From: kwatch <kwa@...>
Date: 2007-05-23T10:45:04+09:00
Subject: [ANN] Erubis 2.3.0 released - a fast and extensible eRuby implementation

Hi all,

I have just released Erubis 2.3.0.
Erubis is another implementation of eRuby and it gives more speed
to Ruby on Rails application.
http://www.kuwata-lab.com/erubis
http://www.kuwata-lab.com/erubis/CHANGES

Features:
  * Very fast, almost three times faster than ERB and
    even ten percent faster than eruby (implemented in C)
  * File caching of converted Ruby script support, which
    makes eRuby about 40-50 percent faster.
  * Support multi-language
    (Ruby,PHP,C,Java,Scheme,Perl,Javascript)
  * Auto escaping support
  * Auto trimming spaces around '<% %>'
  * Embedded pattern changeable (default '<% %>')
  * Context object available and easy to combine eRuby
    template with YAML datafile or Ruby script
  * Easy to extend in subclass
  * Ruby on Rails support
  * Mod_ruby support

Installation is very easy.
.* Just type 'gem install -r erubis' if you have installed RubyGems.
.* Or download erubis_2.3.0.tar.bz2 and type 'ruby setup.rb'.

See users' guide (erubis_2.3.0/doc/users-guide.html)
for details.


Enhancements:

  * New class 'Erubis::FastEruby' is added.
    It is a subclass of Erubis::Eruby and includes
InterpolationEnhancer.
    Erubis::FastEruby is compatible with and faster than
Erubis::Eruby.

  * New enhancer 'InterpolationEnhancer' is added.
    This enhancer uses expression interpolation to eliminate method
call
    of String#<<. In the result, this enhancer makes Eruby a little
faster.
      --------------------
      ## Assume that input is '<a href="<%=url%>"><%=name%></a>'.
      ## Eruby convert input into the following code.  String#<< is
called 5 times.
      _buf << '<a href="'; _buf << (url).to_s; _buf << '">'; _buf <<
(name).to_s; _buf << '</a>';

      ## When InterpolationEnhancer is used, String#<< is called only
once.
      _buf << %Q`<a href="#{url}">#{name}</a>`;
      --------------------

  * New enhancer 'ErboutEnhancer' is added.
    ErboutEnhancer set '_erbout' as well as '_buf' to be compatible
with ERB.
      ====================
      $ cat ex.rhtml
      <p>Hello</p>
      $ erubis -x ex.rhtml
      _buf = ''; _buf << '<p>Hello</p>
      ';
      _buf.to_s
      $ erubis -xE Erbout ex.rhtml
      _erbout = _buf = ''; _buf << '<p>Hello</p>
      ';
      _buf.to_s
      ====================

  * [experimental]
    New enhancer 'DeleteIndentEnhancer' is added.
    This enhancer deletes indentation of HTML file.
      ====================
      $ cat ex.rhtml
      <div>
        <ul>
        <% for item in ['AAA', 'BBB', 'CCC'] %>
          <li><%= item %></li>
        <% end %>
        </ul>
      </div>
      $ erubis ex.rhtml
      <div>
        <ul>
          <li>AAA</li>
          <li>BBB</li>
          <li>CCC</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
      $ erubis -E DeleteIndent ex.rhtml
      <div>
      <ul>
      <li>AAA</li>
      <li>BBB</li>
      <li>CCC</li>
      </ul>
      </div>
      ====================

  * Mod_ruby is supported (very thanks to Andrew R Jackson!).
    See users-guide and 'contrib/erubis-run.rb' for details.

  * New command-line option '-X', '-N', '-U', and '-C' are added.
    These are intended to be a replacement of 'notext' command.
     = '-X' shows only ruby statements and expressions.
     = '-N' adds line numbers.
     = '-U' compress empty lines into a line.
     = '-C' removes empty lines.


Changes:

  * 'helpers/rails_helper.rb' is changed to use ErboutEnhancer.
    The following is an examle to use Erubis with Ruby on Rails.
      File 'config/environment.rb':
      ----------------------------------------
      require 'erubis/helpers/rails_helper'
      #Erubis::Helpers::RailsHelper.engine_class = Erubis::Eruby # or
Erubis::FastEruby
      #Erubis::Helpers::RailsHelper.init_properties = {}
      #Erubis::Helpers::RailsHelper.show_src = false             # set
true for debugging
      ----------------------------------------

  * Command 'notext' has been removed. Use '-X', '-N', '-U', and '-C'
    instead.

  * Tab characters in YAML file are expaneded automatically.
    If you want not to expand tab characters, add command-line optio '-
T'.

  * Benchmark scripts (benchmark/bench.*) are rewrited.

  * Users-guide (doc/users-guide.html) is updated.


Have fun!

--
regards,
kwatch