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LeafKit

Classes
DefaultLeafCache
- Initializers
- init()
- Instance Properties
- var count: Int
- var isEnabled: Bool
- Instance Methods
- func insert(LeafAST, on: any EventLoop, replace: Bool) -> EventLoopFuture<LeafAST>
- func remove(String, on: any EventLoop) -> EventLoopFuture<Bool?>
- func retrieve(documentName: String, on: any EventLoop) -> EventLoopFuture<LeafAST?>
LeafRenderer
LeafSources
- Initializers
- init()
- Instance Properties
- var all: Set<String>
- var searchOrder: [String]
- Instance Methods
- func register(source: String, using: any LeafSource, searchable: Bool) throws
- Type Methods
- static func singleSource(any LeafSource) -> LeafSources
Protocols
LeafCache
- Instance Properties
- var count: Int
- var isEnabled: Bool
- Instance Methods
- func insert(LeafAST, on: any EventLoop, replace: Bool) -> EventLoopFuture<LeafAST>
- func remove(String, on: any EventLoop) -> EventLoopFuture<Bool?>
- func retrieve(documentName: String, on: any EventLoop) -> EventLoopFuture<LeafAST?>
LeafDataRepresentable
- Instance Properties
- var leafData: LeafData
LeafSource
- Instance Methods
- func file(template: String, escape: Bool, on: any EventLoop) throws -> EventLoopFuture<ByteBuffer>
LeafTag
- Instance Methods
- func render(LeafContext) throws -> LeafData
UnsafeUnescapedLeafTag
Structures
LeafAST
- Operators
- static func == (LeafAST, LeafAST) -> Bool
- Instance Methods
- func hash(into: inout Hasher)
LeafConfiguration
LeafContext
- Instance Properties
- let body: [Syntax]?
- let data: [String : LeafData]
- let parameters: [LeafData]
- let userInfo: [AnyHashable : Any]
- Instance Methods
- func requireBody() throws -> [Syntax]
- func requireNoBody() throws
- func requireParameterCount(Int) throws
LeafData
LeafError
LexerError
NIOLeafFiles
Variables
var defaultTags: [String : any LeafTag]
Enumerations
ConditionalSyntax
- Enumeration Cases
- case `else`
- case elseif([ParameterDeclaration])
- case `if`([ParameterDeclaration])
Constant
- Enumeration Cases
- case double(Double)
- case int(Int)
- Instance Properties
- var description: String
LeafKeyword
- Enumeration Cases
- case `false`
- case `in`
- case `nil`
- case no
- case this
- case `true`
- case yes
- Initializers
- init?(rawValue: String)
LeafOperator
- Enumeration Cases
- case and
- case assignment
- case divide
- case equal
- case evaluate
- case greater
- case greaterOrEqual
- case lesser
- case lesserOrEqual
- case minus
- case modulo
- case multiply
- case nilCoalesce
- case not
- case or
- case plus
- case scopeMember
- case scopeRoot
- case subClose
- case subOpen
- case unequal
- Initializers
- init?(rawValue: String)
- Instance Properties
- var description: String
Parameter
- Enumeration Cases
- case constant(Constant)
- case keyword(LeafKeyword)
- case `operator`(LeafOperator)
- case stringLiteral(String)
- case tag(name: String)
- case variable(name: String)
- Instance Properties
- var description: String
ParameterDeclaration
- Enumeration Cases
- case expression([ParameterDeclaration])
- case parameter(Parameter)
- case tag(Syntax.CustomTagDeclaration)
- Instance Properties
- var description: String
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description

Returns parameterCase(parameterValue)

var description: String { get }

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