Migration recomendation about smarty HOT 3 CLOSED

Upgrading to v4 should be quite painless, check the CHANGELOG.md for some minor issues.

Upgrading to v5 may require some changes. I intend to write an upgrade guide before the official release of v5.

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In the project clipbucket i tried to upgrade to version 4 but i did fail at it , i aware of your template engine limitations , did you manage to overcome in newer versions ?:

Performance Overhead: Smarty can introduce some performance overhead as it compiles templates into PHP code, which can slow down the application compared to directly embedding PHP code in the templates.

Learning Curve: If you're new to Smarty, there can be a learning curve involved in understanding its syntax and functionality.

Limited Logic: Smarty deliberately limits the logic that can be placed within templates to encourage separation of concerns. While this is a feature, it can be limiting when you need more complex logic in your templates.

Complex Templates: For very complex templates with a lot of conditionals and loops, Smarty can become cumbersome to work with, and you may end up with verbose templates.

Customization: Customizing and extending Smarty can be challenging, and it may not be as flexible as other template engines in some cases.

Lack of Native Debugging Tools: Debugging Smarty templates can be more challenging compared to debugging PHP code since it doesn't offer the same level of native debugging tools.

Large Memory Footprint: The compiled template files can occupy a significant amount of memory, which can be a concern in situations with limited server resources.

Limited Built-in Functions: Smarty has a limited set of built-in functions and modifiers, which means you might need to write custom PHP plugins for complex operations.

Dependency on PHP: Smarty is specifically designed for use with PHP. If you want to switch to another programming language, you'll need to find an alternative template engine.

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@orlovskyjavaprofi did you generate that list of "limitations" with GPT?

If you have any specific issues, please open a more detailed bug report.

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