Dave Cash wrote:
> In your template
> (which is process()'ed by render.pl in this example), you want to be
> able to use your plugin as follows:
>
> [% USE ValidDate %]
> [% IF ValidDate.check(date_first_pub) %]
> date_first_pub is a valid ISO8601 date
> [% ELSE %]
> where'd you dig up that funky date format?
> [% END %]
In addition, you could stick something like this in a PRE_PROCESS template
to check the date automagically:
preproc:
[% USE ValidDate;
IF ValidDate.check(template.date_first_pub);
# OK
ELSE;
THROW date "$template.date_first_pub is not a valid ISO8601 date";
END;
%]
HTH
A
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