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	* MetaFactory.io R2
	* Technical Documentation
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	* File name   : TemplateEngines_Index.rst
	* Created by  : Marnix Bochove (original text)
	* Last update : 01-04-2021
	* Updated by  : Niels de Nies
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	* MetaFactory BV Amsterdam 
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Template engines
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Patterns can be written to make decisions depending on the values and properties of these context objects.
MetaFactory uses Apaches Freemarker and Velocity template engines to create patterns and snippets which generate the desired code.

|Eye S| Because Freemarker snippets have more advanced features, Metafactory recommends the use of Freemarker over Velocity.

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	ContextVariables	
	FM_FreemarkerSettings
	FM_Metafactory
	FM_Context
	FM_ComparatorFactory
	VE_VelocitySettings
	VE_Functions