The mustache npm package is a template engine that uses tags to replace variables in a template string with actual values. It is often used for generating HTML, configuration files, or any other text-based formats in a clean and maintainable way. Mustache is logic-less because it does not have any explicit control flow statements, like if or loop constructs; instead, it relies on the presence or absence of data to control the flow of the document.
Variable substitution
Substitutes the {{name}} tag with the actual name provided in the data object.
"Hello, {{name}}!"Section rendering
Renders the section only if the 'logged_in' data property is truthy.
"{{#logged_in}}Welcome, {{user}}!{{/logged_in}}"Inverted sections
Renders the section only if the 'logged_in' data property is falsy.
"{{^logged_in}}Please log in.{{/logged_in}}"Comment
Includes a comment in the template that will not be included in the output.
"Today{{! ignore me }} is a sunny day."Partial views
Includes a partial template named 'user_info' into the current template.
"{{> user_info}}"Handlebars is an extension of Mustache that adds support for more complex expressions like helpers and block expressions. It is more feature-rich but also more complex.
EJS, or Embedded JavaScript templates, allows for more traditional JavaScript code within templates. It is more flexible but can be less maintainable due to the potential for complex logic in templates.
Formerly known as Jade, Pug is a high-performance template engine heavily influenced by Haml and implemented with JavaScript for Node.js and browsers. It has a different syntax that some may find cleaner and more readable.
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Logic-less {{mustache}} templates with JavaScript
The npm package mustache receives a total of 2,100,345 weekly downloads. As such, mustache popularity was classified as popular.
We found that mustache demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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