ctemplate ☆

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Description:
Template language for C++

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.4@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: c++ templates code-generation text-processing developer-tools

Install: brew install ctemplate

About:
CTemplate is a fast and lightweight template language and code generation tool designed for C++. It separates presentation from logic by using simple text templates with placeholders and directives, enabling clean generation of HTML, XML, or configuration files. Its primary value is in creating maintainable, high-performance output without embedding complex logic directly in the templates.

Key Features:

Fast, deterministic output generation optimized for C++
Separation of concerns: clean templates without embedded logic
Supports template inheritance, partials, and conditionals
Command-line tool for precompiling templates into C++ code

Use Cases:

Generating high-performance HTML for web servers
Creating configuration files from structured data
Code generation for boilerplate C++ structures

Alternatives:

jinja2 – Python-based, more feature-rich but requires a runtime environment
mustache – Language-agnostic logic-less templates, often slower than CTemplate in C++ contexts

License: BSD-3-Clause

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2024 6:08pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	1767b2c2
Oct 1, 2023 4:22am		1	VERSION_BUMP	cad229c1