PAD Manual

Basic concepts

• Tags
• Expressions
• Conditions
• Loops
• Trees
• Examples used in this manual
• Parse
• Levels and occurrences
• The content tag
• The data tag
• Php and html
• Properties
• Field sigils

Constructs

• Else
• Start end
• Content
• Page

Text and markup

• Comments
• Whitespace
• Ignore
• Escaping special PAD chars

Advanced concepts

• Prefix
• Options variables parameters
• Callback
• Tag return values
• Level and occurrence variables
• Walking
• Ending the request
• Pipes
• Sequences

Data

• Data handling
• Grouping
• Pager
• Lookup
• Database
• Sqlite
• Collections
• Remote data
• Parallel fetching
• Data answers

PHP helpers

• Arrays
• Strings
• Values
• Numbers
• Requests and sessions
• Environment and cache
• Dates and logging
• Hashing and encryption

Output

• Html helpers
• Markdown
• Showing code
• Charts
• Locale
• Fragment cache
• Flush
• Live
• Server sent events

Layouts and components

• Layouts
• Page meta
• Components
• Stacks
• Response fragments

The application

• Application structure
• Extending
• Events
• Application options
• Requests and urls
• Clean urls
• Sitemap
• Mail

With JavaScript

• Htmx
• Alpine
• Vite
• Islands
• Web components

Forms and security

• Forms
• Client validation
• Csrf protection
• Flash messages
• Directory guards
• Security headers
• File uploads

Development tools

• Debug
• Template errors
• Toolbar
• Output checks
• Coverage
• Replay
• Live reload
• Samples
• Typescript types
• App tests
• Pad command
• Static export
• Playground
• Editor support
• Pad in the browser
• Offline applications