A example of Lua template

pl_template.lua

#!/usr/bin/env lua

local pl_template = require "pl.template"

local tmpl_str = [[
<ul>
# for i,val in ipairs(T) do
<li>$(i) = $(val:upper())</li>
# end
</ul>
]]

local opts = {
   chunk_name = "TMP",
   escape = [[#]],
   inline_escape = [[$]],
   inline_brackets = [[()]],
   debug = true,
}

local ct, err
ct, err = pl_template.compile(tmpl_str, opts)

if err then
   error("compile err: " .. err)
end


local env = {
   T = { "one", "two", "three" },
}
local parent = { ipairs = ipairs }    -- or parent = _G

local rt
rt, err = ct:render(env, parent, true)

if err then
   error("render err: " .. err)
end

print("rendered template:")
print(rt)