Re: [htmltmpl] RFC: Conditional TMPL_INCLUDE

[Sam T. <sa...@tr...>]

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Keith Jackson wrote:

> Your version has some nice features that I could use, especially the
> recursive HTML::Template invocation.  Is there a reason why Sam has
> not included your mods into the CPAN version?

The discussion of these changes is available in the mailing-list
archive.  If memory serves I didn't think that most of them required
changes to HTML::Template itself.  My feeling is that if
HTML::Template::Expr could be done without changes to HTML::Template
then there's really no limit on the changes that can be accomplished
by a sub-class using filter.

Put simply, HTML::Template has suffered from feature-creap through its
life and it's nearly at the breaking point now.  The current code-base
won't remain maintainable with many more features added without a
major rearchitecture.  Someday maybe I'll do that and then all kinds
of extension will be easier...

-sam