What are my options for HTML templating when not using a web server?

Question

Rules

1. One option per answer
2. List language constraints
3. A minimum of one pro and one con
4. At least one URL resource.

If your feeling generous include a description or your own experience with it.

Answer 1

XSLT

Language Agnostic

Pro:

• Extremely versatile
• Language Agnostic

Cons:

• Learning curve
• Variation across implementations
• XML syntax can be verbose

W3C Specification

.NET XslCompiledTransform

Answer 2

Jinja

Language: Python 2.4+

Pro: It's flexible

Con: You need a C compiler for debugging

It's a generic templating engine written in Python. It's often used as an alternative to the Django templating engine by people who don't like the restrictive nature of the Django templating engine.

Answer 3

Velocity

Language: Java

Pro: It's flexible

Con: Not as popular as it once was.

This is another generic templating engine, this one written in Java. At one time, it was a popular alternative to JSP, although it has fallen off a bit since then.

Answer 4

Stringtemplate can be used as a generic code emitter. Written in Java