# Smarty Extension for Yii 2

This extension provides a `ViewRender` that would allow you to use Smarty view template engine with Yii framework 2.0.

For license information check the LICENSE-file.

Documentation is at docs/guide/README.md.

## Installation ¶

The preferred way to install this extension is through composer.

Either run

    php composer.phar require --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-smarty

or add

    "yiisoft/yii2-smarty": "~2.0.0"

to the require section of your composer.json.

Note that the smarty composer package is distributed using subversion so you may need to install subversion.

## Usage ¶

To use this extension, simply add the following code in your application configuration:

    return [
        //....
        'components' => [
            'view' => [
                'renderers' => [
                    'tpl' => [
                        'class' => 'yii\smarty\ViewRenderer',
                        //'cachePath' => '@runtime/Smarty/cache',
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ];

# Class Reference

Class | Description
--- | ---
yii\smarty\Extension | Extension provides Yii-specific syntax for Smarty templates.
yii\smarty\ViewRenderer | SmartyViewRenderer allows you to use Smarty templates in views.