paularmstrong/swig
Take a swig of the best template engine for JavaScript. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5507
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3369
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3092 stars · 430 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Swig is a Django/Jinja-like template engine for Node.js and major web browsers, compiling templates into cached JavaScript functions. It supports template inheritance, filters, auto-escaping, and Express integration, but is explicitly unmaintained.
Use cases
- render html templates in node.js
- django-style templating for javascript
- express view engine with template inheritance
- compile templates to cached js functions
- auto-escaped html output in templates
- use jinja-like templates in the browser
When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy codebase already using Swig
- you need a Django/Jinja-style syntax in an old Node.js stack and accept the risk
When to avoid
- starting any new project - the project is officially unmaintained
- you need security fixes or ongoing support
- you want a maintained alternative like Nunjucks or LiquidJS
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
templating web-development frontend backend browser cross-platform template-engine django-like jinja-like express-compatible unmaintained html-templates nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/paularmstrong/swig · fetched 2026-08-28 · cca17d0842fd
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/swig · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2c3404c737f0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| paularmstrong/swig | main | 10 |
For agents
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