What is the difference between render template and render template post?

[eliot-akira]

This is a question about the difference between:

Render a template

$result = tangible_template( $content );

Function defined in /language/html/render

Render a template post

$result = tangible_template_system()->render_template_post([
  'content' => $content
]);

Function defined in /admin/template-post

@jeff-at-livecanvas

[eliot-akira]

The first method is from the Language/HTML module, and converts a template string to HTML. The second method is in the Admin module, and deals with template posts.

A template post is an object with main content and additional fields like script, style, assets.

Every time it's rendered, the template system creates a new "context" with a local scope of variables, enqueued scripts and styles, a Catch boundary for the Exit tag.

So a template post is one level of abstraction higher than a template string, with additional features.