Added support for {% set %}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ All notable changes to MiniJinja are documented here.
 
 - Added support for `{% raw %}`. (#67)
 - Minimum Rust version moved up to 1.45.
+- Added support for `{% set %}`. (#70)
 
 # 0.16.0
 

minijinja/src/ast.rs

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub enum Stmt<'a> {
     ForLoop(Spanned<ForLoop<'a>>),
     IfCond(Spanned<IfCond<'a>>),
     WithBlock(Spanned<WithBlock<'a>>),
+    Set(Spanned<Set<'a>>),
     Block(Spanned<Block<'a>>),
     Extends(Spanned<Extends<'a>>),
     Include(Spanned<Include<'a>>),
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Debug for Stmt<'a> {
             Stmt::ForLoop(s) => fmt::Debug::fmt(s, f),
             Stmt::IfCond(s) => fmt::Debug::fmt(s, f),
             Stmt::WithBlock(s) => fmt::Debug::fmt(s, f),
+            Stmt::Set(s) => fmt::Debug::fmt(s, f),
             Stmt::Block(s) => fmt::Debug::fmt(s, f),
             Stmt::Extends(s) => fmt::Debug::fmt(s, f),
             Stmt::Include(s) => fmt::Debug::fmt(s, f),
@@ -151,6 +153,13 @@ pub struct WithBlock<'a> {
     pub body: Vec<Stmt<'a>>,
 }
 
+/// A set statement.
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "internal_debug", derive(Debug))]
+pub struct Set<'a> {
+    pub target: Expr<'a>,
+    pub expr: Expr<'a>,
+}
+
 /// A block for inheritance elements.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "internal_debug", derive(Debug))]
 pub struct Block<'a> {

minijinja/src/compiler.rs

@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ impl<'source> Compiler<'source> {
                 }
                 self.add(Instruction::PopFrame);
             }
+            ast::Stmt::Set(set) => {
+                self.set_location_from_span(set.span());
+                self.compile_expr(&set.expr)?;
+                self.compile_assignment(&set.target)?;
+            }
             ast::Stmt::Block(block) => {
                 self.set_location_from_span(block.span());
                 let mut sub_compiler =

minijinja/src/meta.rs

@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ pub fn find_undeclared_variables(source: &str) -> Result<HashSet<String>, Error>
                 stmt.body.iter().for_each(|x| walk(x, state));
                 state.pop();
             }
+            ast::Stmt::Set(stmt) => {
+                assign_nested(&stmt.target, state);
+                visit_expr(&stmt.expr, state);
+            }
             ast::Stmt::Block(stmt) => {
                 state.push();
                 state.assign("super");
@@ -233,7 +237,7 @@ pub fn find_referenced_templates(source: &str) -> Result<HashSet<String>, Error>
     fn walk(node: &ast::Stmt, out: &mut HashSet<String>) {
         match node {
             ast::Stmt::Template(stmt) => stmt.children.iter().for_each(|x| walk(x, out)),
-            ast::Stmt::EmitExpr(_) | ast::Stmt::EmitRaw(_) => {}
+            ast::Stmt::EmitExpr(_) | ast::Stmt::EmitRaw(_) | ast::Stmt::Set(_) => {}
             ast::Stmt::ForLoop(stmt) => stmt
                 .body
                 .iter()

minijinja/src/parser.rs

@@ -547,6 +547,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 self.parse_with_block()?,
                 self.stream.expand_span(span),
             ))),
+            Token::Ident("set") => Ok(ast::Stmt::Set(Spanned::new(
+                self.parse_set()?,
+                self.stream.expand_span(span),
+            ))),
             Token::Ident("block") => Ok(ast::Stmt::Block(Spanned::new(
                 self.parse_block()?,
                 self.stream.expand_span(span),
@@ -718,6 +722,21 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         Ok(ast::WithBlock { assignments, body })
     }
 
+    fn parse_set(&mut self) -> Result<ast::Set<'a>, Error> {
+        let target = if matches!(self.stream.current()?, Some((Token::ParenOpen, _))) {
+            self.stream.next()?;
+            let assign = self.parse_assignment()?;
+            expect_token!(self, Token::ParenClose, "`)`")?;
+            assign
+        } else {
+            self.parse_assign_name()?
+        };
+        expect_token!(self, Token::Assign, "assignment operator")?;
+        let expr = self.parse_expr()?;
+
+        Ok(ast::Set { target, expr })
+    }
+
     fn parse_block(&mut self) -> Result<ast::Block<'a>, Error> {
         let (name, _) = expect_token!(self, Token::Ident(name) => name, "identifier")?;
         expect_token!(self, Token::BlockEnd(..), "end of block")?;

minijinja/src/syntax.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 //!   - [`{% block %}`](#-block-)
 //!   - [`{% include %}`](#-include-)
 //!   - [`{% with %}`](#-with-)
+//!   - [`{% set %}`](#-set-)
 //!   - [`{% filter %}`](#-filter-)
 //!   - [`{% autoescape %}`](#-autoescape-)
 //!   - [`{% raw %}`](#-raw-)
@@ -405,6 +406,19 @@
 //! {% endwith %}
 //! ```
 //!
+//! ## `{% set %}`
+//!
+//! The `set` statement can be used to assign to variables on the same scope.  This is
+//! similar to how `with` works but it won't introduce a new scope.
+//!
+//! ```jinja
+//! {% set navigation = [('index.html', 'Index'), ('about.html', 'About')] %}
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Please keep in mind that it is not possible to set variables inside a block
+//! and have them show up outside of it.  This also applies to loops.  The only
+//! exception to that rule are if statements which do not introduce a scope.
+//!
 //! ## `{% filter %}`
 //!
 //! Filter sections allow you to apply regular [filters](crate::filters) on a

minijinja/src/value.rs

@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ impl Iterator for ValueIterator {
 
 impl ExactSizeIterator for ValueIterator {}
 
-impl<'a> fmt::Debug for ValueIterator {
+impl fmt::Debug for ValueIterator {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         f.debug_struct("ValueIterator").finish()
     }