On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Yang Zhang <yanghates...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I know you can reuse templates by putting the reusable pieces (e.g.
> the template for rendering a button) into separate files:

> -@ val name: String
> -@ val href: String
> -@ val body: String
> .button-container
>  a(href=href) = name
>  .button-body != body

> and calling:

>  render("button.jade", "name" -> "Push Me", "href" -> "go.html",
> "body" -> "<img src='foo.png'>")

> However I'm wondering if there's something that's (1) lighter weight
> and (2) can pass template blocks, along the lines of:

> - def button(name: String, href: String)(body: String) =
>  .button-container
>    a(href=href) = name
>    != body

> To be used with (e.g.):

> != button("Push Me", "go.html")
>  img(src='foo.png')

> The lighter-weight definitions would be a boon for small pieces of
> abstraction/reusability (like buttons), and passing template bodies
> would give these similar power as layouts.

> If this doesn't already exist, I think it would make a killer feature.

> --
> Yang Zhang
> http://yz.mit.edu/

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Hiram Chirino <hi...@hiramchirino.com> wrote:
> Yes it can be done.   Try:

> - def button(name: String, href: String)(body: => Unit) =
>  .button-container
>   a(href=href) = name
>   - body

> To be used with (e.g.):

> - button("Push Me", "go.html")
>  img(src='foo.png')

> Regards,
> Hiram

> FuseSource
> Web: http://fusesource.com/

> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Yang Zhang <yanghates...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I know you can reuse templates by putting the reusable pieces (e.g.
>> the template for rendering a button) into separate files:

>> -@ val name: String
>> -@ val href: String
>> -@ val body: String
>> .button-container
>>  a(href=href) = name
>>  .button-body != body

>> and calling:

>>  render("button.jade", "name" -> "Push Me", "href" -> "go.html",
>> "body" -> "<img src='foo.png'>")

>> However I'm wondering if there's something that's (1) lighter weight
>> and (2) can pass template blocks, along the lines of:

>> - def button(name: String, href: String)(body: String) =
>>  .button-container
>>    a(href=href) = name
>>    != body

>> To be used with (e.g.):

>> != button("Push Me", "go.html")
>>  img(src='foo.png')

>> The lighter-weight definitions would be a boon for small pieces of
>> abstraction/reusability (like buttons), and passing template bodies
>> would give these similar power as layouts.

>> If this doesn't already exist, I think it would make a killer feature.

>> --
>> Yang Zhang
>> http://yz.mit.edu/