README

NAME
    Tenjin - Fast templating engine with support for embedded Perl.

SYNOPSIS
            use Tenjin;

            $Tenjin::USE_STRICT = 1;        # use strict in the embedded Perl inside
                                            # your templates. Recommended, but not used
                                            # by default.

            $Tenjin::ENCODING = "utf8";     # set the encoding of your template files
                                            # to utf8. This is the default encoding used
                                            # so there's no need to do this if your
                                            # templates really are utf8.

            my $engine = Tenjin->new(\%options);
            my $context = { title => 'Tenjin Example', items => [qw/AAA BBB CCC/] };
            my $filename = 'file.html';
            my $output = $engine->render($filename, $context);
            print $output;

VERSION
    0.061

DESCRIPTION
    Tenjin is a very fast and full-featured templating engine, implemented
    in several programming languages, among them Perl.

    The Perl version of Tenjin supports embedded Perl code, nestable layout
    template, inclusion of other templates inside a template, capturing
    parts of or the entire template output, file and memory caching,
    template arguments and preprocessing.

    The original version of Tenjin is developed by Makoto Kuwata. This CPAN
    version is developed by Ido Perlmuter and differs from the original in a
    few key aspects:

    *   Code is entirely revised, packages are separated into modules, with
        a smaller number of packages than the original version. In
        particular, the Tenjin::Engine module no longer exists, and is now
        instead just the Tenjin module (i.e. this one).

    *   Support for rendering templates from non-file sources (such as a
        database) is added.

    *   Ability to set the encoding of your templates is added.

    *   HTML is encoded and decoded using the HTML::Entities module, instead
        of internally.

    *   The "pltenjin" script is not provided, at least for now.

    To make it clear, the CPAN version of Tenjin might find itself diverting
    a bit in the future from the original Tenjin's roadmap. Although my aim
    is to be as compatible as possible (and this version is always updated
    with features and changes from the original), I cannot guarantee it (but
    I'll do my best). Please note that version 0.05 (and above) of this
    module is NOT backwards compatible with previous versions.

METHODS
  new( \%options )
    This creates a new instant of Tenjin. "\%options" is a hash-ref
    containing Tenjin's configuration options:

    *   path - Array-ref of filesystem paths where templates will be
        searched

    *   prefix - A string that will be automatically prepended to template
        names when searching for them in the path. Empty by default.

    *   postfix - The default extension to be automtically appended to
        template names when searching for them in the path. Don't forget to
        include the dot, such as '.html'. Empty by default.

    *   cache - If set to 1 (the default), compiled templates will be cached
        on the filesystem (this means the template's code will be cached,
        not the completed rendered output).

    *   preprocess - Enable template preprocessing (turned off by default).
        Only use if you're actually using any preprocessed Perl code in your
        templates.

    *   layout - Name of a layout template that can be optionally used. If
        set, templates will be automatically inserted into the layout
        template, in the location where you use "[== $_content ==]".

    *   strict - Another way to make Tenjin use strict on embedded Perl code
        (turned off by default).

    *   encoding - Another way to set the encoding of your template files
        (set to utf8 by default).

  render( $tmpl_name, [\%_context, $use_layout] )
    Renders a template whose name is identified by $tmpl_name. Remember that
    a prefix and a postfix might be added if they where set when creating
    the Tenjin instance.

    $_context is a hash-ref containing the variables that will be available
    for usage inside the templates. So, for example, if your "\%_context" is
    "{ message => 'Hi there' }", then you can use $message inside your
    templates.

    $use_layout is a flag denoting whether or not to render this template
    into a layout template (when doing so, the template will be rendered,
    then the rendered output will be added to the context hash-ref as
    '_content', and finally the layout template will be rendered with the
    revised context and returned.

    If $use_layout is 1 (which is the default in case it is undefined), then
    Tenjin will use the layout template that was set when creating the
    Tenjin instance (via the 'layout' configuration option). If you want to
    use a different layout template (or if you haven't defined a layout
    template when creating the Tenjin instance), then you must add the
    layout template's name to the context as '_layout'. You can also just
    pass the layout template's name as $use_layout, but
    "$_context->{_layout}" has precedence.

    If $use_layout is 0, then a layout template will not be used, even if
    "$_context->{_layout}" is defined.

    Note that you can nest layout templates as much as you like, but the
    only way to do so is by setting the layout template for each template in
    the nesting chain with "$_context->{_layout}".

    Please note that by default file templates are cached on disk (with a
    '.cache') extension. Tenjin automatically deprecates these cache files
    every 10 seconds. If you find this value is too low, you can override
    the $Tenjin::TIMESTAMP_INTERVAL variable with your preferred value.

  register_template( $template_name, $template )
    Receives the name of a template and its Tenjin::Template object and
    stores it in memory for usage by the engine. This is useful if you need
    to use templates that are not stored on the file system, for example
    from a database.

    Note, however, that you need to pass a template object who's already
    been converted and compiled into Perl code, so if you have a template
    with a certain name and certain text, these are the steps you will need
    to perform:

            # create a Tenjin instance
            my $tenjin = Tenjin->new(\%options);
        
            # create an empty template object
            my $template = Tenjin::Template->new();
        
            # compile template content into Perl code
            $template->convert($tmpl_content);
            $template->compile();

            # register the template with the Tenjin instance
            $tenjin->register_template($tmpl_name, $template);

INTERNAL METHODS
  get_template( $template_name, $_context )
    Receives the name of a template and the context object and tries to find
    that template in the engine's memory. If it's not there, it will try to
    find it in the file system (the cache file might be loaded, if present).
    Returns the template's Tenjin::Template object.

  to_filename( $template_name )
    Receives a template name and returns the proper file name to be searched
    in the file system, which will only be different than $template_name if
    it begins with ':', in which case the prefix and postfix configuration
    options will be appended and prepended to the template name (minus the
    ':'), respectively.

  find_template_file( $filename )
    Receives a template filename and searches for it in the path defined in
    the configuration options (or, if a path was not set, in the current
    working directory). Returns the absolute path to the file.

  read_template_file( $template, $filename, $_context )
    Receives a template object and its absolute file path and reads that
    file. If preprocessing is on, preprocessing will take place using the
    provided context object.

  cachename( $filename )
    Receives a template filename and returns its standard cache filename
    (which will simply be $filename with '.cache' appended to it.

  store_cachefile( $cachename, $template )
    Receives the name of a template cache file and the corrasponding
    template object, and creates the cache file on disk.

  load_cachefile( $cachename, $template )
    Receives the name of a template cache file and the corrasponding
    template object, reads the cache file and stores it in the template
    object (as 'script').

  create_template( $filename, $_context )
    Receives an absolute path to a template file and the context object,
    reads the file, processes it (which may involve loading the template's
    cache file or creating the template's cache file), compiles it and
    returns the template object.

SEE ALSO
    The original Tenjin website is located at
    <http://www.kuwata-lab.com/tenjin/>. In there check out
    <http://www.kuwata-lab.com/tenjin/pltenjin-users-guide.html> for
    detailed usage guide,
    <http://www.kuwata-lab.com/tenjin/pltenjin-examples.html> for examples,
    and <http://www.kuwata-lab.com/tenjin/pltenjin-faq.html> for frequently
    asked questions.

    Note that the Perl version of Tenjin is refered to as plTenjin on the
    Tenjin website, and that, as opposed to this module, the website
    suggests using a .plhtml extension for the templates instead of .html
    (this is entirely your choice).

    Tenjin::Template, Catalyst::View::Tenjin, Dancer::Template::Tenjin.

CHANGES
    Version 0.05 of this module broke backwards compatibility with previous
    versions. In particular, the Tenjin::Engine module does not exist any
    more and is instead integrated into this one. Templates are also
    rendered entirely different (as per changes in the original tenjin)
    which provides much faster rendering.

    Upon upgrading to versions 0.05 and above, you MUST perform the
    following changes for your applications (or, if you're using Catalyst,
    you must also upgrade Catalyst::View::Tenjin):

    *   "use Tenjin" as your normally would, but to get an instance of
        Tenjin you must call "Tenjin->new()" instead of the old method of
        calling "Tenjin::Engine->new()".

    *   Remove all your templates cache files (they are the '.cache' files
        in your template directories), they are not compatible with the new
        templates structure and WILL cause your application to fail if
        present.

    Version 0.06 (this version) restored the layout template feature which
    was accidentaly missing in version 0.05, and the ability to call the
    utility methods of Tenjin::Util natively inside templates. You will want
    to remove your templates' .cache files when upgrading to 0.6 too.

AUTHOR
    The CPAN version of Tenjin was forked by Ido Perlmuter <ido at
    ido50.net> from version 0.0.2 of the original plTenjin, which is
    developed by Makoto Kuwata at <http://www.kuwata-lab.com/tenjin/>.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    I would like to thank the following people for their contributions:

    *   Makoto Kuwata

        The original developer of Tenjin.

    *   John Beppu <beppu at cpan.org>

        For introducing me to Tenjin and helping me understand the way it's
        designed.

    *   Pedro Melo <melo at cpan.org>

        For helping me understand the logic behind some of the original
        Tenjin aspects and helping me fix bugs and create tests.

BUGS
    Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-tenjin at
    rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
    <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Tenjin>. I will be
    notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your
    bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT
    You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

        perldoc Tenjin

    You can also look for information at:

    *   RT: CPAN's request tracker

        <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Tenjin>

    *   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

        <http://annocpan.org/dist/Tenjin>

    *   CPAN Ratings

        <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Tenjin>

    *   Search CPAN

        <http://search.cpan.org/dist/Tenjin/>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
    Tenjin is licensed under the MIT license.

            Copyright (c) 2007-2010 the aforementioned authors.

            Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
            a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
            "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
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            distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
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            The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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    See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.