Smarty

[Jeremy-]

Is it possible to replace content on the fly within the Smarty .tpl file, and then have the result cached?

For example, let's say I have my own mini-template engine within the framework I am using Smarty for... I have an easy method set up for users to create input fields that allow dynamic class change if for some reason the posted content is invalid.

The input is defined in the .tpl file as such:

<!--input:password:: accesskey:p, label:lang->password, name:password, id:password-->

That gets parsed through a function and is returned as a new variable. So, is there a way to take all the <!--input... within the template and replace it with the actual returned variable for the cache file? I know I could solve a lot of headache by making the input itself a variable and configuring it's attributes in framework source, but that defeats the point of what abilities I'd like to give to the end user administrator.

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If what I posted sounds too complicated, I'll say it like this. Is there a way I could replace the text "<!--hey--> in the .tpl file with the actual text "hey this is some text" in the cache file. I hope that makes sense...

Any advice what-so-ever is greatly appreciated.

[boots]

I'm not sure I follow entirely but it seems like you should either consider using a plugin function that you register as non-caching or otherwise either a compiler-plugin or a prefilter.

Check them out and then ask if you have specific questions.

[Jeremy-]

Thanks, I have it working now using a custom function. Once it's more developed, I'll look into making it available to anyone else that needs it.