template.go

// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

/*
	Data-driven templates for generating textual output such as
	HTML. See
		http://code.google.com/p/json-template/wiki/Reference
	for full documentation of the template language. A summary:

	Templates are executed by applying them to a data structure.
	Annotations in the template refer to elements of the data
	structure (typically a field of a struct or a key in a map)
	to control execution and derive values to be displayed.
	The template walks the structure as it executes and the
	"cursor" @ represents the value at the current location
	in the structure.

	Data items may be values or pointers; the interface hides the
	indirection.

	In the following, 'field' is one of several things, according to the data.
	- the name of a field of a struct (result = data.field)
	- the value stored in a map under that key (result = data[field])
	- the result of invoking a niladic single-valued method with that name
	   (result = data.field())

	Major constructs ({} are metacharacters; [] marks optional elements):

		{# comment }

	A one-line comment.

		{.section field} XXX [ {.or} YYY ] {.end}

	Set @ to the value of the field.  It may be an explicit @
	to stay at the same point in the data. If the field is nil
	or empty, execute YYY; otherwise execute XXX.

		{.repeated section field} XXX [ {.alternates with} ZZZ ] [ {.or} YYY ] {.end}

	Like .section, but field must be an array or slice.  XXX
	is executed for each element.  If the array is nil or empty,
	YYY is executed instead.  If the {.alternates with} marker
	is present, ZZZ is executed between iterations of XXX.

		{field}
		{field|formatter}

	Insert the value of the field into the output. Field is
	first looked for in the cursor, as in .section and .repeated.
	If it is not found, the search continues in outer sections
	until the top level is reached.

	If a formatter is specified, it must be named in the formatter
	map passed to the template set up routines or in the default
	set ("html","str","") and is used to process the data for
	output.  The formatter function has signature
		func(wr io.Write, data interface{}, formatter string)
	where wr is the destination for output, data is the field
	value, and formatter is its name at the invocation site.
*/
package template

import (
	"container/vector"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"
	"reflect"
	"runtime"
	"strings"
)

// Errors returned during parsing and execution.  Users may extract the information and reformat
// if they desire.
type Error struct {
	Line int
	Msg  string
}

func (e *Error) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("line %d: %s", e.Line, e.Msg) }

// Most of the literals are aces.
var lbrace = []byte{'{'}
var rbrace = []byte{'}'}
var space = []byte{' '}
var tab = []byte{'\t'}

// The various types of "tokens", which are plain text or (usually) brace-delimited descriptors
const (
	tokAlternates = iota
	tokComment
	tokEnd
	tokLiteral
	tokOr
	tokRepeated
	tokSection
	tokText
	tokVariable
)

// FormatterMap is the type describing the mapping from formatter
// names to the functions that implement them.
type FormatterMap map[string]func(io.Writer, interface{}, string)

// Built-in formatters.
var builtins = FormatterMap{
	"html": HTMLFormatter,
	"str":  StringFormatter,
	"":     StringFormatter,
}

// The parsed state of a template is a vector of xxxElement structs.
// Sections have line numbers so errors can be reported better during execution.

// Plain text.
type textElement struct {
	text []byte
}

// A literal such as .meta-left or .meta-right
type literalElement struct {
	text []byte
}

// A variable to be evaluated
type variableElement struct {
	linenum   int
	name      string
	formatter string // TODO(r): implement pipelines
}

// A .section block, possibly with a .or
type sectionElement struct {
	linenum int    // of .section itself
	field   string // cursor field for this block
	start   int    // first element
	or      int    // first element of .or block
	end     int    // one beyond last element
}

// A .repeated block, possibly with a .or and a .alternates
type repeatedElement struct {
	sectionElement     // It has the same structure...
	altstart       int // ... except for alternates
	altend         int
}

// Template is the type that represents a template definition.
// It is unchanged after parsing.
type Template struct {
	fmap FormatterMap // formatters for variables
	// Used during parsing:
	ldelim, rdelim []byte   // delimiters; default {}
	buf            []byte   // input text to process
	p              int      // position in buf
	linenum        int      // position in input
	error          os.Error // error during parsing (only)
	// Parsed results:
	elems *vector.Vector
}

// Internal state for executing a Template.  As we evaluate the struct,
// the data item descends into the fields associated with sections, etc.
// Parent is used to walk upwards to find variables higher in the tree.
type state struct {
	parent *state        // parent in hierarchy
	data   reflect.Value // the driver data for this section etc.
	wr     io.Writer     // where to send output
	errors chan os.Error // for reporting errors during execute
}

func (parent *state) clone(data reflect.Value) *state {
	return &state{parent, data, parent.wr, parent.errors}
}

// New creates a new template with the specified formatter map (which
// may be nil) to define auxiliary functions for formatting variables.
func New(fmap FormatterMap) *Template {
	t := new(Template)
	t.fmap = fmap
	t.ldelim = lbrace
	t.rdelim = rbrace
	t.elems = new(vector.Vector)
	return t
}

// Report error and stop executing.  The line number must be provided explicitly.
func (t *Template) execError(st *state, line int, err string, args ...interface{}) {
	st.errors <- &Error{line, fmt.Sprintf(err, args)}
	runtime.Goexit()
}

// Report error, save in Template to terminate parsing.
// The line number comes from the template state.
func (t *Template) parseError(err string, args ...interface{}) {
	t.error = &Error{t.linenum, fmt.Sprintf(err, args)}
}

// -- Lexical analysis

// Is c a white space character?
func white(c uint8) bool { return c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\r' || c == '\n' }

// Safely, does s[n:n+len(t)] == t?
func equal(s []byte, n int, t []byte) bool {
	b := s[n:]
	if len(t) > len(b) { // not enough space left for a match.
		return false
	}
	for i, c := range t {
		if c != b[i] {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}

// nextItem returns the next item from the input buffer.  If the returned
// item is empty, we are at EOF.  The item will be either a
// delimited string or a non-empty string between delimited
// strings. Tokens stop at (but include, if plain text) a newline.
// Action tokens on a line by themselves drop the white space on
// either side, up to and including the newline.
func (t *Template) nextItem() []byte {
	special := false // is this a {.foo} directive, which means trim white space?
	// Delete surrounding white space if this {.foo} is the only thing on the line.
	trimSpace := t.p == 0 || t.buf[t.p-1] == '\n'
	start := t.p
	var i int
	newline := func() {
		t.linenum++
		i++
	}
	// Leading white space up to but not including newline
	for i = start; i < len(t.buf); i++ {
		if t.buf[i] == '\n' || !white(t.buf[i]) {
			break
		}
	}
	if trimSpace {
		start = i
	} else if i > start {
		// white space is valid text
		t.p = i
		return t.buf[start:i]
	}
	// What's left is nothing, newline, delimited string, or plain text
Switch:
	switch {
	case i == len(t.buf):
		// EOF; nothing to do
	case t.buf[i] == '\n':
		newline()
	case equal(t.buf, i, t.ldelim):
		i += len(t.ldelim) // position after delimiter
		if i+1 < len(t.buf) && (t.buf[i] == '.' || t.buf[i] == '#') {
			special = true
		}
		for ; i < len(t.buf); i++ {
			if t.buf[i] == '\n' {
				break
			}
			if equal(t.buf, i, t.rdelim) {
				i += len(t.rdelim)
				break Switch
			}
		}
		t.parseError("unmatched opening delimiter")
		return nil
	default:
		for ; i < len(t.buf); i++ {
			if t.buf[i] == '\n' {
				newline()
				break
			}
			if equal(t.buf, i, t.ldelim) {
				break
			}
		}
	}
	item := t.buf[start:i]
	if special && trimSpace {
		// consume trailing white space
		for ; i < len(t.buf) && white(t.buf[i]); i++ {
			if t.buf[i] == '\n' {
				newline()
				break // stop before newline
			}
		}
	}
	t.p = i
	return item
}

// Turn a byte array into a white-space-split array of strings.
func words(buf []byte) []string {
	s := make([]string, 0, 5)
	p := 0 // position in buf
	// one word per loop
	for i := 0; ; i++ {
		// skip white space
		for ; p < len(buf) && white(buf[p]); p++ {
		}
		// grab word
		start := p
		for ; p < len(buf) && !white(buf[p]); p++ {
		}
		if start == p { // no text left
			break
		}
		if i == cap(s) {
			ns := make([]string, 2*cap(s))
			for j := range s {
				ns[j] = s[j]
			}
			s = ns
		}
		s = s[0 : i+1]
		s[i] = string(buf[start:p])
	}
	return s
}

// Analyze an item and return its token type and, if it's an action item, an array of
// its constituent words.
func (t *Template) analyze(item []byte) (tok int, w []string) {
	// item is known to be non-empty
	if !equal(item, 0, t.ldelim) { // doesn't start with left delimiter
		tok = tokText
		return
	}
	if !equal(item, len(item)-len(t.rdelim), t.rdelim) { // doesn't end with right delimiter
		t.parseError("internal error: unmatched opening delimiter") // lexing should prevent this
		return
	}
	if len(item) <= len(t.ldelim)+len(t.rdelim) { // no contents
		t.parseError("empty directive")
		return
	}
	// Comment
	if item[len(t.ldelim)] == '#' {
		tok = tokComment
		return
	}
	// Split into words
	w = words(item[len(t.ldelim) : len(item)-len(t.rdelim)]) // drop final delimiter
	if len(w) == 0 {
		t.parseError("empty directive")
		return
	}
	if len(w) == 1 && w[0][0] != '.' {
		tok = tokVariable
		return
	}
	switch w[0] {
	case ".meta-left", ".meta-right", ".space", ".tab":
		tok = tokLiteral
		return
	case ".or":
		tok = tokOr
		return
	case ".end":
		tok = tokEnd
		return
	case ".section":
		if len(w) != 2 {
			t.parseError("incorrect fields for .section: %s", item)
			return
		}
		tok = tokSection
		return
	case ".repeated":
		if len(w) != 3 || w[1] != "section" {
			t.parseError("incorrect fields for .repeated: %s", item)
			return
		}
		tok = tokRepeated
		return
	case ".alternates":
		if len(w) != 2 || w[1] != "with" {
			t.parseError("incorrect fields for .alternates: %s", item)
			return
		}
		tok = tokAlternates
		return
	}
	t.parseError("bad directive: %s", item)
	return
}

// -- Parsing

// Allocate a new variable-evaluation element.
func (t *Template) newVariable(name_formatter string) (v *variableElement) {
	name := name_formatter
	formatter := ""
	bar := strings.Index(name_formatter, "|")
	if bar >= 0 {
		name = name_formatter[0:bar]
		formatter = name_formatter[bar+1:]
	}
	// Probably ok, so let's build it.
	v = &variableElement{t.linenum, name, formatter}

	// We could remember the function address here and avoid the lookup later,
	// but it's more dynamic to let the user change the map contents underfoot.
	// We do require the name to be present, though.

	// Is it in user-supplied map?
	if t.fmap != nil {
		if _, ok := t.fmap[formatter]; ok {
			return
		}
	}
	// Is it in builtin map?
	if _, ok := builtins[formatter]; ok {
		return
	}
	t.parseError("unknown formatter: %s", formatter)
	return
}

// Grab the next item.  If it's simple, just append it to the template.
// Otherwise return its details.
func (t *Template) parseSimple(item []byte) (done bool, tok int, w []string) {
	tok, w = t.analyze(item)
	if t.error != nil {
		return
	}
	done = true // assume for simplicity
	switch tok {
	case tokComment:
		return
	case tokText:
		t.elems.Push(&textElement{item})
		return
	case tokLiteral:
		switch w[0] {
		case ".meta-left":
			t.elems.Push(&literalElement{t.ldelim})
		case ".meta-right":
			t.elems.Push(&literalElement{t.rdelim})
		case ".space":
			t.elems.Push(&literalElement{space})
		case ".tab":
			t.elems.Push(&literalElement{tab})
		default:
			t.parseError("internal error: unknown literal: %s", w[0])
			return
		}
		return
	case tokVariable:
		t.elems.Push(t.newVariable(w[0]))
		return
	}
	return false, tok, w
}

// parseRepeated and parseSection are mutually recursive

func (t *Template) parseRepeated(words []string) *repeatedElement {
	r := new(repeatedElement)
	t.elems.Push(r)
	r.linenum = t.linenum
	r.field = words[2]
	// Scan section, collecting true and false (.or) blocks.
	r.start = t.elems.Len()
	r.or = -1
	r.altstart = -1
	r.altend = -1
Loop:
	for t.error == nil {
		item := t.nextItem()
		if t.error != nil {
			break
		}
		if len(item) == 0 {
			t.parseError("missing .end for .repeated section")
			break
		}
		done, tok, w := t.parseSimple(item)
		if t.error != nil {
			break
		}
		if done {
			continue
		}
		switch tok {
		case tokEnd:
			break Loop
		case tokOr:
			if r.or >= 0 {
				t.parseError("extra .or in .repeated section")
				break Loop
			}
			r.altend = t.elems.Len()
			r.or = t.elems.Len()
		case tokSection:
			t.parseSection(w)
		case tokRepeated:
			t.parseRepeated(w)
		case tokAlternates:
			if r.altstart >= 0 {
				t.parseError("extra .alternates in .repeated section")
				break Loop
			}
			if r.or >= 0 {
				t.parseError(".alternates inside .or block in .repeated section")
				break Loop
			}
			r.altstart = t.elems.Len()
		default:
			t.parseError("internal error: unknown repeated section item: %s", item)
			break Loop
		}
	}
	if t.error != nil {
		return nil
	}
	if r.altend < 0 {
		r.altend = t.elems.Len()
	}
	r.end = t.elems.Len()
	return r
}

func (t *Template) parseSection(words []string) *sectionElement {
	s := new(sectionElement)
	t.elems.Push(s)
	s.linenum = t.linenum
	s.field = words[1]
	// Scan section, collecting true and false (.or) blocks.
	s.start = t.elems.Len()
	s.or = -1
Loop:
	for t.error == nil {
		item := t.nextItem()
		if t.error != nil {
			break
		}
		if len(item) == 0 {
			t.parseError("missing .end for .section")
			break
		}
		done, tok, w := t.parseSimple(item)
		if t.error != nil {
			break
		}
		if done {
			continue
		}
		switch tok {
		case tokEnd:
			break Loop
		case tokOr:
			if s.or >= 0 {
				t.parseError("extra .or in .section")
				break Loop
			}
			s.or = t.elems.Len()
		case tokSection:
			t.parseSection(w)
		case tokRepeated:
			t.parseRepeated(w)
		case tokAlternates:
			t.parseError(".alternates not in .repeated")
		default:
			t.parseError("internal error: unknown section item: %s", item)
		}
	}
	if t.error != nil {
		return nil
	}
	s.end = t.elems.Len()
	return s
}

func (t *Template) parse() {
	for t.error == nil {
		item := t.nextItem()
		if t.error != nil {
			break
		}
		if len(item) == 0 {
			break
		}
		done, tok, w := t.parseSimple(item)
		if done {
			continue
		}
		switch tok {
		case tokOr, tokEnd, tokAlternates:
			t.parseError("unexpected %s", w[0])
		case tokSection:
			t.parseSection(w)
		case tokRepeated:
			t.parseRepeated(w)
		default:
			t.parseError("internal error: bad directive in parse: %s", item)
		}
	}
}

// -- Execution

// If the data for this template is a struct, find the named variable.
// Names of the form a.b.c are walked down the data tree.
// The special name "@" (the "cursor") denotes the current data.
// The value coming in (st.data) might need indirecting to reach
// a struct while the return value is not indirected - that is,
// it represents the actual named field.
func (st *state) findVar(s string) reflect.Value {
	if s == "@" {
		return st.data
	}
	data := st.data
	for _, elem := range strings.Split(s, ".", 0) {
		origData := data // for method lookup need value before indirection.
		// Look up field; data must be a struct or map.
		data = reflect.Indirect(data)
		if data == nil {
			return nil
		}
		if intf, ok := data.(*reflect.InterfaceValue); ok {
			data = intf.Elem()
		}

		switch typ := data.Type().(type) {
		case *reflect.StructType:
			if field, ok := typ.FieldByName(elem); ok {
				data = data.(*reflect.StructValue).FieldByIndex(field.Index)
				continue
			}
		case *reflect.MapType:
			data = data.(*reflect.MapValue).Elem(reflect.NewValue(elem))
			continue
		}

		// No luck with that name; is it a method?
		if result, found := callMethod(origData, elem); found {
			data = result
			continue
		}
		return nil
	}
	return data
}

// See if name is a method of the value at some level of indirection.
// The return values are the result of the call (which may be nil if
// there's trouble) and whether a method of the right name exists with
// any signature.
func callMethod(data reflect.Value, name string) (result reflect.Value, found bool) {
	found = false
	// Method set depends on pointerness, and the value may be arbitrarily
	// indirect.  Simplest approach is to walk down the pointer chain and
	// see if we can find the method at each step.
	// Most steps will see NumMethod() == 0.
	for {
		typ := data.Type()
		if nMethod := data.Type().NumMethod(); nMethod > 0 {
			for i := 0; i < nMethod; i++ {
				method := typ.Method(i)
				if method.Name == name {
					found = true // we found the name regardless
					// does receiver type match? (pointerness might be off)
					if typ == method.Type.In(0) {
						return call(data, method), found
					}
				}
			}
		}
		if nd, ok := data.(*reflect.PtrValue); ok {
			data = nd.Elem()
		} else {
			break
		}
	}
	return
}

// Invoke the method. If its signature is wrong, return nil.
func call(v reflect.Value, method reflect.Method) reflect.Value {
	funcType := method.Type
	// Method must take no arguments, meaning as a func it has one argument (the receiver)
	if funcType.NumIn() != 1 {
		return nil
	}
	// Method must return a single value.
	if funcType.NumOut() != 1 {
		return nil
	}
	// Result will be the zeroth element of the returned slice.
	return method.Func.Call([]reflect.Value{v})[0]
}

// Is there no data to look at?
func empty(v reflect.Value) bool {
	v = reflect.Indirect(v)
	if v == nil {
		return true
	}
	switch v := v.(type) {
	case *reflect.BoolValue:
		return v.Get() == false
	case *reflect.StringValue:
		return v.Get() == ""
	case *reflect.StructValue:
		return false
	case *reflect.MapValue:
		return false
	case *reflect.ArrayValue:
		return v.Len() == 0
	case *reflect.SliceValue:
		return v.Len() == 0
	}
	return true
}

// Look up a variable or method, up through the parent if necessary.
func (t *Template) varValue(name string, st *state) reflect.Value {
	field := st.findVar(name)
	if field == nil {
		if st.parent == nil {
			t.execError(st, t.linenum, "name not found: %s", name)
		}
		return t.varValue(name, st.parent)
	}
	if iface, ok := field.(*reflect.InterfaceValue); ok && !iface.IsNil() {
		field = iface.Elem()
	}
	return field
}

// Evaluate a variable, looking up through the parent if necessary.
// If it has a formatter attached ({var|formatter}) run that too.
func (t *Template) writeVariable(v *variableElement, st *state) {
	formatter := v.formatter
	val := t.varValue(v.name, st).Interface()
	// is it in user-supplied map?
	if t.fmap != nil {
		if fn, ok := t.fmap[formatter]; ok {
			fn(st.wr, val, formatter)
			return
		}
	}
	// is it in builtin map?
	if fn, ok := builtins[formatter]; ok {
		fn(st.wr, val, formatter)
		return
	}
	t.execError(st, v.linenum, "missing formatter %s for variable %s", formatter, v.name)
}

// Execute element i.  Return next index to execute.
func (t *Template) executeElement(i int, st *state) int {
	switch elem := t.elems.At(i).(type) {
	case *textElement:
		st.wr.Write(elem.text)
		return i + 1
	case *literalElement:
		st.wr.Write(elem.text)
		return i + 1
	case *variableElement:
		t.writeVariable(elem, st)
		return i + 1
	case *sectionElement:
		t.executeSection(elem, st)
		return elem.end
	case *repeatedElement:
		t.executeRepeated(elem, st)
		return elem.end
	}
	e := t.elems.At(i)
	t.execError(st, 0, "internal error: bad directive in execute: %v %T\n", reflect.NewValue(e).Interface(), e)
	return 0
}

// Execute the template.
func (t *Template) execute(start, end int, st *state) {
	for i := start; i < end; {
		i = t.executeElement(i, st)
	}
}

// Execute a .section
func (t *Template) executeSection(s *sectionElement, st *state) {
	// Find driver data for this section.  It must be in the current struct.
	field := t.varValue(s.field, st)
	if field == nil {
		t.execError(st, s.linenum, ".section: cannot find field %s in %s", s.field, reflect.Indirect(st.data).Type())
	}
	st = st.clone(field)
	start, end := s.start, s.or
	if !empty(field) {
		// Execute the normal block.
		if end < 0 {
			end = s.end
		}
	} else {
		// Execute the .or block.  If it's missing, do nothing.
		start, end = s.or, s.end
		if start < 0 {
			return
		}
	}
	for i := start; i < end; {
		i = t.executeElement(i, st)
	}
}

// Return the result of calling the Iter method on v, or nil.
func iter(v reflect.Value) *reflect.ChanValue {
	for j := 0; j < v.Type().NumMethod(); j++ {
		mth := v.Type().Method(j)
		fv := v.Method(j)
		ft := fv.Type().(*reflect.FuncType)
		// TODO(rsc): NumIn() should return 0 here, because ft is from a curried FuncValue.
		if mth.Name != "Iter" || ft.NumIn() != 1 || ft.NumOut() != 1 {
			continue
		}
		ct, ok := ft.Out(0).(*reflect.ChanType)
		if !ok || ct.Dir()&reflect.RecvDir == 0 {
			continue
		}
		return fv.Call(nil)[0].(*reflect.ChanValue)
	}
	return nil
}

// Execute a .repeated section
func (t *Template) executeRepeated(r *repeatedElement, st *state) {
	// Find driver data for this section.  It must be in the current struct.
	field := t.varValue(r.field, st)
	if field == nil {
		t.execError(st, r.linenum, ".repeated: cannot find field %s in %s", r.field, reflect.Indirect(st.data).Type())
	}

	start, end := r.start, r.or
	if end < 0 {
		end = r.end
	}
	if r.altstart >= 0 {
		end = r.altstart
	}
	first := true

	// Code common to all the loops.
	loopBody := func(newst *state) {
		// .alternates between elements
		if !first && r.altstart >= 0 {
			for i := r.altstart; i < r.altend; {
				i = t.executeElement(i, newst)
			}
		}
		first = false
		for i := start; i < end; {
			i = t.executeElement(i, newst)
		}
	}

	if array, ok := field.(reflect.ArrayOrSliceValue); ok {
		for j := 0; j < array.Len(); j++ {
			loopBody(st.clone(array.Elem(j)))
		}
	} else if m, ok := field.(*reflect.MapValue); ok {
		for _, key := range m.Keys() {
			loopBody(st.clone(m.Elem(key)))
		}
	} else if ch := iter(field); ch != nil {
		for {
			e := ch.Recv()
			if ch.Closed() {
				break
			}
			loopBody(st.clone(e))
		}
	} else {
		t.execError(st, r.linenum, ".repeated: cannot repeat %s (type %s)",
			r.field, field.Type())
	}

	if first {
		// Empty. Execute the .or block, once.  If it's missing, do nothing.
		start, end := r.or, r.end
		if start >= 0 {
			newst := st.clone(field)
			for i := start; i < end; {
				i = t.executeElement(i, newst)
			}
		}
		return
	}
}

// A valid delimiter must contain no white space and be non-empty.
func validDelim(d []byte) bool {
	if len(d) == 0 {
		return false
	}
	for _, c := range d {
		if white(c) {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}

// -- Public interface

// Parse initializes a Template by parsing its definition.  The string
// s contains the template text.  If any errors occur, Parse returns
// the error.
func (t *Template) Parse(s string) os.Error {
	if t.elems == nil {
		return &Error{1, "template not allocated with New"}
	}
	if !validDelim(t.ldelim) || !validDelim(t.rdelim) {
		return &Error{1, fmt.Sprintf("bad delimiter strings %q %q", t.ldelim, t.rdelim)}
	}
	t.buf = []byte(s)
	t.p = 0
	t.linenum = 1
	t.parse()
	return t.error
}

// Execute applies a parsed template to the specified data object,
// generating output to wr.
func (t *Template) Execute(data interface{}, wr io.Writer) os.Error {
	// Extract the driver data.
	val := reflect.NewValue(data)
	errors := make(chan os.Error)
	go func() {
		t.p = 0
		t.execute(0, t.elems.Len(), &state{nil, val, wr, errors})
		errors <- nil // clean return;
	}()
	return <-errors
}

// SetDelims sets the left and right delimiters for operations in the
// template.  They are validated during parsing.  They could be
// validated here but it's better to keep the routine simple.  The
// delimiters are very rarely invalid and Parse has the necessary
// error-handling interface already.
func (t *Template) SetDelims(left, right string) {
	t.ldelim = []byte(left)
	t.rdelim = []byte(right)
}

// Parse creates a Template with default parameters (such as {} for
// metacharacters).  The string s contains the template text while
// the formatter map fmap, which may be nil, defines auxiliary functions
// for formatting variables.  The template is returned. If any errors
// occur, err will be non-nil.
func Parse(s string, fmap FormatterMap) (t *Template, err os.Error) {
	t = New(fmap)
	err = t.Parse(s)
	if err != nil {
		t = nil
	}
	return
}

// ParseFile is a wrapper function that creates a Template with default
// parameters (such as {} for // metacharacters).  The filename identfies
// a file containing the template text, while the formatter map fmap, which
// may be nil, defines auxiliary functions for formatting variables.
// The template is returned. If any errors occur, err will be non-nil.
func ParseFile(filename string, fmap FormatterMap) (t *Template, err os.Error) {
	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return Parse(string(b), fmap)
}

// MustParse is like Parse but panics if the template cannot be parsed.
func MustParse(s string, fmap FormatterMap) *Template {
	t, err := Parse(s, fmap)
	if err != nil {
		panic("template parse error: ", err.String())
	}
	return t
}

// MustParseFile is like ParseFile but panics if the file cannot be read
// or the template cannot be parsed.
func MustParseFile(filename string, fmap FormatterMap) *Template {
	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
	if err != nil {
		panic("template parse error: ", err.String())
	}
	return MustParse(string(b), fmap)
}