Life & fun · September 13, 2014
Kata – A Template Engine for Javascript
Kata : Javascript JSON templating engine
Kata – A Template Engine for Javascript launched on September 13, 2014 with 16 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.
In plain words
Kata is a JSON templating engine for JavaScript that uses marked blocks to process templates. It supports ten block types including templates, interpolation, iteration, conditionals, function invocation, and imports, each indicated by specific opening and closing symbols like {{ and }}. The tool is designed for developers who need to generate dynamic content from JSON data using a structured template syntax.
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From the sources
Kata blocks are marked with opening {{ symbols and closed with }} symbols. There are ten kinds of Kata blocks: Template blocks, Interpolate blocks, Iterate blocks, Conditional blocks, Else/Elseif blocks, Invoke blocks, Yield blocks, Import blocks, Evaluate blocks, and Plugin blocks. Each of these blocks is indicated with an additional opening symbol and optionally the same closing symbol. For instance, a Conditional block is marked with {{@ @}} symbols. The @ on the closing brackets is optional, but can help make your templates more readable. You can click on the links to the left to learn more about each kind of Katafrom smcmurray.github.io
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