files []templateFile) string {
	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "template")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	for _, file := range files {
		f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, file.name))
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
		defer f.Close()
		_, err = io.WriteString(f, file.contents)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
	}
	return dir
}

func main() {
	// Here we create a temporary directory and populate it with our sample
	// template definition files; usually the template files would already
	// exist in some location known to the program.
	dir := createTestDir([]templateFile{
		// T1.tmpl defines a template, T1 that invokes T2.
		{"T1.tmpl", `{{define "T1"}}T1 invokes T2: ({{template "T2"}}){{end}}`},
		// T2.tmpl defines a template T2.
		{"T2.tmpl", `{{define "T2"}}This is T2{{end}}`},
	})
	// Clean up after the test; another quirk of running as an example.
	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)

	// pattern is the glob pattern used to find all the template files.
	pattern := filepath.Join(dir, "*.tmpl")

	// Here starts the example proper.
	// Load the helpers.
	templates := template.Must(template.ParseGlob(pattern))
	// Add one driver template to the bunch; we do this with an explicit template definition.
	_, err := templates.Parse("{{define `driver1`}}Driver 1 calls T1: ({{template `T1`}})\n{{end}}")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("parsing driver1: ", err)
	}
	// Add another driver template.
	_, err = templates.Parse("{{define `driver2`}}Driver 2 calls T2: ({{template `T2`}})\n{{end}}")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("parsing driver2: ", err)
	}
	// We load all the templates before execution. This package does not require
	// that behavior but html/template's escaping does, so it's a good habit.
	err = templates.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "driver1", nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("driver1 execution: %s", err)
	}
	err = templates.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "driver2", nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("driver2 execution: %s", err)
	}
}

Output:

Driver 1 calls T1: (T1 invokes T2: (This is T2))
Driver 2 calls T2: (This is T2)

Here we demonstrate loading a set of templates from files in different directories

package main

import (
	"io"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"text/template"
)

// templateFile defines the contents of a template to be stored in a file, for testing.
type templateFile struct {
	name     string
	contents string
}

func createTestDir(files []templateFile) string {
	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "template")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	for _, file := range files {
		f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, file.name))
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
		defer f.Close()
		_, err = io.WriteString(f, file.contents)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
	}
	return dir
}

func main() {
	// Here we create different temporary directories and populate them with our sample
	// template definition files; usually the template files would already
	// exist in some location known to the program.
	dir1 := createTestDir([]templateFile{
		// T1.tmpl is a plain template file that just invokes T2.
		{"T1.tmpl", `T1 invokes T2: ({{template "T2"}})`},
	})

	dir2 := createTestDir([]templateFile{
		// T2.tmpl defines a template T2.
		{"T2.tmpl", `{{define "T2"}}This is T2{{end}}`},
	})

	// Clean up after the test; another quirk of running as an example.
	defer func(dirs ...string) {
		for _, dir := range dirs {
			os.RemoveAll(dir)
		}
	}(dir1, dir2)

	// Here starts the example proper.
	// Let's just parse only dir1/T0 and dir2/T2
	paths := []string{
		filepath.Join(dir1, "T1.tmpl"),
		filepath.Join(dir2, "T2.tmpl"),
	}
	tmpl := template.Must(template.ParseFiles(paths...))

	err := tmpl.Execute(os.Stdout, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("template execution: %s", err)
	}
}

Output:

T1 invokes T2: (This is T2)

This example demonstrates how to use one group of driver templates with distinct sets of helper templates.

package main

import (
	"io"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"text/template"
)

// templateFile defines the contents of a template to be stored in a file, for testing.
type templateFile struct {
	name     string
	contents string
}

func createTestDir(files []templateFile) string {
	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "template")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	for _, file := range files {
		f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, file.name))
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
		defer f.Close()
		_, err = io.WriteString(f, file.contents)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
	}
	return dir
}

func main() {
	// Here we create a temporary directory and populate it with our sample
	// template definition files; usually the template files would already
	// exist in some location known to the program.
	dir := createTestDir([]templateFile{
		// T0.tmpl is a plain template file that just invokes T1.
		{"T0.tmpl", "T0 ({{.}} version) invokes T1: ({{template `T1`}})\n"},
		// T1.tmpl defines a template, T1 that invokes T2. Note T2 is not defined
		{"T1.tmpl", `{{define "T1"}}T1 invokes T2: ({{template "T2"}}){{end}}`},
	})
	// Clean up after the test; another quirk of running as an example.
	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)

	// pattern is the glob pattern used to find all the template files.
	pattern := filepath.Join(dir, "*.tmpl")

	// Here starts the example proper.
	// Load the drivers.
	drivers := template.Must(template.ParseGlob(pattern))

	// We must define an implementation of the T2 template. First we clone
	// the drivers, then add a definition of T2 to the template name space.

	// 1. Clone the helper set to create a new name space from which to run them.
	first, err := drivers.Clone()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("cloning helpers: ", err)
	}
	// 2. Define T2, version A, and parse it.
	_, err = first.Parse("{{define `T2`}}T2, version A{{end}}")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("parsing T2: ", err)
	}

	// Now repeat the whole thing, using a different version of T2.
	// 1. Clone the drivers.
	second, err := drivers.Clone()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("cloning drivers: ", err)
	}
	// 2. Define T2, version B, and parse it.
	_, err = second.Parse("{{define `T2`}}T2, version B{{end}}")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal("parsing T2: ", err)
	}

	// Execute the templates in the reverse order to verify the
	// first is unaffected by the second.
	err = second.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "T0.tmpl", "second")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("second execution: %s", err)
	}
	err = first.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "T0.tmpl", "first")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("first: execution: %s", err)
	}

}

Output:

T0 (second version) invokes T1: (T1 invokes T2: (T2, version B))
T0 (first version) invokes T1: (T1 invokes T2: (T2, version A))