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[Bug 15454] [Templates]: Consider pattern substitution

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Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:37:18 +0000
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--- Comment #2 from Dimitri Glazkov <dglazkov@chromium.org> 2012-03-20 19:37:18 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> I disagree that templates should _have_ a substitution system, but I fully
> support the idea that they should make applying a substitution system easy.
> 
> Rather than try to force a 'one size fits all' model, I suggest it is more
> worthwhile to provide a good model to define templates in the markup and a
> useful pattern to plug an "applier" in.  There are already numerous existing,
> well established projects that do substitution on templates as strings and if
> you look at how different they are in feature and philosophy - it seems
> infinitely better to allow individual, established (and new upstart) vendors to
> compete on that front.

This makes sense.

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