added support for a custom template on the block() function

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 * 1.28.0 (2016-XX-XX)
 
+ * added support for a custom template on the block() function
  * added "is defined" support for block() and constant()
  * optimized the way attributes are fetched
 

doc/functions/block.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ``block``
 =========
 
+.. versionadded: 1.28
+    Support for the template argument was added in Twig 1.28.
+
 When a template uses inheritance and if you want to print a block multiple
 times, use the ``block`` function:
 
@@ -12,6 +15,13 @@ times, use the ``block`` function:
 
     {% block body %}{% endblock %}
 
+The ``block`` function can also be used to display one block of another
+template:
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+    {{ block("title", "common_blocks.twig") }}
+
 Use the ``defined`` test to check if a block exists in the context of the
 current template:
 
@@ -21,4 +31,8 @@ current template:
         ...
     {% endif %}
 
+    {% if block("footer", "common_blocks.twig") is defined %}
+        ...
+    {% endif %}
+
 .. seealso:: :doc:`extends<../tags/extends>`, :doc:`parent<../functions/parent>`

lib/Twig/ExpressionParser.php

@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class Twig_ExpressionParser
                     throw new Twig_Error_Syntax('The "block" function takes one argument (the block name).', $line, $this->parser->getStream()->getSourceContext()->getName());
                 }
 
-                return new Twig_Node_Expression_BlockReference($args->getNode(0), $line);
+                return new Twig_Node_Expression_BlockReference($args->getNode(0), count($args) > 1 ? $args->getNode(1) : null, $line);
             case 'attribute':
                 $args = $this->parseArguments();
                 if (count($args) < 2) {

lib/Twig/Node/Expression/BlockReference.php

@@ -17,16 +17,23 @@
  */
 class Twig_Node_Expression_BlockReference extends Twig_Node_Expression
 {
-    public function __construct(Twig_NodeInterface $name, $lineno, $tag = null)
+    /**
+     * @param Twig_Node|null $template
+     */
+    public function __construct(Twig_NodeInterface $name, $template = null, $lineno, $tag = null)
     {
-        if (is_bool($lineno)) {
+        if (is_bool($template)) {
             @trigger_error(sprintf('The %s method "$asString" argument is deprecated since version 1.28 and will be removed in 2.0.', __METHOD__), E_USER_DEPRECATED);
 
-            $lineno = $tag;
-            $tag = func_num_args() > 3 ? func_get_arg(3) : null;
+            $template = null;
         }
 
-        parent::__construct(array('name' => $name), array('is_defined_test' => false, 'output' => false), $lineno, $tag);
+        $nodes = array('name' => $name);
+        if (null !== $template) {
+            $nodes['template'] = $template;
+        }
+
+        parent::__construct($nodes, array('is_defined_test' => false, 'output' => false), $lineno, $tag);
     }
 
     public function compile(Twig_Compiler $compiler)
@@ -39,19 +46,39 @@ class Twig_Node_Expression_BlockReference extends Twig_Node_Expression
             ;
         } else {
             if ($this->getAttribute('output')) {
-                $compiler
-                    ->addDebugInfo($this)
-                    ->write('$this->displayBlock(')
+                $compiler->addDebugInfo($this);
+
+                $this
+                    ->compileTemplateCall($compiler)
+                    ->raw('->displayBlock(')
                     ->subcompile($this->getNode('name'))
                     ->raw(", \$context, \$blocks);\n")
                 ;
             } else {
-                $compiler
-                    ->raw('$this->renderBlock(')
+                $this
+                    ->compileTemplateCall($compiler)
+                    ->raw('->renderBlock(')
                     ->subcompile($this->getNode('name'))
                     ->raw(', $context, $blocks)')
                 ;
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private function compileTemplateCall(Twig_Compiler $compiler)
+    {
+        if (!$this->hasNode('template')) {
+            return $compiler->write('$this');
+        }
+
+        return $compiler
+            ->write('$this->loadTemplate(')
+            ->subcompile($this->getNode('template'))
+            ->raw(', ')
+            ->repr($this->getTemplateName())
+            ->raw(', ')
+            ->repr($this->getTemplateLine())
+            ->raw(')')
+        ;
+    }
 }

lib/Twig/TokenParser/Filter.php

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Twig_TokenParser_Filter extends Twig_TokenParser
     public function parse(Twig_Token $token)
     {
         $name = $this->parser->getVarName();
-        $ref = new Twig_Node_Expression_BlockReference(new Twig_Node_Expression_Constant($name, $token->getLine()), $token->getLine(), $this->getTag());
+        $ref = new Twig_Node_Expression_BlockReference(new Twig_Node_Expression_Constant($name, $token->getLine()), null, $token->getLine(), $this->getTag());
 
         $filter = $this->parser->getExpressionParser()->parseFilterExpressionRaw($ref, $this->getTag());
         $this->parser->getStream()->expect(Twig_Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE);