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//! ViewEngine - High-level template engine for web servers.
//!
//! Provides a simple API for rendering Pug templates with:
//! - Views directory configuration
//! - Lazy-loading mixins from a mixins subdirectory (on-demand)
//! - Relative path resolution for includes and extends
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//! - **Compiled templates** for maximum performance (parse once, render many)
//!
//! Mixins are resolved in the following order:
//! 1. Mixins defined in the same template file
//! 2. Mixins from the mixins directory (lazy-loaded when first called)
//!
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//! ## Basic Usage
//! ```zig
//! const engine = ViewEngine.init(.{
//! .views_dir = "src/views",
//! });
//!
//! // Render from file
//! const html = try engine.render(allocator, "pages/home", .{ .title = "Home" });
//! defer allocator.free(html);
//!
//! // Render from template string (for embedded or cached templates)
//! const tpl = "h1 #{title}";
//! const out = try engine.renderTpl(allocator, tpl, .{ .title = "Hello" });
//! defer allocator.free(out);
//! ```
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//!
//! ## Compiled Templates (High Performance)
//! For maximum performance, compile templates once and render many times:
//! ```zig
//! // At startup: compile template (keeps AST in memory)
//! var compiled = try CompiledTemplate.init(gpa, "h1 Hello, #{name}!");
//! defer compiled.deinit();
//!
//! // Per request: render with arena (fast, zero parsing overhead)
//! var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(gpa);
//! defer arena.deinit();
//! const html = try compiled.render(arena.allocator(), .{ .name = "World" });
//! ```
const std = @import("std");
const Lexer = @import("lexer.zig").Lexer;
const Parser = @import("parser.zig").Parser;
const runtime = @import("runtime.zig");
const Runtime = runtime.Runtime;
const Context = runtime.Context;
/// Configuration options for the ViewEngine.
pub const Options = struct {
/// Root directory containing view templates. Defaults to current directory.
views_dir: []const u8 = ".",
/// Subdirectory within views_dir containing mixin files.
/// Defaults to "mixins". Mixins are lazy-loaded on first use.
/// Set to null to disable mixin directory lookup.
mixins_dir: ?[]const u8 = "mixins",
/// File extension for templates. Defaults to ".pug".
extension: []const u8 = ".pug",
/// Enable pretty-printing with indentation.
pretty: bool = true,
/// Maximum template file size in bytes. Defaults to 5 MB.
max_file_size: usize = 5 * 1024 * 1024,
};
/// Error types for ViewEngine operations.
pub const ViewEngineError = error{
TemplateNotFound,
ParseError,
OutOfMemory,
AccessDenied,
InvalidPath,
};
/// ViewEngine manages template rendering with a configured views directory.
/// Mixins are lazy-loaded from the mixins directory when first called.
pub const ViewEngine = struct {
options: Options,
/// Cached file resolver (avoid creating new closure each render).
file_resolver: runtime.FileResolver,
/// Initializes the ViewEngine with the given options.
pub fn init(options: Options) ViewEngine {
return ViewEngine{
.options = options,
.file_resolver = createFileResolver(),
};
}
/// Renders a template file with the given data context.
///
/// The template path is relative to the views directory.
/// The .pug extension is added automatically if not present.
///
/// Example:
/// ```zig
/// const html = try engine.render(allocator, "pages/home", .{
/// .title = "Home Page",
/// });
/// ```
pub fn render(self: *const ViewEngine, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, template_path: []const u8, data: anytype) ![]u8 {
// Build full path
const full_path = try self.resolvePath(allocator, template_path);
defer allocator.free(full_path);
// Read template file
const source = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(allocator, full_path, self.options.max_file_size) catch {
return ViewEngineError.TemplateNotFound;
};
defer allocator.free(source);
return self.renderTpl(allocator, source, data);
}
/// Renders a template string directly without file I/O.
///
/// Use this when you have the template source in memory (e.g., from a cache
/// or embedded at compile time). This avoids file system overhead.
///
/// For high-performance loops, pass an arena allocator that resets between iterations.
///
/// Example:
/// ```zig
/// const tpl = "h1 Hello, #{name}";
/// const html = try engine.renderTpl(allocator, tpl, .{ .name = "World" });
/// ```
pub fn renderTpl(self: *const ViewEngine, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, source: []const u8, data: anytype) ![]u8 {
// Resolve mixins path
const mixins_path = if (self.options.mixins_dir) |mixins_subdir|
try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &.{ self.options.views_dir, mixins_subdir })
else
"";
defer if (mixins_path.len > 0) allocator.free(mixins_path);
// Tokenize
var lexer = Lexer.init(allocator, source);
defer lexer.deinit();
const tokens = lexer.tokenize() catch return ViewEngineError.ParseError;
// Parse
var parser = Parser.init(allocator, tokens);
const doc = parser.parse() catch return ViewEngineError.ParseError;
// Create context with data
var ctx = Context.init(allocator);
defer ctx.deinit();
// Populate context from data struct
try ctx.pushScope();
inline for (std.meta.fields(@TypeOf(data))) |field| {
const value = @field(data, field.name);
try ctx.set(field.name, runtime.toValue(allocator, value));
}
// Create runtime with cached file resolver
var rt = Runtime.init(allocator, &ctx, .{
.pretty = self.options.pretty,
.base_dir = self.options.views_dir,
.mixins_dir = mixins_path,
.file_resolver = self.file_resolver,
});
defer rt.deinit();
return rt.renderOwned(doc);
}
/// Resolves a template path relative to views directory, adding extension if needed.
fn resolvePath(self: *const ViewEngine, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, template_path: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
// Add extension if not present
const with_ext = if (std.mem.endsWith(u8, template_path, self.options.extension))
try allocator.dupe(u8, template_path)
else
try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}{s}", .{ template_path, self.options.extension });
defer allocator.free(with_ext);
return std.fs.path.join(allocator, &.{ self.options.views_dir, with_ext });
}
/// Creates a file resolver function for the runtime.
fn createFileResolver() runtime.FileResolver {
return struct {
fn resolve(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
return std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(allocator, path, 5 * 1024 * 1024) catch null;
}
}.resolve;
}
};
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// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// CompiledTemplate - Parse once, render many times
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
const ast = @import("ast.zig");
/// A pre-compiled template that can be rendered multiple times with different data.
/// This is the fastest way to render templates - parsing happens once at startup,
/// and each render only needs to evaluate the AST with new data.
///
/// Memory layout:
/// - The CompiledTemplate owns an arena that holds all AST nodes and source strings
/// - Call render() with a per-request arena allocator for output
/// - Call deinit() when the template is no longer needed
///
/// Example:
/// ```zig
/// // Compile once at startup
/// var tpl = try CompiledTemplate.init(gpa, "h1 Hello, #{name}!");
/// defer tpl.deinit();
///
/// // Render many times with different data
/// for (requests) |req| {
/// var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(gpa);
/// defer arena.deinit();
/// const html = try tpl.render(arena.allocator(), .{ .name = req.name });
/// // send html...
/// }
/// ```
pub const CompiledTemplate = struct {
/// Arena holding all compiled template data (AST, source slices)
arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
/// The parsed document AST
doc: ast.Document,
/// Runtime options
options: RenderOptions,
pub const RenderOptions = struct {
pretty: bool = true,
base_dir: []const u8 = ".",
mixins_dir: []const u8 = "",
};
/// Compiles a template string into a reusable CompiledTemplate.
/// The backing_allocator is used for the internal arena that holds the AST.
pub fn init(backing_allocator: std.mem.Allocator, source: []const u8) !CompiledTemplate {
return initWithOptions(backing_allocator, source, .{});
}
/// Compiles a template with custom options.
pub fn initWithOptions(backing_allocator: std.mem.Allocator, source: []const u8, options: RenderOptions) !CompiledTemplate {
var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(backing_allocator);
errdefer arena.deinit();
const alloc = arena.allocator();
// Copy source into arena (AST slices point into it)
const owned_source = try alloc.dupe(u8, source);
// Tokenize
var lexer = Lexer.init(alloc, owned_source);
// Don't deinit lexer - arena owns all memory
const tokens = lexer.tokenize() catch return ViewEngineError.ParseError;
// Parse
var parser = Parser.init(alloc, tokens);
const doc = parser.parse() catch return ViewEngineError.ParseError;
return .{
.arena = arena,
.doc = doc,
.options = options,
};
}
/// Compiles a template from a file.
pub fn initFromFile(backing_allocator: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8, options: RenderOptions) !CompiledTemplate {
const source = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(backing_allocator, path, 5 * 1024 * 1024) catch {
return ViewEngineError.TemplateNotFound;
};
defer backing_allocator.free(source);
return initWithOptions(backing_allocator, source, options);
}
/// Releases all memory used by the compiled template.
pub fn deinit(self: *CompiledTemplate) void {
self.arena.deinit();
}
/// Renders the compiled template with the given data.
/// Use a per-request arena allocator for best performance.
pub fn render(self: *const CompiledTemplate, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, data: anytype) ![]u8 {
// Create context with data
var ctx = Context.init(allocator);
defer ctx.deinit();
// Populate context from data struct
try ctx.pushScope();
inline for (std.meta.fields(@TypeOf(data))) |field| {
const value = @field(data, field.name);
try ctx.set(field.name, runtime.toValue(allocator, value));
}
// Create runtime
var rt = Runtime.init(allocator, &ctx, .{
.pretty = self.options.pretty,
.base_dir = self.options.base_dir,
.mixins_dir = self.options.mixins_dir,
.file_resolver = null,
});
defer rt.deinit();
return rt.renderOwned(self.doc);
}
/// Renders with a pre-converted Value context (avoids toValue overhead).
pub fn renderWithValue(self: *const CompiledTemplate, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, data: runtime.Value) ![]u8 {
var ctx = Context.init(allocator);
defer ctx.deinit();
// Populate context from Value object
try ctx.pushScope();
switch (data) {
.object => |obj| {
var iter = obj.iterator();
while (iter.next()) |entry| {
try ctx.set(entry.key_ptr.*, entry.value_ptr.*);
}
},
else => {},
}
var rt = Runtime.init(allocator, &ctx, .{
.pretty = self.options.pretty,
.base_dir = self.options.base_dir,
.mixins_dir = self.options.mixins_dir,
.file_resolver = null,
});
defer rt.deinit();
return rt.renderOwned(self.doc);
}
};
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// Tests
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
test "ViewEngine resolves paths correctly" {
// This test requires a views directory - skip in unit tests
// Full integration tests are in src/tests/
}
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test "CompiledTemplate basic usage" {
const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
var tpl = try CompiledTemplate.init(allocator, "h1 Hello, #{name}!");
defer tpl.deinit();
// Render multiple times
for (0..3) |_| {
var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator);
defer arena.deinit();
const html = try tpl.render(arena.allocator(), .{ .name = "World" });
try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("<h1>Hello, World!</h1>\n", html);
}
}
test "CompiledTemplate with loop" {
const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
var tpl = try CompiledTemplate.init(allocator,
\\ul
\\ each item in items
\\ li= item
);
defer tpl.deinit();
var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator);
defer arena.deinit();
const html = try tpl.render(arena.allocator(), .{
.items = &[_][]const u8{ "a", "b", "c" },
});
try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, html, "<li>a</li>") != null);
try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, html, "<li>b</li>") != null);
try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, html, "<li>c</li>") != null);
}