easy template system
Current release: 3.06a
Date: May-26-2004
Contact: franck dot marcia at gmail dot com
License: LGPL
Copyright © 2002-2006 Franck Marcia
Date: May-26-2004
Contact: franck dot marcia at gmail dot com
License: LGPL
Copyright © 2002-2006 Franck Marcia
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ETS is a template system written with PHP that enables you to transform a set of data to any type
of document.
For example, ETS can transform a list of product descriptions retrieved from a database to a HTML
page. It can also construct SQL statements, ASCII data, XML documents...
ETS provides 4 functions to match a set of data with templates:
• sprintt which returns the built template as a string,
• printt which prints it out.
• sprintts and printts which use a string instead of a file name.
• sprintt which returns the built template as a string,
• printt which prints it out.
• sprintts and printts which use a string instead of a file name.
ETS supplies:
• array management,
• various conditional elements,
• access to any level in the data tree from any level in the template,
• data formatting,
• size reducing,
• integrated debug messages.
• array management,
• various conditional elements,
• access to any level in the data tree from any level in the template,
• data formatting,
• size reducing,
• integrated debug messages.
ETS works with 2 elements: the data tree and templates. The data tree contains every data that
will be available. Templates define the way the data tree will be presented. You can compare it
to a XML document transformed with a XSLT template: it’s exactly the same concept.
ETS can manage recursive templates, allows a complete reshuffle of the template with exactly
the same data tree, is extremely valuable when working with database because of the implicit
use of templates...
... It’s a powerful tool that will help you efficiently to build documents.
See complete documentation with tutorial (PDF, 219 Ko)Example
Template file
{mask:main}
<h1>Simple list</h1>
<table>
{mask:row}
<tr bgcolor="{const:color}"><td>{const:color} for {id}</td></tr>
{set:_last}
<tr><td>{_rank} element{if: {_rank} > 1}s{/} in list</td></tr>
{/}
{/}
</table>
{/}
{mask:color}{set:_odd}red{/}{set:_even}blue{/}{/}
PHP code
<?php
include 'ets.php';
function getrows()
{
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; ++$i) {
$data[$i]->id = $i;
}
return $data;
}
$page->row = getrows();
printt($page, 'test.tpl');
?>
Output
Simple list
| red for 0 |
| blue for 1 |
| red for 2 |
| blue for 3 |
| red for 4 |
| blue for 5 |
| red for 6 |
| blue for 7 |
| red for 8 |
| blue for 9 |
| 10 elements in list |