Provided by: libtemplate-perl_2.27-1_amd64 
NAME
Template::Document - Compiled template document object
SYNOPSIS
use Template::Document;
$doc = Template::Document->new({
BLOCK => sub { # some perl code; return $some_text },
DEFBLOCKS => {
header => sub { # more perl code; return $some_text },
footer => sub { # blah blah blah; return $some_text },
},
METADATA => {
author => 'Andy Wardley',
version => 3.14,
}
}) || die $Template::Document::ERROR;
print $doc->process($context);
DESCRIPTION
This module defines an object class whose instances represent compiled template documents.
The Template::Parser module creates a "Template::Document" instance to encapsulate a
template as it is compiled into Perl code.
The constructor method, new(), expects a reference to a hash array containing the "BLOCK",
"DEFBLOCKS" and "METADATA" items.
The "BLOCK" item should contain a reference to a Perl subroutine or a textual
representation of Perl code, as generated by the Template::Parser module. This is then
evaluated into a subroutine reference using "eval()".
The "DEFLOCKS" item should reference a hash array containing further named "BLOCK"s which
may be defined in the template. The keys represent "BLOCK" names and the values should be
subroutine references or text strings of Perl code as per the main "BLOCK" item.
The "METADATA" item should reference a hash array of metadata items relevant to the
document.
The process() method can then be called on the instantiated "Template::Document" object,
passing a reference to a Template::Context object as the first parameter. This will
install any locally defined blocks ("DEFBLOCKS") in the "BLOCKS" cache in the context (via
a call to visit()) so that they may be subsequently resolved by the context. The main
"BLOCK" subroutine is then executed, passing the context reference on as a parameter. The
text returned from the template subroutine is then returned by the process() method, after
calling the context leave() method to permit cleanup and de-registration of named "BLOCKS"
previously installed.
An "AUTOLOAD" method provides access to the "METADATA" items for the document. The
Template::Service module installs a reference to the main "Template::Document" object in
the stash as the "template" variable. This allows metadata items to be accessed from
within templates, including "PRE_PROCESS" templates.
header:
<html>
<head>
<title>[% template.title %]
</head>
...
"Template::Document" objects are usually created by the Template::Parser but can be
manually instantiated or sub-classed to provide custom template components.
METHODS
new(\%config)
Constructor method which accept a reference to a hash array containing the structure as
shown in this example:
$doc = Template::Document->new({
BLOCK => sub { # some perl code; return $some_text },
DEFBLOCKS => {
header => sub { # more perl code; return $some_text },
footer => sub { # blah blah blah; return $some_text },
},
METADATA => {
author => 'Andy Wardley',
version => 3.14,
}
}) || die $Template::Document::ERROR;
"BLOCK" and "DEFBLOCKS" items may be expressed as references to Perl subroutines or as
text strings containing Perl subroutine definitions, as is generated by the
Template::Parser module. These are evaluated into subroutine references using "eval()".
Returns a new "Template::Document" object or "undef" on error. The error() class method
can be called, or the $ERROR package variable inspected to retrieve the relevant error
message.
process($context)
Main processing routine for the compiled template document. A reference to a
Template::Context object should be passed as the first parameter. The method installs any
locally defined blocks via a call to the context visit() method, processes its own
template, (passing the context reference as a parameter) and then calls leave() in the
context to allow cleanup.
print $doc->process($context);
Returns a text string representing the generated output for the template. Errors are
thrown via "die()".
block()
Returns a reference to the main "BLOCK" subroutine.
blocks()
Returns a reference to the hash array of named "DEFBLOCKS" subroutines.
variables()
Returns a reference to a hash of variables used in the template. This requires the
TRACE_VARS option to be enabled.
AUTOLOAD
An autoload method returns "METADATA" items.
print $doc->author();
CLASS METHODS
These methods are used internally.
as_perl($content)
This method generate a Perl representation of the template.
my $perl = Template::Document->as_perl({
BLOCK => $main_block,
DEFBLOCKS => {
foo => $foo_block,
bar => $bar_block,
},
METADATA => {
name => 'my_template',
}
});
write_perl_file(\%config)
This method is used to write compiled Perl templates to disk. If the "COMPILE_EXT" option
(to indicate a file extension for saving compiled templates) then the Template::Parser
module calls this subroutine before calling the new() constructor. At this stage, the
parser has a representation of the template as text strings containing Perl code. We can
write that to a file, enclosed in a small wrapper which will allow us to subsequently
"require()" the file and have Perl parse and compile it into a "Template::Document". Thus
we have persistence of compiled templates.
INTERNAL FUNCTIONS
catch_warnings()
This is a simple handler used to catch any errors that arise when the compiled Perl
template is first evaluated (that is, evaluated by Perl to create a template subroutine at
compile, rather than the template being processed at runtime).
is_utf8()
This is mapped to "utf8::is_utf8" for versions of Perl that have it (> 5.008) or to
"Encode::is_utf8" for Perl 5.008. Earlier versions of Perl are not supported.
AUTHOR
Andy Wardley <abw@wardley.org> <http://wardley.org/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1996-2013 Andy Wardley. All Rights Reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
terms as Perl itself.
SEE ALSO
Template, Template::Parser