# Getting Started ## Prepare the template file Create a new directory named `templates` in the same directory as `Cargo.toml`. Copy the following contents and paste it to a new file named `templates/hello.stpl`. ```ejs <% for msg in &messages { %>

<%= msg %>

<% } %> ``` Now your project structure should be like this: ```text Cargo.toml src/ (Source files) templates/ hello.stpl ``` ## Render the template Import the sailfish crates: ```rust #[macro_use] extern crate sailfish_macros; // enable derive macros use sailfish::TemplateOnce; // import `TemplateOnce` trait ``` Define the template struct to be rendered: ```rust #[derive(TemplateOnce)] // automatically implement `TemplateOnce` trait #[template(path = "hello.stpl")] // specify the path to template struct HelloTemplate<'a> { // data to be passed to the template messages: &'a [String], } ``` And render the data with `render_once()` method. ```rust fn main() { let ctx = HelloTemplate { messages: &[String::from("foo"), String::from("bar")]; } // Now render templates with given data println!("{}", ctx.render_once().unwrap()); } ``` That's it! You can find more examples in the [example](https://github.com/Kogia-sima/sailfish/tree/master/examples) directory in the sailfish repository.