Script to take line-delimited content and merge it with a template.

markupifier.php

<?php 

/*	Item formatter
	==============

	This script takes data in a set of line-delimited items, as follows:
	
	Arthur Arthurson
	From: Phoenix, AZ
	Major: Political Science

	Bertha Berthason
	From: Elmhurst, HI
	Major: English

	Casey Caseyton
	From: Ringewald, NY
	Major: Physics

	It then plugs these values into a markup template that you specify. It can
	also remove the labels preceding a line ("From:", "Major:", etc).

	Setup
	-----
	
	1.	Replace the $template markup with your own markup. Specify the parts to be 
		replaced as follows: {{NAME}}, {{FROM}}, etc.
	
	2.	In the $setup array, specify the tags in the order that their corresponding
		lines appear in the data:
		
		"NAME",
		"FROM",
		"MAJOR",
		
		If the line contains a label ("From:") that you want removed, include that
		as follows:

		"FROM, From:",	

*/
	
$template = <<<TEMPLATE

<div class="item"><!-- item start -->
  <h3 class="item__title">{{NAME}}</h3>
  <div class="item__bio">
    <ul class="item__bioList">
      <li><strong>From:</strong> {{FROM}}</li>
      <li><strong>Major/minor:</strong> {{MAJOR}}</li>
      <li><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> {{EXTRAS}}</li>
      <li><a href="mailto:{{EMAIL}}">{{EMAIL}}</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
	<div class="u-Video">
		<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/257120941?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe>
	</div>
</div><!-- item end -->

TEMPLATE;


/*	Now specify which lines of data correspond to tags in
	the template.
	
	
*/
$setup = array(
	"NAME",
	"FROM, From:",
	"MAJOR, Major/minor:",
	"EXTRAS, Extracurriculars:",
	"EMAIL",
);	
	
$data = <<<DATA
Arthur, class of 2017
From: Amherst, MA
Major/minor: Political science and Hispanic studies
Extracurriculars: Theater, Ultimate Frisbee, intramural sports
arthur@vassar.edu

Bea, class of 2019
From: Belfort, AZ
Major/minor: Philosophy
Extracurriculars: English Language Learners Outreach Program, student-run choir
bea@vassar.edu

Casey, class of 2019
From: Cobb, GA
Major/minor: Political science, biology, and education
Extracurriculars: Transitions intern, R.E.A.L. Skills tutor, weight training
casey@vassar.edu

Dana, class of 2018
From: Delacorte, NY
Major/minor: Psychology, education, and art history
Extracurriculars: Varsity rowing
dana@vassar.edu

Edgar, class of 2018
From: Edgarton, MA
Major/minor: Urban studies
Extracurriculars: Varsity cross country and track, international studies research assistant
edgar@vassar.edu

Frank, class of 2018
From: Frankenville, IL
Major/minor: Media studies
Extracurriculars: Student theater
frank@vassar.edu

DATA;




/*	Don't edit anything below here
	============================== */

//	First, divide all the data into individual items
$data_items = explode(PHP_EOL.PHP_EOL, $data);

/*	This function takes a tag, a data item (name, email, etc), and a
	chunk of markup (the template), wraps the tag in handlebars, and 
	replaces the tag in the markup with the actual data.
*/
function apply_tag_to_template($tag, $data, $template) {
	$formatted_tag = "{{".$tag."}}";
	return str_replace($formatted_tag, $data, $template);
}

/*	This function takes an entire item (a collection of lines), splits it up,
	and	merges the data with the template markup.	
*/
function format_item($data) {
	//	Divide the item into its individual lines
	$item_lines = explode(PHP_EOL, $data);
	
	global $setup, $template;
	
	$final_item_markup = $template;
	
	//	Run through each line: match it to a tag, and then plug it
	//	into the template markup.
	for($j=0;$j<count($item_lines);$j++) {
		
		$tag_to_replace = $setup[$j];
		$content_to_replace_it_with = $item_lines[$j];

		//	If a line includes a label, remove the label		
		if(strpos($setup[$j], ", ")) {
			$tag_divided = explode(", ", $setup[$j]);
			$tag_to_replace = $tag_divided[0];
			
			$content_to_replace_it_with = str_replace($tag_divided[1], "", $content_to_replace_it_with);
		}

		//	Remove any white space from the beginning of the content
		$content_to_replace_it_with = trim($content_to_replace_it_with);
		
		$final_item_markup = apply_tag_to_template($tag_to_replace, $content_to_replace_it_with, $final_item_markup);
	}
	return $final_item_markup;
}

//	Run through all the individual items

$final_markup = "";

for($i=0;$i<count($data_items);$i++) {
	echo format_item($data_items[$i]);
}

// echo $final_markup;

?>