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futape/simple-template
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A damn simple template engine

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futape/simple-template
======================

[](#futapesimple-template)

This library offers a very simple template engine.

The engine's only function is to resolve placeholders in the template to defined variable values or PHP constants.

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require futape/simple-template
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Futape\SimpleTemplate\Template;

$template = (new Template(
    "Hello {{\$name}},\n\nthis is an usage example of futape/simple-template.\nYour installed PHP version is " .
        "{{PHP_VERSION}}."
))
    ->addVariable('name', 'Stranger');

echo $template->render();
/* Hello Stranger,

this is an usage example of futape/simple-template.
Your installed PHP version is 7.2.0. */
```

Placeholders may be escaped using a `\` in front of the second `{`.
`{\{$foo}}` would result in `{{$foo}}` (or `{\{$foo}}` if the `unescapePlaceholders` config is disabled).

The engine can be configured, either via a constructor's second argument or by calling `setConfig()`.
The following configuration options exist:

NameTypeDefaultDescriptionunescapePlaceholdersbooltrueIf `\` characters used to escape placeholders should be removed from the rendered templateresolveConstantsbooltrueIf resolving placeholders to constants is enableddiscardUndefinedVariablesbooltrueIf unresolvable placeholders should be removed from the rendered templateTesting
-------

[](#testing)

The library is tested by unit tests using PHP Unit.

To execute the tests, install the composer dependencies (including the dev-dependencies), switch into the `tests`directory and run the following command:

```
../vendor/bin/phpunit
```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

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

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2365d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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