1 files changed, 29 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/askama_derive/src/lib.rs b/askama_derive/src/lib.rs
index 2ddec55..0564ccc 100644
--- a/askama_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/askama_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ extern crate syn;
 
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 mod generator;
 mod parser;
@@ -31,13 +32,19 @@ pub fn derive_template(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 /// value as passed to the `template()` attribute.
 fn build_template(ast: &syn::DeriveInput) -> String {
     let meta = get_template_meta(ast);
-    let path = path::find_template_from_path(&meta.path, None);
-    let src = path::get_template_source(&path);
-    let nodes = parser::parse(&src);
+    let (path, src) = match meta.source {
+        Source::Source(s) => (PathBuf::new(), Cow::Borrowed(s)),
+        Source::Path(s) => {
+            let path = path::find_template_from_path(&s, None);
+            let src = path::get_template_source(&path);
+            (path, Cow::Owned(src))
+        },
+    };
+    let nodes = parser::parse(src.as_ref());
     if meta.print == Print::Ast || meta.print == Print::All {
         println!("{:?}", nodes);
     }
-    let code = generator::generate(ast, Path::new(&meta.path), nodes);
+    let code = generator::generate(ast, &path, nodes);
     if meta.print == Print::Code || meta.print == Print::All {
         println!("{}", code);
     }
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ fn get_template_meta<'a>(ast: &'a syn::DeriveInput) -> TemplateMeta<'a> {
     }
 
     let attr = attr.unwrap();
-    let mut path = None;
+    let mut source = None;
     let mut print = Print::None;
     if let syn::MetaItem::List(_, ref inner) = attr.value {
         for nm_item in inner {
@@ -64,10 +71,15 @@ fn get_template_meta<'a>(ast: &'a syn::DeriveInput) -> TemplateMeta<'a> {
                 if let syn::MetaItem::NameValue(ref key, ref val) = *item {
                     match key.as_ref() {
                         "path" => if let syn::Lit::Str(ref s, _) = *val {
-                            path = Some(s.as_ref());
+                            source = Some(Source::Path(s.as_ref()));
                         } else {
                             panic!("template path must be string literal");
                         },
+                        "source" => if let syn::Lit::Str(ref s, _) = *val {
+                            source = Some(Source::Source(s.as_ref()));
+                        } else {
+                            panic!("template source must be string literal");
+                        },
                         "print" => if let syn::Lit::Str(ref s, _) = *val {
                             print = s.into();
                         } else {
@@ -79,18 +91,24 @@ fn get_template_meta<'a>(ast: &'a syn::DeriveInput) -> TemplateMeta<'a> {
             }
         }
     }
-    if path.is_none() {
-        panic!("template path not found in struct attributes");
+
+    match source {
+        Some(s) => TemplateMeta { source: s, print },
+        None => panic!("template path or source not found in struct attributes"),
     }
-    TemplateMeta { path: path.unwrap(), print: print }
 }
 
 // Holds metadata for the template, based on the `template()` attribute.
 struct TemplateMeta<'a> {
-    path: &'a str,
+    source: Source<'a>,
     print: Print,
 }
 
+enum Source<'a> {
+    Path(&'a str),
+    Source(&'a str),
+}
+
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
 enum Print {
     All,