[Darth-Apple]

I've done some more work refining this, and am now using it in a homegrown project of my own. It's actually managed to get the attention of a few folks I know from various places, so I'm glad to see that it seems to be in use so far.

Information Page: https://github.com/Darth-Apple/simple-ph...lates/wiki

Features implemented:

• Template inheritance (extensions)
  • Allows a parent page to contain basic layout (header, footer, etc) with a child template containing page-specific data.
    
  • Allows blocks to be injected into a parent template at predefined locations
    
• Listeners/Events (template hooks)
  • These allow functions to be called at predefined locations within the templates.
    
  • These are very useful for menus or sidebar blocks, where the content may need to be appended dynamically within PHP.
    
• If/else blocks
  
• Language packs/locale strings
  
• Basic substitution variables
  
• Template loops (PHP foreach)
  
• Autoescape variables (XSS protection)
  
• Template backreferences (include another template within a template)
  
• Compiles to vanilla PHP (for native performance)
  

Footprint:

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Size: 8.3KB
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Though it has grown, its lightweight spirit has remained a top priority during the development. It still weighs in under 10KB and is fully functional, containing many of the same features offered by the larger, more popular engines!