Template Engine (cpp, written by Claude Code)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7b636a..feb428d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,14 +13,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
     GIT_TAG v3.4.0
 )
 
-# nlohmann/json 3.11.3
-FetchContent_Declare(
-    json
-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
-    GIT_TAG v3.11.3
-)
-
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(inja json)
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(inja)
 
 add_executable(template_engine main.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(template_engine PRIVATE inja nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
+target_link_libraries(template_engine PRIVATE inja)

Claude Code wrote this cpp project from the task below. It does not run on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

Task given to the agent:

TASK: Template Engine

Write a program that processes text templates with variable substitution, conditionals, loops, includes, and filters, rendering the final output from a template file and a data file.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Accept a template file path and a JSON data file path as command-line arguments
- Support variable substitution using {{ variable_name }} syntax with dot notation for nested access (e.g., {{ user.name }})
- Support conditional blocks: {% if condition %} ... {% elif condition %} ... {% else %} ... {% endif %} with support for comparison operators (==, !=, <, >, <=, >=) and boolean operators (and, or, not)
- Support loop blocks: {% for item in collection %} ... {% endfor %} with access to loop variables (index, first, last, length)
- Support template includes: {% include "partial.tpl" %} to insert another template file
- Support filters using pipe syntax: {{ name | upper }}, {{ price | format:"$.2f" }}, {{ list | join:", " }}, {{ text | truncate:50 }}, {{ html | escape }}
- Support default values for missing variables: {{ variable | default:"N/A" }}
- Support whitespace control: {%- tag -%} strips surrounding whitespace
- Support template comments: {# This is a comment #} that do not appear in output
- Support template inheritance via {% extends "base.tpl" %} and {% block name %} ... {% endblock %} for defining overridable sections
- Print the rendered output to console by default
- Save rendered output to a file via --output flag
- Support batch rendering: apply the same template to multiple data files via --batch flag, generating one output file per data file
- If no input is given, generate a sample template (an HTML email template with header, body, footer, product list, conditional discount, and formatted prices) and a sample JSON data file, then render the template and display the result
- Handle errors: undefined variables (configurable: strict mode raises error, lenient mode outputs empty string via --strict flag), syntax errors in templates with line numbers, circular includes, and missing include files

Create a complete C++ project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only G++ 12+ and CMake 3.22+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- CMakeLists.txt with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

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    "excerpt": "-# nlohmann/json 3.11.3\n-FetchContent_Declare(\n-    json\n-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git\n-    GIT_TAG v3.11.3\n-)\n-\n-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(inja json)\n-target_link_libraries(template_engine PRIVATE inja nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)\n+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(inja)\n+target_link_libraries(template_engine PRIVATE inja)"
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cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
project(TemplateEngine VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

include(FetchContent)

# inja 3.4.0 - template engine
FetchContent_Declare(
    inja
    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/pantor/inja.git
    GIT_TAG v3.4.0
)

# nlohmann/json 3.11.3
FetchContent_Declare(
    json
    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
    GIT_TAG v3.11.3
)

FetchContent_MakeAvailable(inja json)

add_executable(template_engine main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(template_engine PRIVATE inja nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)

/**
 * Template Engine - Processes templates with variables, conditionals, loops,
 * includes, filters, and inheritance using inja and nlohmann/json.
 *
 * Dependencies: inja 3.4.0, nlohmann/json 3.11.3
 */

#include <inja/inja.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include <filesystem>
#include <functional>
#include <regex>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;
using json = nlohmann::json;

class TemplateEngine {
public:
    /**
     * Initialize the template engine.
     * @param templateDirs Directories to search for templates.
     */
    explicit TemplateEngine(const std::vector<std::string>& templateDirs = {"."})
        : templateDirs_(templateDirs) {
        env_.set_trim_blocks(true);
        env_.set_lstrip_blocks(true);

        registerDefaultCallbacks();

        // Set include callback for file includes and inheritance
        env_.set_include_callback(
            [this](const std::string& path, const std::string& templateName) -> inja::Template {
                std::string content = loadTemplate(templateName);
                if (content.empty()) {
                    throw std::runtime_error("Template '" + templateName + "' not found");
                }
                return env_.parse(content);
            }
        );
    }

    /**
     * Register built-in custom callback functions (filters).
     */
    void registerDefaultCallbacks() {
        // Slugify filter
        env_.add_callback("slugify", 1, [](inja::Arguments& args) -> json {
            std::string value = args.at(0)->get<std::string>();
            std::transform(value.begin(), value.end(), value.begin(), ::tolower);
            // Remove non-alphanumeric characters except spaces and hyphens
            std::string result;
            for (char c : value) {
                if (std::isalnum(c) || c == ' ' || c == '-' || c == '_') {
                    result += c;
                }
            }
            // Replace spaces and underscores with hyphens
            std::regex spacePattern("[\\s_]+");
            result = std::regex_replace(result, spacePattern, "-");
            // Remove consecutive hyphens
            std::regex multiHyphen("-+");
            result = std::regex_replace(result, multiHyphen, "-");
            // Trim hyphens from start and end
            if (!result.empty() && result.front() == '-') result.erase(0, 1);
            if (!result.empty() && result.back() == '-') result.pop_back();
            return result;
        });

        // Truncate words filter
        env_.add_callback("truncate_words", 2, [](inja::Arguments& args) -> json {
            std::string text = args.at(0)->get<std::string>();
            int count = args.at(1)->get<int>();
            std::istringstream iss(text);
            std::string word;
            std::vector<std::string> words;
            while (iss >> word) words.push_back(word);
            if (static_cast<int>(words.size()) <= count) return text;
            std::string result;
            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                if (i > 0) result += " ";
                result += words[i];
            }
            result += "...";
            return result;
        });

        // Format currency filter
        env_.add_callback("format_currency", 2, [](inja::Arguments& args) -> json {
            double value = args.at(0)->get<double>();
            std::string symbol = args.at(1)->get<std::string>();
            char buf[64];
            std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%.2f", symbol.c_str(), value);
            return std::string(buf);
        });

        // Repeat filter
        env_.add_callback("repeat", 2, [](inja::Arguments& args) -> json {
            std::string value = args.at(0)->get<std::string>();
            int times = args.at(1)->get<int>();
            std::string result;
            for (int i = 0; i < times; i++) result += value;
            return result;
        });

        // To upper case
        env_.add_callback("to_upper", 1, [](inja::Arguments& args) -> json {
            std::string s = args.at(0)->get<std::string>();
            std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), ::toupper);
            return s;
        });

        // To lower case
        env_.add_callback("to_lower", 1, [](inja::Arguments& args) -> json {
            std::string s = args.at(0)->get<std::string>();
            std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), ::tolower);
            return s;
        });

        // Title case
        env_.add_callback("title_case", 1, [](inja::Arguments& args) -> json {
            std::string s = args.at(0)->get<std::string>();
            bool capitalizeNext = true;
            for (auto& c : s) {
                if (std::isspace(c)) {
                    capitalizeNext = true;
                } else if (capitalizeNext) {
                    c = std::toupper(c);
                    capitalizeNext = false;
                } else {
                    c = std::tolower(c);
                }
            }
            return s;
        });

        // Reverse words
        env_.add_callback("reverse_words", 1, [](inja::Arguments& args) -> json {
            std::string text = args.at(0)->get<std::string>();
            std::istringstream iss(text);
            std::vector<std::string> words;
            std::string word;
            while (iss >> word) words.push_back(word);
            std::reverse(words.begin(), words.end());
            std::string result;
            for (size_t i = 0; i < words.size(); i++) {
                if (i > 0) result += " ";
                result += words[i];
            }
            return result;
        });
    }

    /**
     * Load template content from search directories.
     */
    std::string loadTemplate(const std::string& templateName) const {
        for (const auto& dir : templateDirs_) {
            fs::path filePath = fs::path(dir) / templateName;
            if (fs::exists(filePath)) {
                std::ifstream ifs(filePath);
                return std::string(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(ifs),
                                   std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
            }
        }
        return "";
    }

    /**
     * Set a global variable available in all templates.
     */
    void setGlobal(const std::string& key, const json& value) {
        globalContext_[key] = value;
    }

    /**
     * Render a template from a string.
     */
    std::string renderString(const std::string& templateStr, const json& context = {}) {
        json mergedContext = globalContext_;
        mergedContext.merge_patch(context);
        return env_.render(templateStr, mergedContext);
    }

    /**
     * Render a template from a file.
     */
    std::string renderFile(const std::string& templateName, const json& context = {}) {
        std::string content = loadTemplate(templateName);
        if (content.empty()) {
            throw std::runtime_error("Template '" + templateName + "' not found in search paths");
        }
        return renderString(content, context);
    }

    /**
     * Render a template and write the output to a file.
     */
    void renderToFile(const std::string& templateName, const std::string& outputPath,
                      const json& context = {}) {
        std::string result = renderFile(templateName, context);
        fs::path outPath(outputPath);
        if (outPath.has_parent_path()) {
            fs::create_directories(outPath.parent_path());
        }
        std::ofstream ofs(outputPath);
        ofs << result;
    }

    /**
     * Render a child template that extends a base template (uses inja's include).
     */
    std::string renderWithInheritance(const std::string& childTemplate, const json& context = {}) {
        return renderFile(childTemplate, context);
    }

private:
    std::vector<std::string> templateDirs_;
    inja::Environment env_;
    json globalContext_;
};

/**
 * Demonstrate rendering templates from strings.
 */
void demoStringTemplates() {
    TemplateEngine engine;

    // Variables
    std::cout << "=== Variables ===" << std::endl;
    json ctx = {{"name", "Alice"}, {"place", "Wonderland"}};
    std::cout << engine.renderString("Hello, {{ name }}! Welcome to {{ place }}.", ctx) << std::endl;

    // Conditionals
    std::cout << "\n=== Conditionals ===" << std::endl;
    std::string conditionalTpl =
        "{% if user.isAdmin %}\n"
        "Welcome, Administrator {{ user.name }}!\n"
        "{% else if user.isMember %}\n"
        "Welcome back, {{ user.name }}!\n"
        "{% else %}\n"
        "Welcome, guest! Please sign up.\n"
        "{% endif %}";
    ctx = {{"user", {{"name", "Bob"}, {"isAdmin", false}, {"isMember", true}}}};
    std::cout << engine.renderString(conditionalTpl, ctx);

    // Loops
    std::cout << "\n=== Loops ===" << std::endl;
    std::string loopTpl =
        "Shopping List:\n"
        "{% for item in items %}\n"
        "{{ loop.index1 }}. {{ item.name }} - {{ format_currency(item.price, \"$\") }}\n"
        "{% endfor %}\n"
        "Total items: {{ length(items) }}";
    ctx = {{"items", json::array({
        {{"name", "Apples"}, {"price", 3.50}},
        {{"name", "Bread"}, {"price", 2.99}},
        {{"name", "Milk"}, {"price", 4.25}}
    })}};
    std::cout << engine.renderString(loopTpl, ctx) << std::endl;

    // Filters
    std::cout << "\n=== Filters ===" << std::endl;
    std::string filterTpl =
        "Upper: {{ to_upper(name) }}\n"
        "Lower: {{ to_lower(name) }}\n"
        "Title: {{ title_case(sentence) }}\n"
        "Slug: {{ slugify(title) }}\n"
        "Truncated: {{ truncate_words(longText, 5) }}\n"
        "Currency: {{ format_currency(price, \"EUR \") }}";
    ctx = {
        {"name", "alice wonderland"},
        {"sentence", "hello world from template engine"},
        {"title", "My Blog Post Title!"},
        {"longText", "This is a very long text that should be truncated after five words"},
        {"price", 1234.56}
    };
    std::cout << engine.renderString(filterTpl, ctx) << std::endl;

    // Custom filter (reverse words already registered as built-in)
    std::cout << "\n=== Custom Filter ===" << std::endl;
    ctx = {{"text", "Hello Beautiful World"}};
    std::cout << engine.renderString("Reversed: {{ reverse_words(text) }}", ctx) << std::endl;

    // Global variables
    std::cout << "\n=== Global Variables ===" << std::endl;
    engine.setGlobal("appName", "TemplateEngine Pro");
    engine.setGlobal("version", "1.0.0");
    std::cout << engine.renderString("Running {{ appName }} v{{ version }}") << std::endl;
}

/**
 * Demonstrate file-based templates with includes and inheritance.
 */
void demoFileTemplates(const std::string& templateDir) {
    fs::create_directories(templateDir);

    // Base template
    std::string baseTpl =
        "<!DOCTYPE html>\n"
        "<html lang=\"en\">\n"
        "<head>\n"
        "    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n"
        "    <title>{% if existsIn(this, \"title\") %}{{ title }}{% else %}Default Title{% endif %}</title>\n"
        "    <style>\n"
        "        body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 20px; }\n"
        "        header { background: #333; color: white; padding: 10px; }\n"
        "        footer { background: #333; color: white; padding: 10px; margin-top: 20px; }\n"
        "    </style>\n"
        "</head>\n"
        "<body>\n"
        "    <header><h1>{% if existsIn(this, \"siteName\") %}{{ siteName }}{% else %}My Website{% endif %}</h1></header>\n"
        "    <div class=\"content\">\n"
        "        {% block content %}{% endblock %}\n"
        "    </div>\n"
        "    <footer><p>&copy; 2024 {% if existsIn(this, \"siteName\") %}{{ siteName }}{% else %}My Website{% endif %}</p></footer>\n"
        "</body>\n"
        "</html>";

    // Blog template that includes base structure
    std::string blogTpl =
        "<!DOCTYPE html>\n"
        "<html lang=\"en\">\n"
        "<head>\n"
        "    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n"
        "    <title>{{ pageTitle }}</title>\n"
        "    <style>\n"
        "        body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 20px; }\n"
        "        header { background: #333; color: white; padding: 10px; }\n"
        "        footer { background: #333; color: white; padding: 10px; margin-top: 20px; }\n"
        "    </style>\n"
        "</head>\n"
        "<body>\n"
        "    <header><h1>{{ siteName }}</h1></header>\n"
        "    <div class=\"content\">\n"
        "        <h2>{{ pageTitle }}</h2>\n"
        "{% for article in articles %}\n"
        "        <article>\n"
        "            <h3>{{ article.title }}</h3>\n"
        "            <p class=\"meta\">By {{ article.author }} on {{ article.date }}</p>\n"
        "            <p>{{ truncate_words(article.summary, 15) }}</p>\n"
        "{% if existsIn(article, \"tags\") %}\n"
        "            <div class=\"tags\">\n"
        "                Tags: {% for tag in article.tags %}{{ slugify(tag) }}{% if not loop.is_last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}\n"
        "            </div>\n"
        "{% endif %}\n"
        "        </article>\n"
        "{% endfor %}\n"
        "    </div>\n"
        "    <footer>\n"
        "        <p>&copy; 2024 {{ siteName }}</p>\n"
        "        <p>Blog section - {{ length(articles) }} articles</p>\n"
        "    </footer>\n"
        "</body>\n"
        "</html>";

    // Navigation partial
    std::string navTpl =
        "<nav>\n"
        "    <ul>\n"
        "{% for link in navLinks %}\n"
        "        <li><a href=\"{{ link.url }}\">{{ link.label }}</a></li>\n"
        "{% endfor %}\n"
        "    </ul>\n"
        "</nav>";

    // Page with include
    std::string pageWithNavTpl =
        "<div>\n"
        "{% include \"nav.html\" %}\n"
        "<main>\n"
        "    <h1>Welcome, {{ userName }}!</h1>\n"
        "</main>\n"
        "</div>";

    // Write template files
    auto writeFile = [](const std::string& path, const std::string& content) {
        std::ofstream ofs(path);
        ofs << content;
    };

    writeFile((fs::path(templateDir) / "base.html").string(), baseTpl);
    writeFile((fs::path(templateDir) / "blog.html").string(), blogTpl);
    writeFile((fs::path(templateDir) / "nav.html").string(), navTpl);
    writeFile((fs::path(templateDir) / "page_with_nav.html").string(), pageWithNavTpl);

    TemplateEngine engine({templateDir});

    // Render blog
    std::cout << "=== Template Inheritance ===" << std::endl;
    json ctx = {
        {"siteName", "Tech Blog"},
        {"pageTitle", "Latest Articles"},
        {"articles", json::array({
            {{"title", "Getting Started with inja"},
             {"author", "Alice"},
             {"date", "2024-01-15"},
             {"summary", "inja is a powerful template engine for C++ that provides Jinja2-like syntax for creating dynamic content with ease and flexibility."},
             {"tags", json::array({"C++", "Web Dev", "Templates"})}},
            {{"title", "Advanced Template Patterns"},
             {"author", "Bob"},
             {"date", "2024-02-20"},
             {"summary", "Learn how to use includes, callbacks, and custom functions to build maintainable and reusable template structures for your projects."},
             {"tags", json::array({"Advanced", "Best Practices"})}}
        })}
    };
    std::cout << engine.renderFile("blog.html", ctx) << std::endl;

    // Render page with includes
    std::cout << "\n=== Template Includes ===" << std::endl;
    ctx = {
        {"userName", "Charlie"},
        {"navLinks", json::array({
            {{"url", "/"}, {"label", "Home"}},
            {{"url", "/about"}, {"label", "About"}},
            {{"url", "/blog"}, {"label", "Blog"}},
            {{"url", "/contact"}, {"label", "Contact"}}
        })}
    };
    std::cout << engine.renderFile("page_with_nav.html", ctx) << std::endl;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    try {
        if (argc > 1 && std::string(argv[1]) == "--demo") {
            std::cout << std::string(60, '=') << std::endl;
            std::cout << "Template Engine Demo - inja" << std::endl;
            std::cout << std::string(60, '=') << std::endl;
            std::cout << std::endl;
            demoStringTemplates();
            std::cout << std::endl;
            std::string templateDir = argc > 2 ? argv[2] : "./templates/demo";
            demoFileTemplates(templateDir);
        } else if (argc >= 2) {
            std::string templatePath = argv[1];
            std::string jsonDataPath = argc > 2 ? argv[2] : "";
            std::string outputPath = argc > 3 ? argv[3] : "";

            fs::path tPath(templatePath);
            TemplateEngine engine({tPath.parent_path().string()});

            json context = {};
            if (!jsonDataPath.empty()) {
                std::ifstream ifs(jsonDataPath);
                context = json::parse(ifs);
            }

            if (!outputPath.empty()) {
                engine.renderToFile(tPath.filename().string(), outputPath, context);
                std::cout << "Rendered output written to: " << outputPath << std::endl;
            } else {
                std::string result = engine.renderFile(tPath.filename().string(), context);
                std::cout << result << std::endl;
            }
        } else {
            std::cout << "Usage:" << std::endl;
            std::cout << "  template_engine --demo                          Run demo" << std::endl;
            std::cout << "  template_engine <template> [data.json] [output] Render template" << std::endl;
        }
    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
        std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
        return 1;
    }

    return 0;
}