Docsy

A syntax for Component based documents

Syntax

Text

By default any content is considered as text.

Comments

You can use line comments // or block comments /* and */.
Comments also works inside elements !

Inject

You can insject value with {}:

Two plus two is {2 + 2} !

Identifier

An identifier must start with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and can contain letters, numbers and _.

Expression

An expression can be:

• A literal value
• An identifier
• A function call
• A dot member
• A bracket member

Literal value

String

Strings works like in JavaScript:

• Single and double quotes do not support new lines.
• Backtick quote support new lines.

Numbers

Exponent are not supported

Boolean

true and false

Null & Undefined

null and undefined are supported

Elements

Basic elemment

<|Tag>Content<Tag/>

Raw element

Raw Element content is always treated as text.

<#Tag>Content<Tag/>

Close tag shortcut

Both normal and raw closing tag can omit the tag name:

<|Tag>Content</>
<#Tag>Content</>

Self closing element

</Tag/>

Line element

Line element end at the end of the line (or end of file)

<Tag>Content

Fragments

<|>Content</>
<#>Raw Content</>

Tag name

Tag name must be a valid identifier or a member access like foo.bar.

Examples

// Normal: open / close
<|Tag>Some content<Tag/>

// Normal: open / close shortcut
<|Tag>Some content</>

// Raw: open / close
<#Tag>Some content<Tag/>

// Raw: open / close shortcut
<#Tag>Some content</>

// Normal: line
<Tag>Hello Test

// Self closig
</Tag/>

// FRAGMENTS

// Normal fragment
<|>Some content</>

// Raw fragment
<#>Some content</>

Attributes

Any opening / self closing tag can have attributes.

Attributes are sparated by whitespace and are in the form NAME=VALUE or simply NAME.

Attribute name can be any valid identifier.

Attribute value can be any expression.