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+//
+// Created by brett on 21/08/23.
+//
+
+#ifndef BLT_MUSTACHE_H
+#define BLT_MUSTACHE_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <exception>
+#include <blt/std/hashmap.h>
+
+namespace blt
+{
+    
+    class mustache_syntax_error : public std::runtime_error
+    {
+        public:
+            explicit mustache_syntax_error(): std::runtime_error("mustache syntax is invalid!")
+            {}
+            
+            explicit mustache_syntax_error(const std::string& str): std::runtime_error(str)
+            {}
+    };
+    
+    class mustache_lexer
+    {
+        private:
+            std::string str;
+            size_t index = 0;
+        public:
+            explicit mustache_lexer(std::string str): str(std::move(str))
+            {}
+            
+            inline bool hasNext()
+            {
+                if (index >= str.size())
+                    return false;
+                return true;
+            }
+            
+            inline char peek()
+            {
+                return str[index];
+            }
+            
+            inline bool hasTemplatePrefix()
+            {
+                if (index + 1 >= str.size())
+                    return false;
+                return str[index] == '{' && str[index + 1] == '{';
+            }
+            
+            inline bool hasTemplateSuffix()
+            {
+                if (index + 1 >= str.size())
+                    return false;
+                return str[index] == '}' && str[index + 1] == '}';
+            }
+            
+            inline void consumeTemplatePrefix()
+            {
+                index += 2;
+            }
+            
+            inline void consumeTemplateSuffix()
+            {
+                index += 2;
+            }
+            
+            inline std::string consumeToken()
+            {
+                std::string token;
+                while (!hasTemplateSuffix())
+                {
+                    if (!hasNext())
+                        throw mustache_syntax_error("Error processing token. Mustache template incomplete.");
+                    token += consume();
+                }
+                return token;
+            }
+            
+            inline char consume()
+            {
+                return str[index++];
+            }
+    };
+    
+    class mustache
+    {
+        private:
+            mustache_lexer lexer;
+            
+            std::string assemble(){
+                std::string buffer;
+                
+                while (lexer.hasNext()){
+                    if (lexer.hasTemplatePrefix()){
+                        lexer.consumeTemplatePrefix();
+                        if (!lexer.hasNext())
+                            throw mustache_syntax_error("template incomplete, found '{{' missing '}}'");
+                        auto c = lexer.peek();
+                        switch (c) {
+                            case '%':
+                                break;
+                            case '$':
+                                break;
+                            case '#':
+                                break;
+                            case '@':
+                                break;
+                            case '/':
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        
+                    } else
+                        buffer += lexer.consume();
+                }
+                
+                return buffer;
+            }
+            
+        public:
+            explicit mustache(std::string str): lexer(std::move(str))
+            {}
+            
+            static std::string compile(std::string input) {
+                mustache compiler(std::move(input));
+                return compiler.assemble();
+            }
+    };
+    
+}
+
+#endif //BLT_MUSTACHE_H