Babl
JSON templating on steroids
Overview
BABL (Bannerman API Builder Language) is a functional Ruby DSL for generating JSON in APIs. It provides a way to efficiently render JSON templates with several advantages, such as template compilation, automatic documentation generation, and dependency analysis.
Features
- Template compilation: BABL templates need to be compiled before they can be used, allowing for early error detection and zero overhead at render time.
- Automatic documentation (JSON schema): BABL can generate a JSON Schema to document templates, enabling the generation of TypeScript interfaces and other exciting capabilities.
- Dependency analysis (automatic preloading): BABL can determine in advance which methods will be called on model objects during rendering, allowing for dependency analysis and preloading to avoid N+1 issues.
Summary
BABL is a functional Ruby DSL for generating JSON in APIs. It provides template compilation, automatic documentation generation, and dependency analysis. With BABL, developers can efficiently render JSON templates with improved performance and easy maintenance.
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