SYNOPSIS

erubis [..options..] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

Embedded templating engine for multiple languages. Erubis will take a template file as input and output code to convey that data in the language specified. The following output languages are supported:

  • * Ruby * PHP * C * Java * Scheme * Perl * JavaScript

OPTIONS

-h, --help

help

-v

version

-x

show converted code

-X

show converted code, only ruby code and no text part

-N

numbering: add line numbers (for '-x/-X')

-U

unique: compress empty lines to a line (for '-x/-X')

-C

compact: remove empty lines (for '-x/-X')

-b

body only: no preamble nor postamble (for '-x/-X')

-z

syntax checking

-e

escape (equal to '--E Escape')

-p pattern

embedded pattern (default '<% %>')

-l lang

convert but no execute (ruby/php/c/java/scheme/perl/js)

-E e1,e2,...

enhancer names (Escape, PercentLine, BiPattern, ...)

-I path

library include path

-K kanji

kanji code (euc/sjis/utf8) (default none)

-c context

context data string (yaml inline style or ruby code)

-f datafile

context data file ('*.yaml', '*.yml', or '*.rb')

-T

don't expand tab characters in YAML file

-S

convert mapping key from string to symbol in YAML file

-B

invoke 'result(binding)' instead of 'evaluate(context)'

--pi=name

parse '<?name ... ?>' instead of '<% ... %>'

supported properties:

  • * (common)

--escapefunc=nil

: escape function name

--pattern="<% %>"

: embed pattern

--trim=true

: trim spaces around <% ... %>

--preamble=nil

: preamble (no preamble when false)

--postamble=nil

: postamble (no postamble when false)

--escape=nil

: escape expression or not in default

  • * (basic) * (pi)

--pi="rb"

: PI (Processing Instrunctions) name

--embchar="@"

: char for embedded expression pattern('@{...}@')

  • * ruby * php * c

--indent=""

: indent spaces (ex. ' ')

--out="stdout"

: output file pointer name

  • * java

--indent=""

: indent spaces (ex. ' ')

--buf="_buf"

: output buffer name --bufclass="StringBuffer" : output buffer class (ex. 'StringBuilder')

  • * scheme

--func="_add"

: function name (ex. 'display')

  • * perl

--func="print"

: function name

  • * javascript

--docwrite=true

: use 'document.write()' when true

EXAMPLES

Run 'erubis -l php example.ephp' to convert the embedded document to php code.

example.ephp: <?xml version="1.0"?> <html>

  <body>
   <p>Hello <%= $user %>!</p>
   <table>
    <tbody>
     <% $i = 0; %>
     <% foreach ($list as $item) { %>
     <%   $i++; %>
     <tr bgcolor="<%= $i % 2 == 0 ? '#FFCCCC' : '#CCCCFF' %>">
      <td><%= $i %></td>
      <td><%== $item %></td>
     </tr>
     <% } %>
    </tbody>
   </table>
  </body>

</html>

RELATED TO erubis…

http://rubyforge.org/projects/erubis/