[ale] Text compiler

[DJ-Pfulio]

On 10/10/2015 05:14 PM, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> Hi all,
>     I've been looking for a tool that I can only describe as a text
> compiler. The basic feature would be the ability to use something like
> includes within a template file that references external files and
> compile an output file that would be the amalgam of the text in the
> template and the text of the referenced files.  Have you come across
> anything that does this?  I've turned up at least one candidate, but was
> hoping for some more ideas.  I guess I can code/script something up, but
> time isn't on my side. Especially if it has been done before.
> 


If you want outputs like HTML, there are lots of templating tools -
TemplateToolkit http://www.template-toolkit.org/