NAME
tt - Preprocess Perl code with Template Toolkit and Module::Compile.
SYNOPSIS
use tt ( subs => [qw/foo bar gorch/] );
[% FOREACH subname IN subs %]
sub [% subname %] {
warn "Hi, i'm [% subname %]";
}
[% END %]
no tt;
DESCRIPTION
This module uses Module::Compile to help you generate Perl code without
using BEGIN/eval tricks and reducing readability, but without having to
repeat yourself either.
CONFIGURATION
To configure Template either subclass this module and override
"default_tt_config", or pass parameters in the "use tt" line.
Note that due to the way Module::Compile works you must put all the
variables on one use line.
For example:
use tt INCLUDE_PATH => "/foo";
The default configuration values are:
INTERPOLATE => 0,
EVAL_PERL => 1,
INCLUDE_PATH => [ @INC ],
LOAD_PERL => 1,
DEBUG => "undef",
This provides a default that is slightly more suitable for templating
code than normal TT defaults. DEBUG_UNDEF ensures that no undef
variables are interpolated, INTERPOLATE being off ensures that perl
variables aren't treated as TT variables by accident, and the other
options allow for a more permissive use of features.
VARIABLES
Like configuration parameters, you may pass variables on the "use tt"
line.
Variables and configuration options are destingushed - anything that is
all upper case in the use line is considered configuration.
A probably better way to declare variables is simply in the template
itself:
[% foo = "bar" %]
CAVEATS
Due to Module::Compile's semantics the use line is actually fudged and
string-evaled by this module, so it might break and you can't refer to
lexicals.
TODO
Add all sorts of useful variables about the package that the template is
processing, the file and line numbers, etc.
Currently Module::Compile doesn't provide enough facilities for this.
SEE ALSO
Template, Module::Compile, Filter::Simple
AUTHOR
Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2006 the aforementioned authors. All rights
reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute
it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.