MiniTemplator is a compact, optimized template engine primarily used for generating HTML output.

Variables:

${variableName} 

Blocks:

<!-- $beginBlock blockName --> ... block content ... <!-- $endBlock blockName --> 

Conditional statements:

<!-- $if condExpr --> ... <!-- $elseIf condExpr --> ... <!-- $else --> ... <!-- $endIf --> 

Include a subtemplate:

<!-- $include fileName --> 

• Blocks can be nested.
• Subtemplates can include other subtemplates.
• Conditions are JavaScript expressions that use condition variables.

There are two phases when using MiniTemplator templates.

When a template is parsed, condition expressions are evaluated, conditional statements are resolved and subtemplates are included. A template is normally loaded and parsed only once and then used many times. A parsed template can be cached in memory for later re-use.

In the second phase, template variables are set and blocks are added. When the document buildup is complete, everything is merged into a HTML string, which is the output of the template engine.

There are two kinds of variables.

Condition variables are used in $if and $elseIf statements.

• Condition variables are used at the time a template is loaded and parsed.
• For each set of condition variable values, a separate parsed template object is cached.

Template variables are used to place content into the template.

• Template variables are used when applying a parsed template to generate output.
• When a template variable is used within a block, it must be set before the addBlock() method for the block is called.
• The values undefined and null are converted into an empty string.

When the shortFormEnabled option is set to true, the following alternative form can be used for conditional statements:

<$? condExpr> ... content for "if" case ... <$: condExpr> ... content for "elseIf" case ... <$:> ... content for "else" case ... <$/?> 

<$?de> Hallo Welt! <$:fr> Bonjour le monde! <$:it> Ciao mondo! <$: > Hello world! <$/?>