[Buildbot-devel] Template system for HTML views (#342 and 1.0)

[Stefan Seefeld]

Marcus Lindblom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It'd be nice to use a proper HTML template system, rather than manually 
> concatenating pieces of text. (This has problems, like 
> http://buildbot.net/trac/ticket/342).
>
> Also, for 1.0, it'd be good to build all the HTML from scratch using 
> something nice that is easily customizable/extendable.
>
> I've only got experience with Django's default tempalte system, which 
> can be a bit limiting at times. (No comparison operators for instance.
>
> Trac uses Genshi, an all python template library which I think is 
> slightly xml-ified.
>
> I'm sure there are others. Any preferences?
>   

jinja(2) (http://jinja.pocoo.org/), which is used by sphinx (python's 
own documentation generator).
I'd not call it a preference of mine (yet), but it is quite expressive 
and easy to use.

> I'm asking because I'd like to muck about with it a bit, and it'd be 
> nice to choose something suitable for all. :)
>   
I agree about the general idea of using a templating tool for the html 
frontend. As long as the interface is well encapsulated, it shouldn't be 
hard to change the specific tool, if ever this may become desirable. 
Other than that, I guess it's more important just to pick one and get 
started, than to decide which one. (I'm slightly afraid of another 
language / tool bikeshed discussion / flamewar... :-) )

Good luck !

       Stefan

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