Raw output

Bigodin emits values as-is. The three Mustache interpolation forms are all equivalent:

{{x}}
{{{x}}}
{{{x}}}

All three produce the same string. None of them HTML-escape, none of them apply any transformation. If x is the string "<b>hi</b>", all three emit <b>hi</b> literally.

Why three forms then?

The triple-mustache {{{x}}} and ampersand {{&x}} exist for syntactic compatibility with Mustache templates. In a Mustache implementation, {{x}} HTML-escapes and the other two forms exist to opt out. Bigodin does not HTML-escape by default, so there is nothing to opt out of; the alternate forms are accepted so that ported Mustache templates parse without modification.

If you are writing a new template, prefer the canonical {{x}}.

Implications for HTML rendering

If you render the output into an HTML document with user-supplied context values, you must escape values yourself. The recommended pattern is a small e helper applied at every interpolation site; see Render HTML safely.

<p>Hello, {{e name}}!</p>

Coercion to string

Non-string values are coerced before emission:

Value	Renders as
null / undefined	"" (empty string)
true / false	"true" / "false"
Number	String(n)
Array	arr.join(',') (rare; usually you want a loop)
Object	[object Object] (rare; usually you want a path or helper)

If you need a specific format for a value, route it through a helper ({{currency amount}}, {{date created_at}}).