A Visual Studio Code extension (created with AI) that compiles Nunjucks (.njk) templates to HTML in real-time as you save.
Features
Automatically watches and compiles Nunjucks files to HTML
Skips partial files (prefixed with _) by default
Configurable output directory
Status bar indicator to show when the compiler is active
Output panel to display compilation results and errors
Usage
Install the extension
Open a folder containing Nunjucks (.njk) files
The compiler will start automatically (can be disabled in settings)
Edit and save .njk files to see them compiled to HTML
Commands
Live Njk: Start Compiler - Start the Nunjucks compiler
Live Njk: Stop Compiler - Stop the Nunjucks compiler
Live Njk: Toggle Compiler - Toggle the compiler on/off
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
liveNjk.autoStartWatcher: Automatically start the compiler when a workspace with .njk files is opened
liveNjk.rootDirectory: Directory to look for .njk files (relative to workspace root)
liveNjk.outputDirectory: Directory where compiled HTML files will be saved (relative to njk root)
liveNjk.filesGlob: Glob pattern to match Nunjucks files
liveNjk.excludePartials: Skip compilation of partial files (filenames starting with _)
How It Works
The extension watches for changes to .njk files in your workspace. When a file is saved, it compiles the template using Nunjucks and outputs an HTML file to the configured output directory.
Partial files (those starting with _) are not compiled directly but will trigger recompilation of files that include them.
Release Notes
1.0.2
Added formatting the output html using js-beautify
1.0.1
Added ability to set root njk directory (liveNjk.rootDirectory)
