SmartTemplate 1.12.0

SmartTemplate

A lightweight CLI template renderer powered by Scriban. Write templates with variables, loops, and date expressions — feed them YAML or JSON data and get rendered files in seconds.

Install

dotnet tool install -g SmartTemplate

dotnet tool update -g SmartTemplate

Quick start

# template.txt
Hello, {{ name }}!
Today is {{ date.now | date.to_string '%d.%m.%Y' }}.

st render template.txt --var name=World -o hello.txt
# → Hello, World!
#   Today is 20.02.2026.

Usage

st render <input> [--data <file>] [-o <output>] [--var key=value]...
                  [--ext .tmpl] [--no-interactive] [--plugins <dir>] [--stdout] [--clip]

Package bundles

Run one of several named template sets from a single packages.yaml:

st run           # interactive selection
st run 3d        # run package by ID directly

Place packages.yaml inside a .st/ subdirectory at the project root and call st run from any subfolder — SmartTemplate walks up the directory tree to find it automatically. When output is not set in a package definition, rendered files are written to the directory where st run was invoked.

See docs/packages.md for the full packages.yaml reference.

Plugin commands

st plugin install <package> [--version <v>] [--source <url>] [--prerelease]
st plugin update  [<package>]
st plugin list
st plugin uninstall <package>

Documentation

• Templates — syntax, date functions, directory mode, output resolution
• Interactive prompts — types, date formats, examples
• Plugins — NuGet install, update, local plugins, writing your own
• Package bundles — packages.yaml format, st run usage

Requirements

• .NET 10 SDK