hugo/content/en/hugo-pipes/resource-from-template.md

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Creating a resource from template	Resource from Template	Hugo Pipes allows the creation of a resource from an asset file using Go Template.	2018-07-14	2018-07-14	2018-07-14	asset management		docs parent weight pipes 80	80	80	false

In order to use Hugo Pipes function on an asset file containing Go Template magic the function resources.ExecuteAsTemplate must be used.

The function takes three arguments, the resource object, the resource target path and the template context.

// assets/sass/template.scss
$backgroundColor: {{ .Param "backgroundColor" }};
$textColor: {{ .Param "textColor" }};
body{
	background-color:$backgroundColor;
	color: $textColor;
}
// [...]

{{ $sassTemplate := resources.Get "sass/template.scss" }}
{{ $style := $sassTemplate | resources.ExecuteAsTemplate "main.scss" . | resources.ToCSS }}