How do I compile templates without Maven or Gradle?

[peterlindstrom123]

I'm not using either build tool in my Clojure-based project.

How do I use compiled Templates?

[edward3h]

There isn't other tooling to do that, currently.

Roughly speaking, you would need to create a TemplateEngine, configure it with settings such as source and target directories, then call generateAll() or precompileAll().

[peterlindstrom123]

Thank you for the response!

create a TemplateEngine, configure it with settings such as source and target directories, then call generateAll() or precompileAll().

That sounds fairly straightforward, but does that result in the template class files being generated? Where do they go by default?

It seems I'd need to point a TemplateEngine at precompiled class files, to use precompiled templates.

EDIT: Oh.. I guess the class files would go in the "target" directory? 😅

[edward3h]

Just to check, do you have templates working with dynamic generation & compilation already?

[edward3h]

I know the general idea that Clojure is a Lisp on the JVM, but I haven't tried using it.

[peterlindstrom123]

Hey thanks for asking. I didn't have time to try it yesterday, but I'll probably try today.

Clojure is excellent. If you haven't listened to any of its creator Rich Hickey's talks, maybe check out "Simple Made Easy". You'll probably find it enlightening!

[peterlindstrom123]

By the way,

Roughly speaking, you would need to create a TemplateEngine, configure it with settings such as source and target directories, then call generateAll() or precompileAll().

It would be good to see this stuff mentioned in the documentation. Now it looks like it would be complicated without using the Maven/Gradle plugin, but as far as I understand, using precompiled templates manually should actually be quite simple.

(I haven't gotten through it yet though)