salt.renderers.jinja¶

Jinja loading utils to enable a more powerful backend for jinja templates

For Jinja usage information see Understanding Jinja.

salt.renderers.jinja.render(template_file, saltenv='base', sls='', argline='', context=None, tmplpath=None, **kws)¶

Render the template_file, passing the functions and grains into the Jinja rendering system.

Return type:	string

class salt.utils.jinja.SerializerExtension(environment)¶

Yaml and Json manipulation.

Format filters

Allows jsonifying or yamlifying any data structure. For example, this dataset:

data = {
    'foo': True,
    'bar': 42,
    'baz': [1, 2, 3],
    'qux': 2.0
}

yaml = {{ data|yaml }}
json = {{ data|json }}
python = {{ data|python }}

will be rendered as:

yaml = {bar: 42, baz: [1, 2, 3], foo: true, qux: 2.0}
json = {"baz": [1, 2, 3], "foo": true, "bar": 42, "qux": 2.0}
python = {'bar': 42, 'baz': [1, 2, 3], 'foo': True, 'qux': 2.0}

The yaml filter takes an optional flow_style parameter to control the default-flow-style parameter of the YAML dumper.

{{ data|yaml(False) }}

will be rendered as:

bar: 42
baz:
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
foo: true
qux: 2.0

Load filters

Strings and variables can be deserialized with load_yaml and load_json tags and filters. It allows one to manipulate data directly in templates, easily:

{%- set yaml_src = "{foo: it works}"|load_yaml %}
{%- set json_src = "{'bar': 'for real'}"|load_json %}
Dude, {{ yaml_src.foo }} {{ json_src.bar }}!

will be rendered as:

Dude, it works for real!

Load tags

Salt implements load_yaml and load_json tags. They work like the import tag, except that the document is also deserialized.

Syntaxes are {% load_yaml as [VARIABLE] %}[YOUR DATA]{% endload %} and {% load_json as [VARIABLE] %}[YOUR DATA]{% endload %}

For example:

{% load_yaml as yaml_src %}
    foo: it works
{% endload %}
{% load_json as json_src %}
    {
        "bar": "for real"
    }
{% endload %}
Dude, {{ yaml_src.foo }} {{ json_src.bar }}!

will be rendered as:

Dude, it works for real!

Import tags

External files can be imported and made available as a Jinja variable.

{% import_yaml "myfile.yml" as myfile %}
{% import_json "defaults.json" as defaults %}
{% import_text "completeworksofshakespeare.txt" as poems %}

Catalog

import_* and load_* tags will automatically expose their target variable to import. This feature makes catalog of data to handle.

for example:

# doc1.sls
{% load_yaml as var1 %}
    foo: it works
{% endload %}
{% load_yaml as var2 %}
    bar: for real
{% endload %}

# doc2.sls
{% from "doc1.sls" import var1, var2 as local2 %}
{{ var1.foo }} {{ local2.bar }}