Hi
I'm templating PHP configuration files, but having some issues trying
to make variables work that can be different types.
Take for instance this snippet of config that I'm trying to template:
/*
* Cookie domain.
I've come up with this custom filter:
def phpescape(var, quote='\''):
"""Escape a value based on it's type.
This is usefull for templating PHP files, where you need to quote
strings but not booleans/null/etc.
"""
if isinstance(var, string_types):
return quote + var + quote
elif var is None:
return 'null'
return var
This way I can keep the template lines as simple as:
'session.cookie.domain' => {{ session_cookie_domain | phpescape }},
This will do the right thing for strings, null, booleans, and integers.
Dick