local elua = require "elua"
local template = elua.compile([[
  Hello <%= name %>,
  Here are your items:
  <% for i, item in pairs(items) do %>
   * <%= name -%>
  <% end %>
]])

print(template({
  name: "leafo",
  items: { "Shoe", "Reflector", "Scarf" }
}))

Reference

The following tags are supported

<% lua_code %> runs lua code verbatim
<%= lua_expression %> writes result of expression to output, HTML escaped
<%- lua_expression %> same as above but with no HTML escaping

Any of the embedded Lua tags can use the -%> closing tag to suppress a following newline if there is one, for example: <%= 'hello' -%>.

Methods

`func = elua.compile(template_string)`

Compiles the template into a function, the returned function can be called to render the template. The function takes one argument: a table to use as the environment within the template. _G is used to look up a variable if it can't be found in the environment.

`result = elua.render(template_string, env)`

Compiles and renders the template in a single call. If you are concerned about high performance this should be avoided in favor of compile if it's possible to cache the compiled template.

License

MIT