https://github.com/atifaziz/Transplator

Simple C# source generator for text templates
https://github.com/atifaziz/Transplator

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Simple C# source generator for text templates

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/atifaziz/Transplator
• Owner: atifaziz
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2021-01-05T21:03:36.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-11-11T17:12:49.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T11:42:16.508Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: C#
• Size: 60.5 KB
• Stars: 31
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING.txt

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README

        
# Transplator

This project is currently an experiment into the idea of generating C# source

code from a text template. The code generation is integrated into the C#

compiler using the [source generator] feature made available starting with

the version supporting C# 9.

The input to Transplator is a simple text template file, where literal text is

interspersed with C# source code. The output is C# code that, when executed as

part of the compiled product, will produce text with literal parts copied over

as they are and the C# code in the template contributing dynamic text.

Using the [source generator] feature has the benefit that the template is

turned into strong- and statically-typed C# source code. Any type errors will

be caught at compile-time. At run-time, the template output will be produced

at native speed, without any interpretation.

The text templates can be used, for example, to generate e-mail messages with

certain parts replaced dynamically at run-time.

## Format

Anything between `{%` and `%}` is considered C# code and everthing else is

treated as literal text. For example:

    The current date and time is {% DateTime.Now %}.

Transplator has some smarts to distinguish between control flow blocks or

statement and expressions that contribute dynamic text, so syntactically,

you only need to remember to use `{%` and `%}` as delimiters:

    {%

        for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

    %}

            i = {% i + 1 %}

    {%

        }

    %}

Like the [Liquid] templating language, you can use `-` to trim whitespace

from the left or right side:

    {%- "left whitespace is trimmed" %}

    {% "right whitespace is trimmed" -%}

    {%- "left and right whitespace is trimmed" -%}

Like the [Scriban] templating language, you can use `~` to for [non-greedy

whitespace trimming][scrws]:

> - Using a `{{~` will remove any whitespace before but will stop on the

>   first newline without including it

> - Using a `~}}` will remove any whitespace after including the first

>   newline but will stop after

  [source generator]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-c-source-generators/

  [Liquid]: https://shopify.github.io/liquid/

  [Scriban]: https://github.com/scriban/scriban

  [scrws]: https://github.com/scriban/scriban/blob/master/doc/language.md#14-whitespace-control