What is Pug?
The general rendering process of Pug is simple. pug.compile() will compile the Pug source code into a JavaScript function that takes a data object (called “ locals ”) as an argument. Call that resultant function with your data, and voilà!, it will return a string of HTML rendered with your data.
Pug is a high performance template engine heavily influenced by Haml and implemented with JavaScript for Node.js and browsers. For bug reports, feature requests and questions, open an issue. For discussion join the chat room.
Node Command
npm install pug
Pug also provides the pug.render() family of functions that combine compiling and rendering into one step. However, the template function will be re-compiled every time render is called, which might impact performance. Alternatively, you can use the cache option with render, which will automatically store the compiled function into an internal cache.
Example:
p #{name}'s Pug source code!
const pug = require('pug');
// Compile the source code
const compiledFunction = pug.compileFile('template.pug');
// Render a set of data
console.log(compiledFunction({
name: 'Timothy'
}));
// "<p>Timothy's Pug source code!</p>"
// Render another set of data
console.log(compiledFunction({
name: 'Forbes'
}));
// "<p>Forbes's Pug source code!</p>"
Video for Pug Getting Started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leilVbK0xQc
