Moban is an open source general purpose static text generator , which can use other python template engine: mako, handlebars, velocity, haml, slim and tornado, can read other data format: json and yaml, and can access both template file and configuration file in any location: zip, git, pypi package, s3, etc. It is used in coala project to keep documentation consistent across the documentations of individual libraries in the same organisation. You can find more documentation on Moban Documentation.
Install moban:
$ pip install moban
CLI arguments:
moban [-h] [-c CONFIGURATION] [-t TEMPLATE] [-o OUTPUT] [-td [TEMPLATE_DIR [TEMPLATE_DIR ...]]] [-cd CONFIGURATION_DIR] [-m MOBANFILE] [-g GROUP] [--template-type TEMPLATE_TYPE] [-d DEFINE [DEFINE ...]] [-e EXTENSION [EXTENSION ...]] [-f][--exit-code] [-V] [-v][template]
Sample usage:
mohan -c [input file(JSON, YAML)] -t [template file] -o [outputfile]
Moban statically generates text based on an input file and an given template, which can be used to modify all configuration files of an entire repository.
Cathlin's section
(based on test cases) Christopher's section
After Jon's discovery