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# babel-template
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> Generate an AST from a string template.
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In computer science, this is known as an implementation of quasiquotes.
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## Install
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```sh
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npm install --save-dev babel-template
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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import template from "babel-template";
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import generate from "babel-generator";
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import * as t from "babel-types";
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const buildRequire = template(`
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var IMPORT_NAME = require(SOURCE);
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`);
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const ast = buildRequire({
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IMPORT_NAME: t.identifier("myModule"),
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SOURCE: t.stringLiteral("my-module")
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});
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console.log(generate(ast).code);
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```
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```js
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const myModule = require("my-module");
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```
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## API
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### `template(code, [opts])`
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#### code
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Type: `string`
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#### options
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`babel-template` accepts all of the options from [babylon], and specifies
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some defaults of its own:
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* `allowReturnOutsideFunction` is set to `true` by default.
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* `allowSuperOutsideMethod` is set to `true` by default.
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##### preserveComments
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Type: `boolean`
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Default: `false`
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Set this to `true` to preserve any comments from the `code` parameter.
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#### Return value
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`babel-template` returns a `function` which is invoked with an optional object
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of replacements. See the usage section for an example.
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[babylon]: https://github.com/babel/babylon#options
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