Play framework dynamic template include - scala

Question

I have a template that has to include another template based on the file name that comes from the database. For example, here is a template that takes a String that contains the name of the template file that will be included in another template.
#(sourceCodeFileName: Option[String])
#{sourceCodeFileName match {
case Some(sourceCode) => {
#sourcecode.sourceCodeFileName + "scala.html"
}
}}
Where sourcecode is the package where the actual template resides. For example., if the String parameter to the above template is given as myview, then I want to include myview.scala.html. Is there a way to do this in Play framework?

Answer 1

To inject HTML from a static file to a scala template, you can define a function in your template:
#import scala.io.Source
#injectHtmlFromFile(sourceCodeFilename: String) = { #{
Html(Source.fromFile("static/html/" + sourceCodeFilename + ".html").mkString)
}}
…and call it later in the template this way:
#injectHtmlFromFile(sourceCode.sourceCodeFileName)
Side note
I'm not sure I quite understand the question – I've answered the OP's comment and the same question posted by him on Google Groups.

Answer 2

A Play scala template is a function returning Html. You should obtain the template object in the controller and pass it to the template. But in simple cases it's just easier to pass the rendered Html:
Your template would then look like this:
#(content: Option[Html])
#content
and the controller:
object Application extends Controller {
def index = Action {
val sourceCodeFileName= ...
Ok(Some(Class.forName("views.html."+sourceCodeFileName)
.getConstructor().newInstance().asInstanceOf[() => play.api.templates.Html]()
))
}
}