#16146: Calling functions with arguments inside a template
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Reporter: pmandel@… | Owner: nobody
Type: New feature | Status: closed
Component: Template system | Version: 1.3
Severity: Normal | Resolution: wontfix
Keywords: template, function | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by imfletcher):
* ui_ux: => 0
Comment:
I think this needs to be revisited. This is a strange limitation that
causes a lot of extra confusing code. It leads to views adding transient
properties to objects and other such workarounds that are hard to follow,
hard to maintain and hard to document. passing an argument to a method is
not a 'bridge too far' for a template language. Parameters are additional
filters and the need to use them comes up quite often.
This line in the sand drives people to jinja2 and hackery, and it does not
need to be that way. there is nothing wrong with () having special
meaning just like . has special meaning. foo(bar) vs foo.bar can easily
be interpreted as separate items, with foo.bar having the current meaning
and foo(bar) being a new way to pass variables. I'm sure there are edge
cases to be worked out, but i'm also sure its worth it.
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