A class to manage basic template for php.

gistfile1.php

<?php

/**
 * Templater class.
 * 
 * @author Juan
 */
class Sanemplater {
    /* @var $basePath string */

    /* @var $basePath String */

    private $basePath = "";

    /**
     * @param String $basePath ruta de la carpeta
     */
    public function __construct($basePath = "") {
        if ($basePath != "") {
            $this->basePath = "$basePath/";
        }
    }

    /**
     * Generates the page from a previously marked template and the values to
     * do it.
     * @param String $templateName Path to the template 
     * @param String $folder Folder when the template is
     * @param array $dictionary Associative array with pairs mark=>velue to replace
     * the marked html code
     * @return String Html ready to use
     */
    public function makePage($templateName, $dictionary = "", $folder = "") {
        //Gets the template file
        if ($folder == "") {
            $folder = $this->basePath;
        }
        $template = file_get_contents($folder . $templateName);
        return $this->makePageFromTemplate($template, $dictionary);
    }

    /**
     * Generates a page from a given template and an optional dictionary
     * @param String $template String to be scanned and filled with data
     * @param array $dictionary Data passed to the template in the way data=>value
     * @return String String ready to use with the template filled.
     */
    public function makePageFromTemplate($template, $dictionary = "") {
        if ($dictionary != "") {
            foreach ($dictionary as $clave => $valor) {
                $template = str_replace('<!--' . $clave . '-->', $valor, $template);
            }
        }

        return $template;
    }

}
?>