CandidTemplate

A DOM-based templating engine focused on structure, composition, and clean binding.

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🚀 Quick Example


$tpl = (new CandidTemplateAdaptor('views'))
    ->bind('layout.html');

$page = $tpl->slot('content','home');
$page->pick('title')->content('Welcome');

echo $tpl->build()->render();

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🧠 1. Template Composition Flow

layout.html
    ↓
slot('content','admin')
    ↓
slot('content','dashboard')
    ↓
Final Render

Build UI layer by layer using nested layouts.

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🧩 2. Rendering Pipeline

HTML Template
     ↓
DOM Parsing (CandidDomContext)
     ↓
Slots + Includes
     ↓
Loops
     ↓
Data Binding (pick)
     ↓
Final HTML

Everything is processed through a structured DOM pipeline.

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🔁 3. Data Flow

Controller / Data File
        ↓
Template (set / get / share)
        ↓
pick() binding
        ↓
Rendered UI

Clear separation between data and structure.

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⚡ Key Features

✔ Nested layouts (multi-level composition)
✔ DOM-based manipulation (no string hacks)
✔ Clean binding API (pick())
✔ Loop system for structured repetition
✔ Vue-compatible rendering
✔ Data files for view logic separation

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🎯 Philosophy

Structure → Composition → Binding → Rendering

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📦 When to Use

Admin dashboards
Structured web apps (like your restaurant app)
Hybrid PHP + Vue applications

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🚫 When NOT to Use

Highly dynamic SPA (use Vue/React fully)
Heavy real-time UI updates

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CandidTemplate is designed for structured rendering, not client-side reactivity.