using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using HandlebarsDotNet;

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/* 

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My use case allows a specific set of admin users to craft templates. As I am replacing a previous system, 

I have to take on their current formatting which includes a leading @ or # and a dot (period/full-stop) 

as a segment delimiter. So they might write @xxx.yyyy or #aaa.bbbbbb. So lets have at it...

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TLDR: The conclusion - we have to change from dot notation to : or - notation. C'est la vie.

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@xxx.yyyy > {{[@xxx.yyyy]}} > Fail

#xxx.yyyy > {{[#xxx.yyyy]}} > Fail

xxx.yyyy > {{[xxx.yyyy]}} > Fail

@xxx:yyyy > {{[@xxx:yyyy]}} > Ok

@xxx-yyyy > {{[@xxx-yyyy]}} > Ok

xxx-yyyy > {{[xxx-yyyy]}} > Ok

xxx:yyyy > {{[xxx:yyyy]}} > Ok

#xxx:yyyy > {{[#xxx:yyyy]}} > Ok

​

*/

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

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        Dictionary<string, object> data = new Dictionary<string, object>{

                { "@xxx:yyyy", "Da valoo"}, // replace . by :

                { "tag2", "The tag valoo" },  // control test

                { "#da.label", "da label" },  // fails too

                { "@da-label", "da label with -" }  // hyphens work

​

            };

​

//      data["@enq.display_id"] = "Squirty";

//      string sourceVal = "Complax tag > {{@xxx:yyyy}} < simple tag > {{tag2}} <";  // fails - needs square bracketses.

        string sourceVal = "Complax tag > {{[@xxx:yyyy]}} < simple tag > {{tag2}} < with moniker: {{[@da-label]}} /  {{[@da-label]}}";

//      string sourceVal = @"My name is {{@enq.display_id}} {{display_id}}";

        var template = Handlebars.Compile(sourceVal);

        var result = template(data);

        Console.WriteLine("Result: " + result);

    }

}