[!IMPORTANT] nu_plugin_tera has dependecies to nushell source via local path in Cargo.toml Nushell and plugins require to be sync with same version

Clone Nushell to plugin to use Tera templates or change dependecies in Cargo.toml

Another option is to use nushell-plugins as this repo is also included as submodule there.

Build from source

> cd nu_plugin_tera
> cargo install --path .

Nushell

In a Nushell

> plugin add ~/.cargo/bin/nu_plugin_tera

Usage

> tera-render <template> (context)

Flags:

-h, --help: Display the help message for this command

Parameters:

template : Ruta al archivo .tera
context : Datos de contexto (record o JSON path) (optional)

Examples

Render template.tera with a record as context from the pipeline.

data.json

{
  "name": "Akasha",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "TheProject",
      "status": "active"
    }
  ]
}

template.tera

Hello, {{ name }}!Projects:
{% for project in projects -%}
- {{ project.name }} ({{ project.status }})
{% endfor %}

Other options

> open data.json | wrap value | tera-render template.tera
> open data.json | tera-render template.tera
> { name: 'Akasha', projects: [ {'name': 'TheProject' , 'status': 'active' }]  } | tera-render template.tera

Result:

  Hello, Akasha!
  Projects:
  - TheProject (active)