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## Benefits of templating
- Generating scripts by sharing code to increase best-practice usage and maintainability.
- Creating self-contained scripts without depending on each other that can be easily shared.
- Creating self-contained scripts without cross-dependencies.
- Use of pipes for writing cleaner code and letting pipes do dirty work.
## Expressions
- Expressions in the language are defined inside mustaches (double brackets, `{{` and `}}`).
- Expression syntax is inspired mainly by [Go Templates](https://pkg.go.dev/text/template).
- Expressions are used in and enabled by functions where they can be used.
- Expressions start and end with mustaches (double brackets, `{{` and `}}`).
- E.g. `Hello {{ $name }} !`
- Syntax is close to [Go Templates ❤️](https://pkg.go.dev/text/template) that has inspired this templating language.
- Functions enables usage of expressions.
- In script definition parts of a function, see [`Function`](./collection-files.md#Function).
- When doing a call as argument values, see [`FunctionCall`](./collection-files.md#Function).
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### with
- Skips the block if the variable is absent or empty.
- Binds its context (`.`) value of provided argument for the parameter if provided one.
- A block is defined as `{{ with $parameterName }} Parameter value is {{ . }} here {{ end }}`.
- The parameters used for `with` condition should be declared as optional, otherwise `with` block becomes redundant.
- Example:
Skips its "block" if the variable is absent or empty. Its "block" is between `with` start (`{{ with .. }}`) and end (`{{ end }`}) expressions. E.g. `{{ with $parameterName }} Hi, I'm a block! {{ end }}`.
```yaml
function: FunctionThatOutputsConditionally
parameters:
- name: 'argument'
optional: true
code: |-
{{ with $argument }}
Value is: {{ . }}
{{ end }}
```
Binds its context (`.`) value of provided argument for the parameter if provided one. E.g. `{{ with $parameterName }} Parameter value is {{ . }} here {{ end }}`.
💡 Declare parameters used for `with` condition as optional. Set `optional: true` for the argument if you use it like `{{ with $argument }} .. {{ end }}`.
Example:
```yaml
function: FunctionThatOutputsConditionally
parameters:
- name: 'argument'
optional: true
code: |-
{{ with $argument }}
Value is: {{ . }}
{{ end }}
```
### Pipes
- Pipes are set of functions available for handling text in privacy.sexy.
- Pipes are functions available for handling text.
- Allows stacking actions one after another also known as "chaining".
- Just like [Unix pipelines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline_(Unix)), the concept is simple: each pipeline's output becomes the input of the following pipe.
- Pipes are provided and defined by the compiler and consumed by collection files.
- Pipes can be combined with [parameter substitution](#parameter-substitution) and [with](#with).
- Like [Unix pipelines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline_(Unix)), the concept is simple: each pipeline's output becomes the input of the following pipe.
- You cannot create pipes. [A dedicated compiler](./application.md#parsing-and-compiling) provides pre-defined pipes to consume in collection files.
- You can combine pipes with other expressions such as [parameter substitution](#parameter-substitution) and [with](#with) syntax.
- ❗ Pipe names must be camelCase without any space or special characters.
- **Existing pipes**
- `inlinePowerShell`: Converts a multi-lined PowerShell script to a single line.
- `escapeDoubleQuotes`: Escapes `"` characters to be used inside double quotes (`"`)
- `escapeDoubleQuotes`: Escapes `"` characters, allows you to use them inside double quotes (`"`).
- **Example usages**
- `{{ with $code }} echo "{{ . | inlinePowerShell }}" {{ end }}`
- `{{ with $code }} echo "{{ . | inlinePowerShell | escapeDoubleQuotes }}" {{ end }}`