CoffeeKup is a concise templating engine written in CoffeeScript that aims to provide an expressive, readable way to generate HTML from templates inside Node.js applications. It emphasizes minimal, CoffeeScript-style syntax so template authors can write small, elegant templates that integrate naturally with CoffeeScript codebases. The engine supports common templating needs—embedding variables, simple control flow, partials/includes, and basic layout patterns—while focusing on clean, compact syntax rather than a huge feature surface. Because it targets CoffeeScript users, CoffeeKup often appeals to projects that prefer that language’s terse style and want templates that look like the rest of their code. The project includes examples and installation instructions for integrating templates into server-side rendering pipelines and simple static site workflows.
Features
- Uses CoffeeScript-like syntax to define HTML templates
- Prioritizes readability and succinct, expressive markup
- Minimal boilerplate for faster template authoring
- Integrates with Node.js environments for dynamic page generation
- Lightweight, making it ideal for small to moderate templating tasks
- Last active update occurred roughly two years ago