Re: Looking for HTML templating system

On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 08:36:53PM -0800, Ruby Baby wrote:
> [...]
> Seems to me, template logic could do a lot with just:
> - if / else 
> - each / times
> - length
> - basic string formatting
> 
> But if you're going to write a whole new mini-language to reduce Ruby
> (or any language) down to these few options, why bother?  Same amount of
> time to teach your designers a mini-language as to just teach them the
> same few methods in Ruby, but using real Ruby instead of some invented
> subset.  But much less useful to have a subset instead of just Ruby. 

   Do you know Mason? It's for Perl, but it seems that someone has implemented
a Ruby version in about a week :-) I don't know if he keeps developing it, but
it's definitely a good start.  It's called Mortar, and its homepage is
http://www.fallingsnow.net/ruby .

   I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but I'm definitely in love
with Mason and Ruby, so Mortar is.... so cool... :-) If you want more
information about Mason, you have publicly available the Mason Book at
http://www.masonbook.com/

   Regards,