``import`` ========== Twig supports putting often used code into :doc:`macros<../tags/macro>`. These macros can go into different templates and get imported from there. There are two ways to import templates. You can import the complete template into a variable or request specific macros from it. Imagine we have a helper module that renders forms (called ``forms.html``): .. code-block:: jinja {% macro input(name, value, type, size) %} <input type="{{ type|default('text') }}" name="{{ name }}" value="{{ value|e }}" size="{{ size|default(20) }}" /> {% endmacro %} {% macro textarea(name, value, rows, cols) %} <textarea name="{{ name }}" rows="{{ rows|default(10) }}" cols="{{ cols|default(40) }}">{{ value|e }}</textarea> {% endmacro %} The easiest and most flexible is importing the whole module into a variable. That way you can access the attributes: .. code-block:: jinja {% import 'forms.html' as forms %} <dl> <dt>Username</dt> <dd>{{ forms.input('username') }}</dd> <dt>Password</dt> <dd>{{ forms.input('password', null, 'password') }}</dd> </dl> <p>{{ forms.textarea('comment') }}</p> Alternatively you can import names from the template into the current namespace: .. code-block:: jinja {% from 'forms.html' import input as input_field, textarea %} <dl> <dt>Username</dt> <dd>{{ input_field('username') }}</dd> <dt>Password</dt> <dd>{{ input_field('password', '', 'password') }}</dd> </dl> <p>{{ textarea('comment') }}</p> .. tip:: To import macros from the current file, use the special ``_self`` variable for the source. .. seealso:: :doc:`macro<../tags/macro>`, :doc:`from<../tags/from>`