trellis 0.5.0

Template engine for Dart, using natural HTML templates. Fragment-first for hypermedia-driven frameworks like HTMX. Inspired by Thymeleaf.

Changelog

All notable changes to trellis are documented here. This project follows Semantic Versioning.

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0.5.0

Added

• devMode parameter on FileSystemLoader — file watching via dart:io Directory.watch()
• devMode parameter on Trellis — automatic cache invalidation on template file changes
• close() on FileSystemLoader and Trellis for async resource disposal
• FileSystemLoader.changes stream for change notifications

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0.4.1

• Added logo to README

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0.4.0

• Bumped minimum Dart SDK from 3.7 to 3.10
• Applied Dart 3.10 dot shorthand syntax throughout lib/src/ (zero behavioral changes)

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0.3.0

Added

• Processor interface & pipeline: Processor abstract class, ProcessorPriority enum (8 priority slots), ProcessorContext class — all built-in processors implement the interface; pipeline iterates a sorted processor list
• Custom processor registration: DomProcessor(processors: [...]) registers custom Processor instances with auto-prefixed attributes, priority-sorted merge, error wrapping, and autoProcessChildren control
• Dialect system: Dialect abstract class and StandardDialect; DomProcessor(dialects: [...], includeStandard: false) composes processors and filters across multiple dialects
• Filter arguments: | filterName:arg1:arg2 syntax for parameterized filters; supports string (\' escape), int, double, bool, null, and bare identifier args; backward compatible with existing Function(dynamic) filters
• i18n message expressions: #{key} expression type with MessageSource abstract class and MapMessageSource implementation; parameterized messages #{key(arg1, arg2)} with {0}/{1} positional replacement; locale support via engine config and _locale context override; strict/lenient missing-key behavior
• AssetLoader: loads templates from Dart package assets via Isolate.resolvePackageUri
• CompositeLoader: tries delegate loaders in order, falling back on TemplateNotFoundException
• Trellis constructor params: processors, dialects, includeStandard, messageSource, locale
• Framework Integration Guide: doc/guides/framework-integration.md covering shelf, dart_frog, and HTMX patterns
• Todo app example: example/todo_app/ — full Shelf + HTMX app demonstrating v0.3 features

Changed

• example/ restructured into example/basic/ and example/todo_app/ sub-packages

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0.2.1

Fixed

• tl:block self-closing: <tl:block/> no longer swallows subsequent siblings — normalizer now uses a quote-aware scanner instead of a regex, correctly handling > inside attribute values (e.g. tl:if="${count > 0}")
• tl:fragment on tl:block: renderFragment() and renderFragments() now correctly unwrap block elements, returning inner content instead of empty output
• tl:each with null/missing iterable: gracefully removes the host element instead of throwing; consistent with lenient-mode semantics

Added

• ! negation operator: ! is now supported as an alias for not in expressions (e.g. tl:if="!${active}")

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0.2.0

Added

• Expression enhancements: arithmetic operators (+ - * / %), literal substitution (|Hello, ${name}!|), dynamic index expressions (${list[index]}), selection expressions (*{field} with tl:object), comparison aliases (gt, lt, ge, le, eq, ne), no-op token (_)
• tl:switch / tl:case: multi-branch conditional rendering
• tl:classappend / tl:styleappend: append to existing class/style attributes
• tl:block: virtual element that renders only its children (no host element in output)
• tl:remove: remove elements or content from output (all, body, tag, all-but-first, none)
• tl:inline: inline expression processing in text, JavaScript, and CSS contexts ([[${expr}]] escaped, [(${expr})] unescaped)
• tl:object / *{}: object context and selection expressions for scoped field access; auto-conversion via toMap()/toJson()
• Parameterized fragments: tl:fragment="card(title, body)" with argument passing at inclusion time
• CSS selector targeting: tl:insert="~{file :: #id}" and tl:insert="~{file :: .class}"
• Cycle detection: fragment inclusion stack replaces depth-only guard — recursive inclusions detected immediately
• renderFragments(): render multiple named fragments from a single template string in one call
• renderFileFragments(): async variant loading from the filesystem
• Strict mode: Trellis(strict: true) — undefined variables, members, and keys throw ExpressionException
• LRU cache: configurable max cache size via maxCacheSize parameter; evicts least-recently-used entries
• CacheStats: expose cache hit/miss/size metrics via engine.cacheStats
• clearCache(): clear DOM cache and reset statistics
• TrellisContext: fluent builder for constructing rendering context maps
• data-tl-* prefix mode: Trellis(prefix: 'data-tl') for strict HTML5-valid attribute names

Fixed

• Expression parser: alias/keyword words (gt, eq, and, true, etc.) now work as member names after . — e.g. ${obj.eq}, ${stats.gt}
• README: corrected TrellisContext example, renderFragments return types, tl:switch case syntax, tl:classappend ternary, maxCacheSize default, removed nonexistent separator parameter

Changed

• Fragment registry entries now carry parameter names for parameterized fragment resolution
• Inclusion depth guard replaced by cycle detection stack (still enforces max depth 32 as hard limit)

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0.1.0

Added

• Core template engine with 15 tl:* attributes for natural HTML templating
• Text substitution: tl:text (escaped) and tl:utext (unescaped HTML)
• Conditionals: tl:if and tl:unless
• Iteration: tl:each with status variables (index, count, size, first, last, odd, even, current)
• Fragment system: tl:fragment, tl:insert, tl:replace with cross-file inclusion
• Local variable binding: tl:with
• Attribute setting: tl:attr, tl:href, tl:src, tl:value, tl:class, tl:id
• Expression evaluator: ${var} variables, @{/url} URL expressions, string literals, ternary, Elvis, comparisons, boolean operators
• Four public API methods: render(), renderFile(), renderFragment(), renderFileFragment()
• DOM caching with deep-clone for performance
• Configurable attribute prefix (default tl)
• FileSystemLoader with security boundary enforcement (path traversal, symlink escape protection)
• MapLoader for in-memory templates and testing
• Typed exception hierarchy: TemplateException, ExpressionException, FragmentNotFoundException, TemplateNotFoundException, TemplateSecurityException

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