Templite now allows comments within curly-hash markers.

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/coverage/templite.py b/coverage/templite.py
index 23c805b1..3b2efebd 100644
--- a/coverage/templite.py
+++ b/coverage/templite.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class Templite(object):
     
         {% for var in list %}...{% endfor %}
     
+    Comments are within curly-hash markers::
+    
+        {# This will be ignored #}
+
     Construct a Templite with the template text, then use `render` against a
     dictionary context to create a finished string.
     
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ class Templite(object):
 
     def _prepare(self, text):
         """Convert Django-style data references into Python-native ones."""
+        # Remove comments.
+        text = re.sub(r"(?s){#.*?#}", "", text)
         # Pull out loops.
         text = re.sub(
             r"(?s){% for ([a-z0-9_]+) in ([a-z0-9_.|]+) %}(.*?){% endfor %}",
diff --git a/test/test_templite.py b/test/test_templite.py
index 6102183d..4c7545bf 100644
--- a/test/test_templite.py
+++ b/test/test_templite.py
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ class TempliteTest(unittest.TestCase):
             "123 and 123"
             )
 
+    def test_comments(self):
+        # Single-line comments work:
+        self.try_render(
+            "Hello, {# Name goes here: #}{{name}}!",
+            {'name':'Ned'}, "Hello, Ned!")
+        # and so do multi-line comments:
+        self.try_render(
+            "Hello, {# Name\ngoes\nhere: #}{{name}}!",
+            {'name':'Ned'}, "Hello, Ned!")
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()