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diff --git a/book/src/filters.md b/book/src/filters.md index d00d778..c24a94c 100644 --- a/book/src/filters.md +++ b/book/src/filters.md @@ -287,6 +287,53 @@ Output: 5 ``` +## Optional / feature gated filters + +The following filters can be enabled by requesting the respective feature in the Cargo.toml +[dependencies section](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/specifying-dependencies.html), e.g. + +``` +[dependencies] +askama = { version = "0.11.0", features = "serde-json" } +``` + +### `json` | `tojson` + +Enabling the `serde-json` feature will enable the use of the `json` filter. +This will output formatted JSON for any value that implements the required +[`Serialize`](https://docs.rs/serde/1.*/serde/trait.Serialize.html) trait. +The generated string does not contain ampersands `&`, chevrons `< >`, or apostrophes `'`. + +To use it in a `<script>` you can combine it with the safe filter. +In HTML attributes, you can either use it in quotation marks `"{{data|json}}"` as is, +or in apostrophes with the (optional) safe filter `'{{data|json|safe}}'`. +In HTML texts the output of e.g. `<pre>{{data|json|safe}}</pre>` is safe, too. + +``` +Good: <li data-extra="{{data|json}}">…</li> +Good: <li data-extra='{{data|json|safe}}'>…</li> +Good: <pre>{{data|json|safe}}</pre> +Good: <script>var data = {{data|json|safe}};</script> + +Bad: <li data-extra="{{data|json|safe}}">…</li> +Bad: <script>var data = {{data|json}};</script> +Bad: <script>var data = "{{data|json|safe}}";</script> + +Ugly: <script>var data = "{{data|json}}";</script> +Ugly: <script>var data = '{{data|json|safe}}';</script> +``` + +### `yaml` + +Enabling the `serde-yaml` feature will enable the use of the `yaml` filter. +This will output formatted YAML for any value that implements the required +[`Serialize`](https://docs.rs/serde/1.*/serde/trait.Serialize.html) trait. + +```jinja +{{ foo|yaml }} +``` + + ## Custom Filters To define your own filters, simply have a module named filters in scope of the context deriving a `Template` impl. @@ -311,28 +358,3 @@ fn main() { assert_eq!(t.render().unwrap(), "faa"); } ``` - -## The `json` filter - -Enabling the `serde-json` feature will enable the use of the `json` filter. -This will output formatted JSON for any value that implements the required -`Serialize` trait. - -```jinja -{ - "foo": "{{ foo }}", - "bar": {{ bar|json }} -} -``` - -For compatibility with Jinja, `tojson` can be used in place of `json`. - -## The `yaml` filter - -Enabling the `serde-yaml` feature will enable the use of the `yaml` filter. -This will output formatted JSON for any value that implements the required -`Serialize` trait. - -``` -{{ foo|yaml }} -``` |