5 Template Writing

srecode-template-mode is the major mode used for designing new templates. SRecode files (Extension .srt) are made up of variable settings and template declarations.

Here is an overview of the terminology you will need for the next few sections:

template file

A file with a .srt extension which contains settings, variables, and templates.

template

One named entity which represents a block of text that will be inserted. The text is compiled into a sequence of insertable entities. The entities are string constants, and macros.

macro

A macro is a text sequence within template text that is replaced with some other value.

dictionary

A table of variable names and values.

subdictionary

A dictionary that is subordinate under another dictionary as a value to some variable.

variable

A variable is an entry in a dictionary which has a value.