Replying to a very old thread here, but https://github.com/go-sprout/sprout
is the future. On Monday, May 20, 2024 at 11:45:02 AM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > Just following up on this old message, there now seems to be at least: > > https://github.com/go-sprout/sprout > https://github.com/chezmoi/templatefuncs > > Regards, > Tom > > On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:53:41 PM UTC+1 Tom Payne wrote: > >> github.com/Masterminds/sprig is a popular library of template functions, >> used by some popular projects, e.g. Kubernetes Helm. >> >> Unfortunately, Masterminds/sprig also has a number of inherent flaws: >> 1. The order of arguments to many of its functions is incompatible with >> text/template's pipeline syntax. >> 2. Many of its functions do not handle strings, []bytes, variable numbers >> of arguments, and other argument variations in a sensible way. >> 3. It has, at the time of writing, 78 open issues >> <https://github.com/Masterminds/sprig/issues>, most of them unaddressed, >> and has seen only minor maintenance activity over the last few years. >> 4. Its function names do not follow Go's naming conventions. >> >> #1 and #2 cannot be fixed in a backwards-compatible way. #3 means that >> fixes aren't practically accepted anyway. #4 just means that templates >> using Masterminds/sprig are ugly to Go developer eyes. >> >> Instead, I want a library of template functions that works well with >> text/template, has decent ergonomics, follows Go's naming conventions, and >> is actively maintained. I don't care about backwards compatibility with >> sprig as this is impossible to achieve anyway. >> >> Before I start such a project, are there any existing good existing >> alternatives to Masterminds/sprig? >> >> Many thanks, >> Tom >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/2cccc926-bdd9-43b5-82fe-44bf7b64c4ban%40googlegroups.com.
