Cirru HTML .js

Compile Cirru HTML into JavaScript template function.

Usage

This project is related to Cirru HTML which compiles Cirru to HTML. This project compiles it to JavaScript instead.

They are sharing similar syntaxes on writing HTML.

Syntax:

• Jade-like(CSS Selectors) syntax for tags(with class and id)
• (:a b) syntax for a="b"
• tokens start with @ are controllers
• (= a) to render a as text
• (== a) to render a as html

... and grammars inherited from Cirru Grammar.

Controllers:

• (@ a) to get a from resource
• (@if cond a b) for conditions, b is optional
• (@unless cond a b) for conditions, b is optional
• (@rich a b) to use a.length>0 as condition
• (@each xs a) for rendering a in list xs
• (@call a b c) for running a(a,b)
• (@block a b c) wrap a b c in a block

npm i --save-dev cirru-html-js

For such a demo, it compiles to:

{render} = require 'cirru-html-js'
render '@if (@ a) (div b)'

(function(resource, call){
  var html;
  if(resource['a']){html+='<div>b</div>';}
  return html;
})

...where resource is data passed to render. call is an object of methods that maybe useful in template.

Tests

cd tests
coffee make.coffee test-compile # run performance tests on compiling
coffee make.coffee compile # just compile code
coffee make.coffee test-run # run performance tests on templating

Comparing to doT, Cirru HTML.js takes about 3 times of time to compile and run.

ChangeLog

• 0.0.9

  • Replace for with while for performance

• 0.0.8

  • Add error messages and tests

• 0.0.7

  • Add @block

• 0.0.5

  • Fix condition syntax is @unless

• 0.0.4

  • More flexible attribute values

License

MIT