Question 1

Is Sprout production-ready?

Accepted Answer

Sprout is still in development towards v1.0, so while it's stable for testing, production use requires caution due to potential breaking changes. Monitor the roadmap for stability updates.

Question 2

How do I migrate from Sprig to Sprout?

Accepted Answer

Use the sprigin package for a drop-in replacement by swapping imports, but the README recommends updating to Sprout's native functions for new features. Refer to the migration guide in the documentation.

Question 3

Sprout vs Sprig: which is better for new projects?

Accepted Answer

Choose Sprout for better performance, modern Go compatibility, and active maintenance. Sprig is only suitable if you're locked into an older Go version and don't need updates.

Question 4

How to add custom functions to Sprout?

Accepted Answer

Create a custom registry by implementing the Registry interface and add it to the handler with AddRegistry. Check the documentation for examples on extending functionality.

Question 5

Does Sprout support HTML templates in Go?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Sprout works with both text/template and html/template packages. Build the function map using handler.Build() and pass it to the template's Funcs method for rendering.

Question 6

What are Sprout's performance benchmarks?

Accepted Answer

Sprout shows a 45.3% speed improvement and 16.5% memory reduction over Sprig v3.2.3, as detailed in the README's benchmark section. Full results are available in the benchmarks directory.

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