kapow 1.0.1

Template processor
kapow-1.0.1 is not a library.

About

Kapow is a template processor that provides the following directives to support injecting file contents, command output, current date/time, etc in generated files.

Block directives

Directive Description
!inc:path Include file contents
!run:command Run command and insert stdout
  • Block directives must be placed at the beginning of a line

Span directives

Directive Example Description
`!now` 2023-02-21T17:27:57Z Current date/time in UTC / RFC 3339
`!now:local` Tue 21 Feb 2023 12:27:57 EST Current date/time in local timezone
`!now:local:%A %H:%M` Tuesday 12:27 Current date/time in local timezone and custom format
`!now:MST7MDT` Tue 21 Feb 2023 10:27:57 MST Current date/time in custom timezone
`!now:MST7MDT:%A %H:%M` Tuesday 10:27 Current date/time in custom timezone and format
`!now:US/Hawaii` Tue 21 Feb 2023 07:27:57 HST Current date/time in custom locale
`!now:US/Hawaii:%A %H:%M` Tuesday 07:27 Current date/time in custom locale and format
`!now:UTC:%A %H:%M` Tuesday 17:27 Current date/time in UTC and custom format
`!now:x` Xh1KHRv Current date/time in "x" format
  • Span directives must be placed inside a code span and may appear zero or more times in any line
  • Disable processing a span directive by escaping ! with a backslash: \!

Usage

$ kapow -V
kapow 1.0.1

$ kapow -h
KAPOW!

Usage: kapow [OPTIONS] [INPUT_FILES]...

Arguments:
  [INPUT_FILES]...  Input file(s)

Options:
  -r, --readme   Print readme
  -h, --help     Print help
  -V, --version  Print version

Example

readme task in Makefile.toml:

  • Generate VERSION.md from VERSION.template.md
    • !run:./target/release/kapow -V
  • Generate USAGE.md from USAGE.template.md
    • !run:./target/release/kapow -h
  • Generate README.md from README.template.md
    • !inc:VERSION.md
    • !inc:USAGE.md
    • `!now`

Changelog

  • 1.0.0 (2023-02-21): Initial release
  • 1.0.1 (2023-02-21): Update dependencies