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| author | Dave Henderson <dhenderson@gmail.com> | 2017-05-23 23:49:08 -0400 |
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| committer | Dave Henderson <dhenderson@gmail.com> | 2017-05-24 23:53:07 -0400 |
| commit | 1a8d5bf338113a60f7435a7f6b8ea7db0d7c0f32 (patch) | |
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| parent | caa326d2c16fa3f1f24897f17dc14ff290be82e2 (diff) | |
Hugoizing doc site
Signed-off-by: Dave Henderson <dhenderson@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/docs/.gitignore b/docs/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7b822970 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +themes/ +public/ diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml deleted file mode 100644 index c4192631..00000000 --- a/docs/_config.yml +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -theme: jekyll-theme-cayman
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/config.toml b/docs/config.toml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f1484cc9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/config.toml @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +baseURL = "/" +languageCode = "en-us" +title = "gomplate documentation" + +theme = "hugo-material-docs" + + +[params] + author = "hairyhenderson" + description = "gomplate documentation" + copyright = "Released under the MIT license" + provider = "GitHub" + repo_url = "https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate" + googleAnalytics = "UA-82637990-1" + +[params.palette] + primary = "indigo" + +[social] + twitter = "hairyhenderson" + github = "hairyhenderson" + +[[menu.main]] + name = "About" + url = "/" + weight = 1 + pre = "" + +[[menu.main]] + name = "Installing" + url = "installing/" + weight = 10 + pre = "" + +[[menu.main]] + name = "Usage" + url = "usage/" + weight = 11 + pre = "" + +[[menu.main]] + name = "Syntax" + url = "syntax/" + weight = 12 + pre = "" + +[[menu.main]] + name = "Built-in Functions" + url = "functions/" + weight = 13 + pre = "" diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/content/functions.md index f0cd5879..72836f36 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/content/functions.md @@ -1,227 +1,18 @@ -# gomplate - -A [Go template](https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/)-based CLI tool. `gomplate` can be used as an alternative to -[`envsubst`](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/envsubst-Invocation.html) but also supports -additional template datasources such as: JSON, YAML, AWS EC2 metadata, and -[Hashicorp Vault](https://https://www.vaultproject.io/) secrets. - -I really like `envsubst` for use as a super-minimalist template processor. But its simplicity is also its biggest flaw: it's all-or-nothing with shell-like variables. - -Gomplate is an alternative that will let you process templates which also include shell-like variables. Also there are some useful built-in functions that can be used to make templates even more expressive. - -!-- TOC depthFrom:2 depthTo:4 withLinks:1 updateOnSave:1 orderedList:0 --> - -- [Installing](#installing) - - [macOS with homebrew](#macos-with-homebrew) - - [Alpine Linux](#alpine-linux) - - [use with Docker](#use-with-docker) - - [manual install](#manual-install) - - [install with `go get`](#install-with-go-get) -- [Usage](#usage) - - [Commandline Arguments](#commandline-arguments) - - [`--file`/`-f`, `--in`/`-i`, and `--out`/`-o`](#-file-f-in-i-and-out-o) - - [`--datasource`/`-d`](#-datasource-d) - - [Overriding the template delimiters](#overriding-the-template-delimiters) -- [Syntax](#syntax) - - [About `.Env`](#about-env) - - [Built-in functions](#built-in-functions) - - [`contains`](#contains) - - [`getenv`](#getenv) - - [`hasPrefix`](#hasprefix) - - [`hasSuffix`](#hassuffix) - - [`bool`](#bool) - - [`slice`](#slice) - - [`split`](#split) - - [`splitN`](#splitn) - - [`replaceAll`](#replaceall) - - [`title`](#title) - - [`toLower`](#tolower) - - [`toUpper`](#toupper) - - [`trim`](#trim) - - [`urlParse`](#urlparse) - - [`has`](#has) - - [`join`](#join) - - [`indent`](#indent) - - [`json`](#json) - - [`jsonArray`](#jsonarray) - - [`yaml`](#yaml) - - [`yamlArray`](#yamlarray) - - [`toJSON`](#tojson) - - [`toJSONPretty`](#tojsonpretty) - - [`toYAML`](#toyaml) - - [`datasource`](#datasource) - - [`datasourceExists`](#datasourceexists) - - [`ds`](#ds) - - [`ec2meta`](#ec2meta) - - [`ec2dynamic`](#ec2dynamic) - - [`ec2region`](#ec2region) - - [`ec2tag`](#ec2tag) - - [Some more complex examples](#some-more-complex-examples) - - [Variable assignment and `if`/`else`](#variable-assignment-and-ifelse) -- [License](#license) - -<!-- /TOC --> - -## Installing - -### macOS with homebrew - -The simplest method for macOS is to use homebrew: - -```console -$ brew tap hairyhenderson/tap -$ brew install gomplate -... -``` - -### Alpine Linux - -Currently, `gomplate` is available in the `community` repository for the `edge` release. - -```console -$ echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/" >> /etc/apk/repositories -$ apk update -$ apk add gomplate -... -``` - -_Note: the Alpine version of gomplate may lag behind the latest release of gomplate._ - -### use with Docker - -A simple way to get started is with the Docker image. - -```console -$ docker run hairyhenderson/gomplate --version -``` - -Of course, there are some drawbacks - any files to be used for [datasources][] -must be mounted and any environment variables to be used must be passed through: - -```console -$ echo 'My voice is my {{.Env.THING}}. {{(datasource "vault").value}}' \ - | docker run -e THING=passport -v /home/me/.vault-token:/root/.vault-token hairyhenderson/gomplate -d vault=vault:///secret/sneakers -My voice is my passport. Verify me. -``` - -It can be pretty awkward to always type `docker run hairyhenderson/gomplate`, -so this can be made simpler with a shell alias: - -```console -$ alias gomplate=docker run hairyhenderson/gomplate -$ gomplate --version -gomplate version 1.2.3 -``` - -### manual install - -1. Get the latest `gomplate` for your platform from the [releases](https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/releases) page -2. Store the downloaded binary somewhere in your path as `gomplate` (or `gomplate.exe` - on Windows) -3. Make sure it's executable (on Linux/macOS) -3. Test it out with `gomplate --help`! - -In other words: - -```console -$ curl -o /usr/local/bin/gomplate -sSL https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/releases/download/<version>/gomplate_<os>-<arch> -$ chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/gomplate -$ gomplate --help -... -``` - -### install with `go get` - -If you're a Go user already, sometimes it's faster to just use `go get` to install `gomplate`: - -```console -$ go get github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate -$ gomplate --help -... -``` - -_Please report any bugs found in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/issues/)._ - -## Usage - -The usual and most basic usage of `gomplate` is to just replace environment variables. All environment variables are available by referencing `.Env` (or `getenv`) in the template. - -The template is read from standard in, and written to standard out. - -Use it like this: - -```console -$ echo "Hello, {{.Env.USER}}" | gomplate -Hello, hairyhenderson -``` - -### Commandline Arguments - -#### `--file`/`-f`, `--in`/`-i`, and `--out`/`-o` - -By default, `gomplate` will read from `Stdin` and write to `Stdout`. This behaviour can be changed. - -- Use `--file`/`-f` to use a specific input template file. The special value `-` means `Stdin`. -- Use `--out`/`-o` to save output to file. The special value `-` means `Stdout`. -- Use `--in`/`-i` if you want to set the input template right on the commandline. This overrides `--file`. Because of shell command line lengths, it's probably not a good idea to use a very long value with this argument. - -##### Multiple inputs - -You can specify multiple `--file` and `--out` arguments. The same number of each much be given. This allows `gomplate` to process multiple templates _slightly_ faster than invoking `gomplate` multiple times in a row. - -##### `--input-dir` and `--output-dir` - -For processing multiple templates in a directory you can use `--input-dir` and `--output-dir` together. In this case all files in input directory will be processed as templates and the resulting files stored in `--output-dir`. The output directory will be created if it does not exist and the directory structure of the input directory will be preserved. - -Example: - -```bash - # Process all files in directory "templates" with the datasource given - # and store the files with the same directory structure in "config" -gomplate --input-dir=templates --output-dir=config --datasource config=config.yaml -``` - -#### `--datasource`/`-d` - -Add a data source in `name=URL` form. Specify multiple times to add multiple sources. The data can then be used by the [`datasource`](#datasource) function. - -A few different forms are valid: -- `mydata=file:///tmp/my/file.json` - - Create a data source named `mydata` which is read from `/tmp/my/file.json`. This form is valid for any file in any path. -- `mydata=file.json` - - Create a data source named `mydata` which is read from `file.json` (in the current working directory). This form is only valid for files in the current directory. -- `mydata.json` - - This form infers the name from the file name (without extension). Only valid for files in the current directory. - -#### Overriding the template delimiters - -Sometimes it's necessary to override the default template delimiters (`{{`/`}}`). -Use `--left-delim`/`--right-delim` or set `$GOMPLATE_LEFT_DELIM`/`$GOMPLATE_RIGHT_DELIM`. - -## Syntax - -### About `.Env` - -You can easily access environment variables with `.Env`, but there's a catch: -if you try to reference an environment variable that doesn't exist, parsing -will fail and `gomplate` will exit with an error condition. - -Sometimes, this behaviour is desired; if the output is unusable without certain strings, this is a sure way to know that variables are missing! - -If you want different behaviour, try `getenv` (below). - -### Built-in functions +--- +title: Built-in functions +weight: 0 +--- In addition to all of the functions and operators that the [Go template](https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/) language provides (`if`, `else`, `eq`, `and`, `or`, `range`, etc...), there are some additional functions baked in to `gomplate`: -#### `contains` +## `contains` Contains reports whether the second string is contained within the first. Equivalent to [strings.Contains](https://golang.org/pkg/strings#Contains) -##### Example +### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -235,7 +26,7 @@ $ FOO=bar gomplate < input.tmpl no ``` -#### `getenv` +## `getenv` Exposes the [os.Getenv](https://golang.org/pkg/os/#Getenv) function. @@ -244,7 +35,7 @@ return an empty string. An optional default value can be given as well. -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ gomplate -i 'Hello, {{getenv "USER"}}' @@ -253,12 +44,12 @@ $ gomplate -i 'Hey, {{getenv "FIRSTNAME" "you"}}!' Hey, you! ``` -#### `hasPrefix` +## `hasPrefix` Tests whether the string begins with a certain substring. Equivalent to [strings.HasPrefix](https://golang.org/pkg/strings#HasPrefix) -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -272,12 +63,12 @@ $ URL=https://example.com gomplate < input.tmpl foo ``` -#### `hasSuffix` +## `hasSuffix` Tests whether the string ends with a certain substring. Equivalent to [strings.HasSuffix](https://golang.org/pkg/strings#HasSuffix) -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -289,11 +80,11 @@ $ URL=http://example.com gomplate < input.tmpl http://example.com:80 ``` -#### `bool` +## `bool` Converts a true-ish string to a boolean. Can be used to simplify conditional statements based on environment variables or other text input. -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -307,11 +98,11 @@ $ FOO=true gomplate < input.tmpl foo ``` -#### `slice` +## `slice` Creates a slice. Useful when needing to `range` over a bunch of variables. -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -327,12 +118,12 @@ Hello, Lisa Hello, Maggie ``` -#### `split` +## `split` Creates a slice by splitting a string on a given delimiter. Equivalent to [strings.Split](https://golang.org/pkg/strings#Split) -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ gomplate -i '{{range split "Bart,Lisa,Maggie" ","}}Hello, {{.}}{{end}}' @@ -341,75 +132,75 @@ Hello, Lisa Hello, Maggie ``` -#### `splitN` +## `splitN` Creates a slice by splitting a string on a given delimiter. The count determines the number of substrings to return. Equivalent to [strings.SplitN](https://golang.org/pkg/strings#SplitN) -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ gomplate -i '{{ range splitN "foo:bar:baz" ":" 2 }}{{.}}{{end}}' foo bar:baz ``` -#### `replaceAll` +## `replaceAll` Replaces all occurrences of a given string with another. -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ gomplate -i '{{ replaceAll "." "-" "172.21.1.42" }}' 172-21-1-42 ``` -##### Example (with pipeline) +#### Example (with pipeline) ```console $ gomplate -i '{{ "172.21.1.42" | replaceAll "." "-" }}' 172-21-1-42 ``` -#### `title` +## `title` Convert to title-case. Equivalent to [strings.Title](https://golang.org/pkg/strings/#Title) -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ echo '{{title "hello, world!"}}' | gomplate Hello, World! ``` -#### `toLower` +## `toLower` Convert to lower-case. Equivalent to [strings.ToLower](https://golang.org/pkg/strings/#ToLower) -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ echo '{{toLower "HELLO, WORLD!"}}' | gomplate hello, world! ``` -#### `toUpper` +## `toUpper` Convert to upper-case. Equivalent to [strings.ToUpper](https://golang.org/pkg/strings/#ToUpper) -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ echo '{{toUpper "hello, world!"}}' | gomplate HELLO, WORLD! ``` -#### `trim` +## `trim` Trims a string by removing the given characters from the beginning and end of the string. Equivalent to [strings.Trim](https://golang.org/pkg/strings/#Trim) -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -421,11 +212,11 @@ $ FOO=" world " | gomplate < input.tmpl Hello, world! ``` -#### `urlParse` +## `urlParse` Parses a string as a URL for later use. Equivalent to [url.Parse](https://golang.org/pkg/net/url/#Parse) -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -442,11 +233,11 @@ The host is example.com:443 The path is /foo/bar ``` -#### `has` +## `has` Has reports whether or not a given object has a property with the given key. Can be used with `if` to prevent the template from trying to access a non-existent property in an object. -##### Example +#### Example _Let's say we're using a Vault datasource..._ @@ -475,11 +266,11 @@ $ gomplate -d vault:///secret/foo < input.tmpl The secret is 'foo: bar' ``` -#### `join` +## `join` Concatenates the elements of an array to create a string. The separator string sep is placed between elements in the resulting string. -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`_ ``` @@ -492,11 +283,11 @@ $ gomplate -f input.tmpl 1-2-3 ``` -#### `indent` +## `indent` Indents a given string with the given indentation pattern. If the input string has multiple lines, each line will be indented. -##### Example +#### Example This function can be especially useful when adding YAML snippets into other YAML documents, where indentation is important: @@ -513,11 +304,11 @@ foo: baz: 2 ``` -#### `json` +## `json` Converts a JSON string into an object. Only works for JSON Objects (not Arrays or other valid JSON types). This can be used to access properties of JSON objects. -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -530,11 +321,11 @@ $ gomplate < input.tmpl Hello world ``` -#### `jsonArray` +## `jsonArray` Converts a JSON string into a slice. Only works for JSON Arrays. -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -547,11 +338,11 @@ $ gomplate < input.tmpl Hello world ``` -#### `yaml` +## `yaml` Converts a YAML string into an object. Only works for YAML Objects (not Arrays or other valid YAML types). This can be used to access properties of YAML objects. -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -564,11 +355,11 @@ $ gomplate < input.tmpl Hello world ``` -#### `yamlArray` +## `yamlArray` Converts a YAML string into a slice. Only works for YAML Arrays. -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -581,11 +372,11 @@ $ gomplate < input.tmpl Hello world ``` -#### `toJSON` +## `toJSON` Converts an object to a JSON document. Input objects may be the result of `json`, `yaml`, `jsonArray`, or `yamlArray` functions, or they could be provided by a `datasource`. -##### Example +#### Example _This is obviously contrived - `json` is used to create an object._ @@ -599,13 +390,13 @@ $ gomplate < input.tmpl {"hello":"world"} ``` -#### `toJSONPretty` +## `toJSONPretty` Converts an object to a pretty-printed (or _indented_) JSON document. Input objects may be the result of `json`, `yaml`, `jsonArray`, or `yamlArray` functions, or they could be provided by a `datasource`. The indent string must be provided as an argument. -##### Example +#### Example _`input.tmpl`:_ ``` @@ -619,11 +410,11 @@ $ gomplate < input.tmpl } ``` -#### `toYAML` +## `toYAML` Converts an object to a YAML document. Input objects may be the result of `json`, `yaml`, `jsonArray`, or `yamlArray` functions, or they could be provided by a `datasource`. -##### Example +#### Example _This is obviously contrived - `json` is used to create an object._ @@ -638,7 +429,7 @@ hello: world ``` -#### `datasource` +## `datasource` Parses a given datasource (provided by the [`--datasource/-d`](#--datasource-d) argument). @@ -646,9 +437,9 @@ Currently, `file://`, `http://`, `https://`, and `vault://` URLs are supported. Currently-supported formats are JSON and YAML. -##### Examples +#### Examples -###### Basic usage +##### Basic usage _`person.json`:_ ```json @@ -667,7 +458,7 @@ $ gomplate -d person.json < input.tmpl Hello Dave ``` -###### Usage with HTTP data +##### Usage with HTTP data ```console $ echo 'Hello there, {{(datasource "foo").headers.Host}}...' | gomplate -d foo=https://httpbin.org/get @@ -681,7 +472,7 @@ $ gomplate -d foo=https://httpbin.org/get -H 'foo=Foo: bar' -i '{{(datasource "f bar ``` -###### Usage with Vault data +##### Usage with Vault data The special `vault://` URL scheme can be used to retrieve data from [Hashicorp Vault](https://vaultproject.io). To use this, you must put the Vault server's @@ -730,7 +521,7 @@ $ echo 'db_password={{(datasource "vault" "db/pass").value}}' \ db_password=prodsecret ``` -#### `datasourceExists` +## `datasourceExists` Tests whether or not a given datasource was defined on the commandline (with the [`--datasource/-d`](#--datasource-d) argument). This is intended mainly to allow @@ -746,42 +537,42 @@ $ echo '{{if (datasourceExists "test")}}{{datasource "test"}}{{else}}no worries{ no worries ``` -#### `ds` +## `ds` Alias to [`datasource`](#datasource) -#### `ec2meta` +## `ec2meta` Queries AWS [EC2 Instance Metadata](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html) for information. This only retrieves data in the `meta-data` path -- for data in the `dynamic` path use `ec2dynamic`. This only works when running `gomplate` on an EC2 instance. If the EC2 instance metadata API isn't available, the tool will timeout and fail. -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ echo '{{ec2meta "instance-id"}}' | gomplate i-12345678 ``` -#### `ec2dynamic` +## `ec2dynamic` Queries AWS [EC2 Instance Dynamic Metadata](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html) for information. This only retrieves data in the `dynamic` path -- for data in the `meta-data` path use `ec2meta`. This only works when running `gomplate` on an EC2 instance. If the EC2 instance metadata API isn't available, the tool will timeout and fail. -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ echo '{{ (ec2dynamic "instance-identity/document" | json).region }}' | ./gomplate us-east-1 ``` -#### `ec2region` +## `ec2region` Queries AWS to get the region. An optional default can be provided, or returns `unknown` if it can't be determined for some reason. -##### Example +#### Example _In EC2_ ```console @@ -796,12 +587,12 @@ $ echo '{{ ec2region "foo" }}' | ./gomplate foo ``` -#### `ec2tag` +## `ec2tag` Queries the AWS EC2 API to find the value of the given [user-defined tag](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Using_Tags.html). An optional default can be provided. -##### Example +#### Example ```console $ echo 'This server is in the {{ ec2tag "Account" }} account.' | ./gomplate @@ -809,32 +600,3 @@ foo $ echo 'I am a {{ ec2tag "classification" "meat popsicle" }}.' | ./gomplate I am a meat popsicle. ``` - -### Some more complex examples - -#### Variable assignment and `if`/`else` - -_`input.tmpl`:_ -``` -{{ $u := getenv "USER" }} -{{ if eq $u "root" -}} -You are root! -{{- else -}} -You are not root :( -{{- end}} -``` - -```console -$ gomplate < input.tmpl -You are not root :( -$ sudo gomplate < input.tmpl -You are root! -``` - -## License - -[The MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) - -Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Dave Henderson - -[](https://github.com/igrigorik/ga-beacon) diff --git a/docs/content/index.md b/docs/content/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2ad6fee6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: gomplate +type: index +weight: 0 +--- + +A [Go template](https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/)-based CLI tool. `gomplate` can be used as an alternative to +[`envsubst`](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/envsubst-Invocation.html) but also supports +additional template datasources such as: JSON, YAML, AWS EC2 metadata, and +[Hashicorp Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/) secrets. + +I really like `envsubst` for use as a super-minimalist template processor. But its simplicity is also its biggest flaw: it's all-or-nothing with shell-like variables. + +Gomplate is an alternative that will let you process templates which also include shell-like variables. Also there are some useful built-in functions that can be used to make templates even more expressive. + + +_Please report any bugs found in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/issues/)._ + +{{< note title="Note" >}} +This documentation is still in the process of being migrated out of the +[README](https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/tree/master/README.md), so +expect some inconsistencies! If you want to help, [PRs and issues are welcome!](https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/issues/new) +{{< /note >}} + +## License + +[The MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) + +Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Dave Henderson diff --git a/docs/content/installing.md b/docs/content/installing.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5f064cae --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/installing.md @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +--- +title: Installing +weight: 10 +--- +# Installing + +## macOS with homebrew + +The simplest method for macOS is to use homebrew: + +```console +$ brew tap hairyhenderson/tap +$ brew install gomplate +... +``` + +## Alpine Linux + +Currently, `gomplate` is available in the `community` repository for the `edge` release. + +```console +$ echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/" >> /etc/apk/repositories +$ apk update +$ apk add gomplate +... +``` + +_Note: the Alpine version of gomplate may lag behind the latest release of gomplate._ + +## use with Docker + +A simple way to get started is with the Docker image. + +```console +$ docker run hairyhenderson/gomplate --version +``` + +Of course, there are some drawbacks - any files to be used for [datasources][] +must be mounted and any environment variables to be used must be passed through: + +```console +$ echo 'My voice is my {{.Env.THING}}. {{(datasource "vault").value}}' \ + | docker run -e THING=passport -v /home/me/.vault-token:/root/.vault-token hairyhenderson/gomplate -d vault=vault:///secret/sneakers +My voice is my passport. Verify me. +``` + +It can be pretty awkward to always type `docker run hairyhenderson/gomplate`, +so this can be made simpler with a shell alias: + +```console +$ alias gomplate=docker run hairyhenderson/gomplate +$ gomplate --version +gomplate version 1.2.3 +``` + +## manual install + +1. Get the latest `gomplate` for your platform from the [releases](https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/releases) page +2. Store the downloaded binary somewhere in your path as `gomplate` (or `gomplate.exe` + on Windows) +3. Make sure it's executable (on Linux/macOS) +3. Test it out with `gomplate --help`! + +In other words: + +```console +$ curl -o /usr/local/bin/gomplate -sSL https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/releases/download/<version>/gomplate_<os>-<arch> +$ chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/gomplate +$ gomplate --help +... +``` + +## install with `go get` + +If you're a Go user already, sometimes it's faster to just use `go get` to install `gomplate`: + +```console +$ go get github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate +$ gomplate --help +... +``` diff --git a/docs/content/syntax.md b/docs/content/syntax.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0b092087 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/syntax.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: Syntax +weight: 0 +--- + +## About `.Env` + +You can easily access environment variables with `.Env`, but there's a catch: +if you try to reference an environment variable that doesn't exist, parsing +will fail and `gomplate` will exit with an error condition. + +Sometimes, this behaviour is desired; if the output is unusable without certain +strings, this is a sure way to know that variables are missing! + +If you want different behaviour, try [`getenv`](../functions/#getenv). diff --git a/docs/content/usage.md b/docs/content/usage.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2296a7b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/usage.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +title: Usage +weight: 0 +--- + +The simplest usage of `gomplate` is to just replace environment +variables. All environment variables are available by referencing [`.Env`](../syntax/#about-env) +(or [`getenv`](../functions/#getenv)) in the template. + +The template is read from standard in, and written to standard out. + +Use it like this: + +```console +$ echo "Hello, {{.Env.USER}}" | gomplate +Hello, hairyhenderson +``` + +# Commandline Arguments + +## `--file`/`-f`, `--in`/`-i`, and `--out`/`-o` + +By default, `gomplate` will read from `Stdin` and write to `Stdout`. This behaviour can be changed. + +- Use `--file`/`-f` to use a specific input template file. The special value `-` means `Stdin`. +- Use `--out`/`-o` to save output to file. The special value `-` means `Stdout`. +- Use `--in`/`-i` if you want to set the input template right on the commandline. This overrides `--file`. Because of shell command line lengths, it's probably not a good idea to use a very long value with this argument. + +### Multiple inputs + +You can specify multiple `--file` and `--out` arguments. The same number of each much be given. This allows `gomplate` to process multiple templates _slightly_ faster than invoking `gomplate` multiple times in a row. + +### `--input-dir` and `--output-dir` + +For processing multiple templates in a directory you can use `--input-dir` and `--output-dir` together. In this case all files in input directory will be processed as templates and the resulting files stored in `--output-dir`. The output directory will be created if it does not exist and the directory structure of the input directory will be preserved. + +Example: + +```bash + # Process all files in directory "templates" with the datasource given + # and store the files with the same directory structure in "config" +gomplate --input-dir=templates --output-dir=config --datasource config=config.yaml +``` + +## `--datasource`/`-d` + +Add a data source in `name=URL` form. Specify multiple times to add multiple sources. The data can then be used by the [`datasource`](#datasource) function. + +A few different forms are valid: +- `mydata=file:///tmp/my/file.json` + - Create a data source named `mydata` which is read from `/tmp/my/file.json`. This form is valid for any file in any path. +- `mydata=file.json` + - Create a data source named `mydata` which is read from `file.json` (in the current working directory). This form is only valid for files in the current directory. +- `mydata.json` + - This form infers the name from the file name (without extension). Only valid for files in the current directory. + +## Overriding the template delimiters + +Sometimes it's necessary to override the default template delimiters (`{{`/`}}`). +Use `--left-delim`/`--right-delim` or set `$GOMPLATE_LEFT_DELIM`/`$GOMPLATE_RIGHT_DELIM`. |
