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elmattprofe/kata
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Kata is a simple engine for load templates with extension \*.tpl.php

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Kata Component
==============

[](#kata-component)

Kata is a simple engine for load templates with extension "tpl.php".

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

To install Kata, simply require it using Composer:

```
$ composer require elmattprofe/kata
```

PHP code for load template
--------------------------

[](#php-code-for-load-template)

index.php

```
require('../vendor/autoload.php');

use ElMattProfe\Component\Kata\Kata;

// If use a Dotenv add vars in .env
putenv('APP_VERSION=1.0');
putenv('APP_URL_BASE=localhost/kataweb/');
putenv('APP_NAME=KataWeb');

// Vars to display in the template
$vars = array(
    "SECTION" => "Welcome",
    "WEB_NAME" => getenv('APP_NAME')
);

// Template is in "resources/views//", loadView ever at the end code or block code
// $vars contains an array with variable values displaying in the template, 'dev' or 'prod' is state of code, if no define defualt is 'dev'
Kata::loadView('landing/index', $vars, 'dev');
```

Sample template
---------------

[](#sample-template)

Put in directory "resources\\views\\landing" with name "index.tpl.php"

```
>

    {{APP_NAME}}-{{SECTION}}

    {{WEB_NAME}}
    Iniciar Sesión

```

> **Note**APP\_NAME, APP\_URL\_BASE and APP\_VERSION are defined by default in the code, their values are obtained from the environment variables, therefore it is not necessary to pass their values by parameter in loadView.

Other functions includes in Kata
================================

[](#other-functions-includes-in-kata)

Extends
-------

[](#extends)

Kata can include another template within a template, this is extremely useful, it helps to simplify the code in the templates by not having to repeat common sections such as the footer, header and nav.

Place the following code in the template that will include another template

resources/views/landing/index.tpl.php

```
@extends('header')

        {{SECTION}}

@extends('footer')
```

resources/views/header.tpl.php

```
>

    {{APP_NAME}}-{{SECTION}}

```

resources/views/footer.tpl.php

```

        The web: {{APP_NAME}}

```

Yield
-----

[](#yield)

Yields are a way of creating variable code blocks within a template that will be called with extends, the content that will be replaced will be enclosed within the @section('name-yield') and @endsection('name-yield') directives.

Place the following code in the template that will include another template

resources/views/landing/index.tpl.php

```
@extends('web')

@section('content')
    {{SECTION}}
@endsection('content')

@section('footer')
    @extends('footer')
@endsection('footer')
```

resources/views/web.tpl.php

```
>

    {{APP_NAME}}-{{SECTION}}

        @yield('content')

        @yield('footer')

```

resources/views/footer.tpl.php

```
    The web: {{APP_NAME}}
```

Conditional block
-----------------

[](#conditional-block)

It depends on a variable, if it exists then the content of that block will be rendered and displayed on the screen.

resources/views/landing/index.tpl.php

```
@extends('web')

@section('content')
    @if('SECTION')
    {{SECTION}}
    @endif

    @if('DESCRIPTION')
    This website is a demonstration of the power of Kata.
    @endif
@endsection('content')

@section('footer')
    @extends('footer')
@endsection('footer')
```

Resources
---------

[](#resources)

- [Author](https://mattprofe.com.ar)

###  Health Score

14

—

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Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity23

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

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