[stringtemplate-interest] Formal parameters in web templates

Tue Oct 27 09:01:26 PDT 2009

Hi Ran,

You've asked 2 questions actually :)

1. Define formal args for nongroup file templates: Coming in STv4. All  
templates will require formal args even in separate files.

2. Specifying cardinality of parameters (required, optional, multi- 
valued).  It's somethng I've considered for years and have commented  
out in the code. ;)  I'm still deciding about it's use for STv4.

As for types, I think types would tie templtes too closely to the  
model.  But, i understand the desire for them.

Ter
On Oct 26, 2009, at 10:46 PM, Ran Tavory wrote:

> A newbe question: Is it possible to define the list of formal  
> parameters in a template where my use case would be for a web page?
>
> For example, in this template:
>
> layout.st
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>$title$</title>
> <body>
> $banner()$
> <hr>
> $body()$
> </body>
> </html>
>
> I'd like to say that $title$ is a required parameter. Would even be  
> better if types can be enforced, such as String, Number, Date, List  
> of x etc, but even without static typing, simply listing the formal  
> arguments the template expects would be great.
> Thanks!
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