Askama implements a type-safe compiler for Jinja-like templates.
It lets you write templates in a Jinja-like syntax,
which are linked to a `struct` defining the template context.
This is done using a custom derive implementation (implemented
in [`askama_derive`](https://crates.io/crates/askama_derive)).
For feature highlights and a quick start, please review the
[README](https://github.com/djc/askama/blob/main/README.md).
The primary documentation for this crate now lives in
[the book](https://djc.github.io/askama/).
# Creating Askama templates
An Askama template is a `struct` definition which provides the template
context combined with a UTF-8 encoded text file (or inline source, see
below). Askama can be used to generate any kind of text-based format.
The template file's extension may be used to provide content type hints.
A template consists of **text contents**, which are passed through as-is,
**expressions**, which get replaced with content while being rendered, and
**tags**, which control the template's logic.
The template syntax is very similar to [Jinja](http://jinja.pocoo.org/),
as well as Jinja-derivatives like [Twig](http://twig.sensiolabs.org/) or
[Tera](https://github.com/Keats/tera).
## The `template()` attribute
Askama works by generating one or more trait implementations for any
`struct` type decorated with the `#[derive(Template)]` attribute. The
code generation process takes some options that can be specified through
the `template()` attribute. The following sub-attributes are currently
recognized:
* `path` (as `path = "foo.html"`): sets the path to the template file. The
path is interpreted as relative to the configured template directories
(by default, this is a `templates` directory next to your `Cargo.toml`).
The file name extension is used to infer an escape mode (see below). In
web framework integrations, the path's extension may also be used to
infer the content type of the resulting response.
Cannot be used together with `source`.
* `source` (as `source = "{{ foo }}"`): directly sets the template source.
This can be useful for test cases or short templates. The generated path
is undefined, which generally makes it impossible to refer to this
template from other templates. If `source` is specified, `ext` must also
be specified (see below). Cannot be used together with `path`.
* `ext` (as `ext = "txt"`): lets you specify the content type as a file
extension. This is used to infer an escape mode (see below), and some
web framework integrations use it to determine the content type.
Cannot be used together with `path`.
* `print` (as `print = "code"`): enable debugging by printing nothing
(`none`), the parsed syntax tree (`ast`), the generated code (`code`)
or `all` for both. The requested data will be printed to stdout at
compile time.
* `escape` (as `escape = "none"`): override the template's extension used for
the purpose of determining the escaper for this template. See the section
on configuring custom escapers for more information.
* `syntax` (as `syntax = "foo"`): set the syntax name for a parser defined
in the configuration file. The default syntax , "default", is the one
provided by Askama.