// this example will show you how you can set per-request data for a template outside of the main handler which calls // the .Render, via middleware. // // Remember: .Render has the "binding" argument which can be used to send data to the template at any case. package main import ( "time" "gopkg.in/kataras/iris.v6" "gopkg.in/kataras/iris.v6/adaptors/httprouter" "gopkg.in/kataras/iris.v6/adaptors/view" ) const ( DefaultTitle = "My Awesome Site" DefaultLayout = "layouts/layout.html" ) func main() { app := iris.New() // output startup banner and error logs on os.Stdout app.Adapt(iris.DevLogger()) // set the router, you can choose gorillamux too app.Adapt(httprouter.New()) // set the view engine target to ./templates folder app.Adapt(view.HTML("./templates", ".html").Reload(true)) app.UseFunc(func(ctx *iris.Context) { // set the title, current time and a layout in order to be used if and when the next handler(s) calls the .Render function ctx.ViewData("Title", DefaultTitle) now := time.Now().Format(app.Config.TimeFormat) ctx.ViewData("CurrentTime", now) ctx.ViewLayout(DefaultLayout) ctx.Next() }) app.Get("/", func(ctx *iris.Context) { ctx.ViewData("BodyMessage", "a sample text here... setted by the route handler") if err := ctx.Render("index.html", nil); err != nil { app.Log(iris.DevMode, err.Error()) } }) app.Get("/about", func(ctx *iris.Context) { ctx.ViewData("Title", "My About Page") ctx.ViewData("BodyMessage", "about text here... setted by the route handler") // same file, just to keep things simple. if err := ctx.Render("index.html", nil); err != nil { app.Log(iris.DevMode, err.Error()) } }) // Open localhost:8080 and localhost:8080/about app.Listen(":8080") }