macro / proc definition syntax

[enthus1ast]

jinja does it like this:

{% macro input(name, value="", type="text") %}
    <input type="{{ type }}" value="{{ value|e }}" name="{{ name }}">
{% endmacro %}

{% macro textarea(name, value="", rows=10, cols=40) %}
    <textarea name="{{ name }}" rows="{{ rows }}" cols="{{ cols
        }}">{{ value|e }}</textarea>
{% endmacro %}

and then be called like this:

<dd>{{ input("username") }}</dd>

this syntax will work and could be used to create nim procedures.

But there also must be a way to support nims : syntax like:

foo:
  baa

this could be as simple as:

{% foo: %}
baa
{% end %}

respectively / alternative to the macro syntax:

{% proc baa(): string = %}
foo
{% end %}

the template body would then be expanded by nimja.

[enthus1ast]

this is now valid nimja:

{% proc foo(): string = %}
  baa
{% end %}
{{ foo() }}

{% proc input(name: string, value="", ttype="text"): string = %}
    <input type="{{ ttype }}" value="{{ value }}" name="{{ name }}">
{% end %}
{{ input("name", "value", ttype="text") }}

macro is an alias for proc

{% macro textarea(name, value="", rows=10, cols=40): string = %}
    <textarea name="{{ name }}" rows="{{ rows }}" cols="{{ cols
        }}">{{ value }}</textarea>
{% end %}
{{ textarea("name", "value") }}

[enthus1ast]

block syntax works in theory, but is it useful?
what would be the usecase?

https://github.com/enthus1ast/nimja/tree/nimBlocks

[enthus1ast]

close for now until usecase is found :)