# Angel3 HTML

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A plug-in that allows you to return `belatuk_html_builder` AST's from request handlers, and have them sent as HTML automatically.
[`package:belatuk_html_builder`](https://pub.dev/packages/belatuk_html_builder) is a simple virtual DOM library with a handy Dart DSL that makes it easy to build HTML AST's:
```dart
import 'package:belatuk_html_builder/elements.dart';
Node myDom = html(lang: 'en', c: [
head(c: [
meta(name: 'viewport', content: 'width=device-width, initial-scale=1'),
title(c: [
text('html_builder example page')
]),
]),
body(c: [
h1(c: [
text('Hello world!'),
]),
]),
]);
```
This plug-in means that you can now `return` these AST's, and Angel will automatically send them to clients. Ultimately, the implication is that you can use `belatuk_html_builder` as a substitute for a templating system within Dart. With [hot reloading](https://pub.dev/packages/angel3_hot), you won't even need to reload your server (as it should be).
## Installation
In your `pubspec.yaml`:
```yaml
dependencies:
angel3_html: ^6.0.0
```
## Usage
The `renderHtml` function does all the magic for you.
```dart
configureServer(Angel app) async {
// Wire it up!
app.fallback(renderHtml());
// You can pass a custom StringRenderer if you need more control over the output.
app.fallback(renderHtml(renderer: new StringRenderer(html5: false)));
app.get('/greet/:name', (RequestContext req) {
return html(lang: 'en', c: [
head(c: [
meta(name: 'viewport', content: 'width=device-width, initial-scale=1'),
title(c: [
text('Greetings!')
]),
]),
body(c: [
h1(c: [
text('Hello, ${req.params['id']}!'),
]),
]),
]);
});
}
```
By default, `renderHtml` will ignore the client's `Accept` header. However, if you pass `enforceAcceptHeader` as `true`, then a `406 Not Acceptable` error will be thrown if the client doesn't accept `*/*` or `text/html`.
```dart
configureServer(Angel app) async {
// Wire it up!
app.fallback(renderHtml(enforceAcceptHeader: true));
// ...
}
```