LatteView for CakePHP

Bringing the power of Latte templates to your CakePHP application

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Latte Templates

Leverage the elegant and powerful Latte templating engine with .latte files in your CakePHP applications

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CakePHP

Custom CakePHP-specific tags, filters, and functions for optimal framework compatibility and developer experience

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Secure Sandbox

Built-in sandbox mode ensures safe template execution and prevents unauthorized code execution

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DebugKit Integration

Comprehensive debugging support with dedicated DebugKit panel for template inspection and performance monitoring

📄 layout.latte

latte

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    {Html charset}
    <title>{block title}Homepage{/block} - My app</title>
    {* $this->Html->css('site') *}
    {Html css 'site'}
    {Html js 'app'}

    {* $this->fetch('meta') *}
    {fetch meta}
    {fetch css}
    {fetch script}
</head>
<body>
    <header>
      <h1>{block title}Latte + CakePHP = Awesome{/block}</h1>
    </header>
    <main>
      {include content}
    </main>
    <footer>
      {block footer}
        Copyright {$today|format:'Y'}
      {/block}
    </footer>
</body>
</html>

📄 add.latte

latte

{block title}Create User{/block}

{block content}
{* Replace $this->Form->create($user) with elegant n:context *}
<form n:context="$user" class="user-form">
    <control n:name="first_name" label="First Name" />
    <control n:name="last_name" label="Last Name" />
    <control n:name="email" type="email" label="Email Address" />
    <control n:name="password" type="password" label="Password" />
    <control n:name="bio" type="textarea" rows="5" label="Biography" />
    
    <div class="form-actions">
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">{_'Save User'}</button>
        <a n:named="users:index" class="btn btn-secondary">{_'Cancel'}</a>
    </div>
</form>
{/block}