package templates import ( "encoding/json" "strings" "text/template" ) // basicFunctions are the set of initial // functions provided to every template. var basicFunctions = template.FuncMap{ "json": func(v interface{}) string { a, _ := json.Marshal(v) return string(a) }, "split": strings.Split, "join": strings.Join, "title": strings.Title, "lower": strings.ToLower, "upper": strings.ToUpper, "pad": padWithSpace, } // Parse creates a new annonymous template with the basic functions // and parses the given format. func Parse(format string) (*template.Template, error) { return NewParse("", format) } // NewParse creates a new tagged template with the basic functions // and parses the given format. func NewParse(tag, format string) (*template.Template, error) { return template.New(tag).Funcs(basicFunctions).Parse(format) } // padWithSpace adds whitespace to the input if the input is non-empty func padWithSpace(source string, prefix, suffix int) string { if source == "" { return source } return strings.Repeat(" ", prefix) + source + strings.Repeat(" ", suffix) }