# olado/doT

The fastest + concise javascript template engine for nodejs and browsers. Partials, custom delimiters and more.

Repository: https://github.com/olado/doT
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dot
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-11-02T13:32:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5714, "days_push": 1035, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5043, forks 1001 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:08.851543+00:00)

## What it is
doT is a fast, small, dependency-free JavaScript templating engine for Node.js and browsers, supporting custom delimiters, partials, conditionals, and interpolation. It compiles templates into JavaScript functions, making it especially useful for high-performance rendering and code generation scenarios.

## Use cases
- render html templates in nodejs
- fast client-side javascript templating
- compile templates into reusable js functions
- code generation without manipulating ast
- use partials and custom delimiters in templates
- precompile view templates from a directory

## When to choose
- you need the fastest possible javascript templating with minimal overhead
- you want a tiny dependency-free template engine
- you need template compilation for code generation scenarios
- you want logic-optional templating with custom delimiters

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured templating engine with built-in escaping, inheritance, or i18n
- you want a templating language with rich ecosystem and active development
- your team needs easily readable templates for non-developers

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: templating
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: javascript, template-engine, code-generation, no-dependencies, performance, nodejs

## Member repositories
- olado/doT (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.851543+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:23.709824+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/olado/doT (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.851543+00:00, sha a5c740105aae)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/dot (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:08.385012+00:00, sha aa806fad6b1d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.