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+<?php
+// Own namespace
+namespace CoreFramework\Template\Engine;
+
+// Import framework stuff
+use CoreFramework\Factory\ObjectFactory;
+use CoreFramework\Generic\EmptyVariableException;
+use CoreFramework\Manager\ManageableApplication;
+use CoreFramework\Object\BaseFrameworkSystem;
+use CoreFramework\Response\Responseable;
+
+/**
+ * A generic template engine
+ *
+ * @author             Roland Haeder <webmaster@shipsimu.org>
+ * @version            0.0.0
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2017 Core Developer Team
+ * @license            GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
+ * @link               http://www.shipsimu.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+class BaseTemplateEngine extends BaseFrameworkSystem {
+       /**
+        * The local path name where all templates and sub folders for special
+        * templates are stored. We will internally determine the language plus
+        * "html" for web templates or "emails" for email templates
+        */
+       private $templateBasePath = '';
+
+       /**
+        * Template type
+        */
+       private $templateType = 'html';
+
+       /**
+        * The extension for web and email templates (not compiled templates)
+        */
+       private $templateExtension = '.tpl';
+
+       /**
+        * The extension for code templates (not compiled templates)
+        */
+       private $codeExtension = '.ctp';
+
+       /**
+        * Path relative to $templateBasePath and language code for compiled code-templates
+        */
+       private $compileOutputPath = 'templates/_compiled/';
+
+       /**
+        * The path name for all templates
+        */
+       private $genericBasePath = 'templates/';
+
+       /**
+        * The raw (maybe uncompiled) template
+        */
+       private $rawTemplateData = '';
+
+       /**
+        * Template data with compiled-in variables
+        */
+       private $compiledData = '';
+
+       /**
+        * The last loaded template's FQFN for debugging the engine
+        */
+       private $lastTemplate = '';
+
+       /**
+        * The variable stack for the templates
+        */
+       private $varStack = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Loaded templates for recursive protection and detection
+        */
+       private $loadedTemplates = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Compiled templates for recursive protection and detection
+        */
+       private $compiledTemplates = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Loaded raw template data
+        */
+       private $loadedRawData = NULL;
+
+       /**
+        * Raw templates which are linked in code templates
+        */
+       private $rawTemplates = NULL;
+
+       /**
+        * A regular expression for variable=value pairs
+        */
+       private $regExpVarValue = '/([\w_]+)(="([^"]*)"|=([\w_]+))?/';
+
+       /**
+        * A regular expression for filtering out code tags
+        *
+        * E.g.: {?template:variable=value;var2=value2;[...]?}
+        */
+       private $regExpCodeTags = '/\{\?([a-z_]+)(:("[^"]+"|[^?}]+)+)?\?\}/';
+
+       /**
+        * A regular expression to find template comments like <!-- Comment here //-->
+        */
+       private $regExpComments = '/<!--[\w\W]*?(\/\/){0,1}-->/';
+
+       /**
+        * Loaded helpers
+        */
+       private $helpers = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Current variable group
+        */
+       private $currGroup = 'general';
+
+       /**
+        * All template groups except "general"
+        */
+       private $variableGroups = array();
+
+       /**
+        * Code begin
+        */
+       private $codeBegin = '<?php';
+
+       /**
+        * Code end
+        */
+       private $codeEnd = '?>';
+
+       /**
+        * Language support is enabled by default
+        */
+       private $languageSupport = TRUE;
+
+       /**
+        * XML compacting is disabled by default
+        */
+       private $xmlCompacting = FALSE;
+
+       // Exception codes for the template engine
+       const EXCEPTION_TEMPLATE_TYPE_IS_UNEXPECTED   = 0x110;
+       const EXCEPTION_TEMPLATE_CONTAINS_INVALID_VAR = 0x111;
+       const EXCEPTION_INVALID_VIEW_HELPER           = 0x112;
+       const EXCEPTION_VARIABLE_IS_MISSING           = 0x113;
+
+       /**
+        * Protected constructor
+        *
+        * @param       $className      Name of the class
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected function __construct ($className) {
+               // Call parent constructor
+               parent::__construct($className);
+
+               // Init file I/O instance
+               $ioInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('file_io_class');
+
+               // Set it
+               $this->setFileIoInstance($ioInstance);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Search for a variable in the stack
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   The variable we are looking for
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Optional variable group to look in
+        * @return      $index                  FALSE means not found, >=0 means found on a specific index
+        */
+       private function getVariableIndex ($variableName, $variableGroup = NULL) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // First everything is not found
+               $found = FALSE;
+
+               // If the stack is NULL, use the current group
+               if (is_null($variableGroup)) {
+                       // Use current group
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.' currGroup=' . $this->currGroup . ' set as stack!');
+                       $variableGroup = $this->currGroup;
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Is the group there?
+               if ($this->isVarStackSet($variableGroup)) {
+                       // Now search for it
+                       foreach ($this->getVarStack($variableGroup) as $index => $currEntry) {
+                               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.':currGroup=' . $variableGroup . ',idx=' . $index . ',currEntry=' . $currEntry['name'] . ',variableName=' . $variableName);
+                               // Is the entry found?
+                               if ($currEntry['name'] == $variableName) {
+                                       // Found!
+                                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.':FOUND!');
+                                       $found = $index;
+                                       break;
+                               } // END - if
+                       } // END - foreach
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Return the current position
+               return $found;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Checks whether the given variable group is set
+        *
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Variable group to check
+        * @return      $isSet                  Whether the given variable group is set
+        */
+       protected final function isVarStackSet ($variableGroup) {
+               // Check it
+               $isSet = isset($this->varStack[$variableGroup]);
+
+               // Return result
+               return $isSet;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for given variable group
+        *
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Variable group to check
+        * @return      $varStack               Found variable group
+        */
+       public final function getVarStack ($variableGroup) {
+               return $this->varStack[$variableGroup];
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for given variable group
+        *
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Variable group to check
+        * @param       $varStack               Variable stack to check
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function setVarStack ($variableGroup, array $varStack) {
+               $this->varStack[$variableGroup]  = $varStack;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Return a content of a variable or null if not found
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   The variable we are looking for
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Optional variable group to look in
+        * @return      $content                Content of the variable or null if not found
+        */
+       protected function readVariable ($variableName, $variableGroup = NULL) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // First everything is not found
+               $content = NULL;
+
+               // If the stack is NULL, use the current group
+               if (is_null($variableGroup)) {
+                       // Use current group
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.' currGroup=' . $this->currGroup . ' set as stack!');
+                       $variableGroup = $this->currGroup;
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Get variable index
+               $found = $this->getVariableIndex($variableName, $variableGroup);
+
+               // Is the variable found?
+               if ($found !== FALSE) {
+                       // Read it
+                       $content = $this->getVariableValue($variableGroup, $found);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Return the current position
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.': variableGroup=' . $variableGroup . ',variableName=' . $variableName . ', content[' . gettype($content) . ']=' . $content);
+               return $content;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Add a variable to the stack
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   Name of variable to add
+        * @param       $value                  Value we want to store in the variable
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function addVariable ($variableName, $value) {
+               // Set general variable group
+               $this->setVariableGroup('general');
+
+               // Add it to the stack
+               $this->addGroupVariable($variableName, $value);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Returns all variables of current group or empty array
+        *
+        * @return      $result         Whether array of found variables or empty array
+        */
+       private function readCurrentGroup () {
+               // Default is not found
+               $result = array();
+
+               // Is the group there?
+               if ($this->isVarStackSet($this->currGroup)) {
+                       // Then use it
+                       $result = $this->getVarStack($this->currGroup);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Return result
+               return $result;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Settter for variable group
+        *
+        * @param       $groupName      Name of variable group
+        * @param       $add            Whether add this group
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function setVariableGroup ($groupName, $add = TRUE) {
+               // Set group name
+               //* DEBIG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.': currGroup=' . $groupName);
+               $this->currGroup = $groupName;
+
+               // Skip group 'general'
+               if (($groupName != 'general') && ($add === TRUE)) {
+                       $this->variableGroups[$groupName] = 'OK';
+               } // END - if
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * Adds a variable to current group
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   Variable to set
+        * @param       $value                  Value to store in variable
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function addGroupVariable ($variableName, $value) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // Debug message
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.': group=' . $this->currGroup . ', variableName=' . $variableName . ', value=' . $value);
+
+               // Get current variables in group
+               $currVars = $this->readCurrentGroup();
+
+               // Append our variable
+               array_push($currVars, $this->generateVariableArray($variableName, $value));
+
+               // Add it to the stack
+               $this->setVarStack($this->currGroup, $currVars);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for variable value, throws a NoVariableException if the variable is not found
+        *
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Variable group to use
+        * @param       $index          Index in variable array
+        * @return      $value          Value to set
+        */
+       private function getVariableValue ($variableGroup, $index) {
+               // Return it
+               return $this->varStack[$variableGroup][$index]['value'];
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Modify an entry on the stack
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   The variable we are looking for
+        * @param       $value                  The value we want to store in the variable
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      NoVariableException     If the given variable is not found
+        */
+       private function modifyVariable ($variableName, $value) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // Get index for variable
+               $index = $this->getVariableIndex($variableName);
+
+               // Is the variable set?
+               if ($index === FALSE) {
+                       // Unset variables cannot be modified
+                       throw new NoVariableException(array($this, $variableName, $value), self::EXCEPTION_VARIABLE_IS_MISSING);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Then modify it
+               $this->setVariableValue($this->currGroup, $index, $value);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Sets a variable value for given variable group and index
+        *
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Variable group to use
+        * @param       $index          Index in variable array
+        * @param       $value          Value to set
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function setVariableValue ($variableGroup, $index, $value) {
+               $this->varStack[$variableGroup][$index]['value'] = $value;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Sets a variable within given group. This method does detect if the
+        * variable is already set. If so, the variable got modified, otherwise
+        * added.
+        *
+        * @param       $variableGroup          Variable group to use
+        * @param       $variableName   Variable to set
+        * @param       $value                  Value to set
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected function setVariable ($variableGroup, $variableName, $value) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // Get index for variable
+               $index = $this->getVariableIndex($variableName);
+
+               // Is the variable set?
+               if ($index === FALSE) {
+                       // Is the stack there?
+                       if (!isset($this->varStack[$variableGroup])) {
+                               // Then initialize it here
+                               $this->varStack[$variableGroup] = array();
+                       } // END - if
+
+                       // Not found, add it
+                       array_push($this->varStack[$variableGroup], $this->generateVariableArray($variableName, $value));
+               } else {
+                       // Then modify it
+                       $this->setVariableValue($this->currGroup, $index, $value);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * "Generates" (better returns) an array for all variables for given
+        * variable/value pay.
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   Variable to set
+        * @param       $value                  Value to set
+        * @return      $varData                Variable data array
+        */
+       private function generateVariableArray ($variableName, $value) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // Generate the temporary array
+               $varData = array(
+                       'name'  => $variableName,
+                       'value' => $value
+               );
+
+               // And return it
+               return $varData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for template type. Only 'html', 'emails' and 'compiled' should
+        * be sent here
+        *
+        * @param       $templateType   The current template's type
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function setTemplateType ($templateType) {
+               $this->templateType = (string) $templateType;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for template type
+        *
+        * @return      $templateType   The current template's type
+        */
+       public final function getTemplateType () {
+               return $this->templateType;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for the last loaded template's FQFN
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The last loaded template
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private final function setLastTemplate ($template) {
+               $this->lastTemplate = (string) $template;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for the last loaded template's FQFN
+        *
+        * @return      $template       The last loaded template
+        */
+       private final function getLastTemplate () {
+               return $this->lastTemplate;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for base path
+        *
+        * @param               $templateBasePath               The relative base path for all templates
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function setTemplateBasePath ($templateBasePath) {
+               // And set it
+               $this->templateBasePath = (string) $templateBasePath;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for base path
+        *
+        * @return      $templateBasePath               The relative base path for all templates
+        */
+       public final function getTemplateBasePath () {
+               // And set it
+               return $this->templateBasePath;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for generic base path
+        *
+        * @return      $templateBasePath               The relative base path for all templates
+        */
+       public final function getGenericBasePath () {
+               // And set it
+               return $this->genericBasePath;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for template extension
+        *
+        * @param               $templateExtension      The file extension for all uncompiled
+        *                                                      templates
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function setRawTemplateExtension ($templateExtension) {
+               // And set it
+               $this->templateExtension = (string) $templateExtension;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for code template extension
+        *
+        * @param               $codeExtension          The file extension for all uncompiled
+        *                                                      templates
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function setCodeTemplateExtension ($codeExtension) {
+               // And set it
+               $this->codeExtension = (string) $codeExtension;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for template extension
+        *
+        * @return      $templateExtension      The file extension for all uncompiled
+        *                                                      templates
+        */
+       public final function getRawTemplateExtension () {
+               // And set it
+               return $this->templateExtension;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for code-template extension
+        *
+        * @return      $codeExtension          The file extension for all code-
+        *                                                      templates
+        */
+       public final function getCodeTemplateExtension () {
+               // And set it
+               return $this->codeExtension;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Setter for path of compiled templates
+        *
+        * @param       $compileOutputPath      The local base path for all compiled
+        *                                                              templates
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function setCompileOutputPath ($compileOutputPath) {
+               // And set it
+               $this->compileOutputPath = (string) $compileOutputPath;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Unsets the given offset in the variable group
+        *
+        * @param       $index                  Index to unset
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Variable group (default: currGroup)
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function unsetVariableStackOffset ($index, $variableGroup = NULL) {
+               // Is the variable group not set?
+               if (is_null($variableGroup)) {
+                       // Then set it to current
+                       $variableGroup = $this->currGroup;
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Is the entry there?
+               if (!isset($this->varStack[$variableGroup][$index])) {
+                       // Abort here, we need fixing!
+                       $this->debugInstance();
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Remove it
+               unset($this->varStack[$variableGroup][$index]);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Private setter for raw template data
+        *
+        * @param       $rawTemplateData        The raw data from the template
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected final function setRawTemplateData ($rawTemplateData) {
+               // And store it in this class
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.': ' . strlen($rawTemplateData) . ' Bytes set.');
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(__METHOD__.': ' . $this->currGroup . ' variables: ' . count($this->getVarStack($this->currGroup)) . ', groups=' . count($this->varStack));
+               $this->rawTemplateData = (string) $rawTemplateData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for raw template data
+        *
+        * @return      $rawTemplateData        The raw data from the template
+        */
+       public final function getRawTemplateData () {
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: ' . strlen($this->rawTemplateData) . ' Bytes read.');
+               return $this->rawTemplateData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Private setter for compiled templates
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private final function setCompiledData ($compiledData) {
+               // And store it in this class
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: ' . strlen($compiledData) . ' Bytes set.');
+               $this->compiledData = (string) $compiledData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for compiled templates, must be public for e.g. Mailer classes.
+        *
+        * @return      $compiledData   Compiled template data
+        */
+       public final function getCompiledData () {
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: ' . strlen($this->compiledData) . ' Bytes read.');
+               return $this->compiledData;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Private loader for all template types
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The template we shall load
+        * @param       $extOther       An other extension to use
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      FileNotFoundException   If the template was not found
+        */
+       protected function loadTemplate ($template, $extOther = '') {
+               // Get extension for the template if empty
+               if (empty($extOther)) {
+                       // None provided, so get the raw one
+                       $ext = $this->getRawTemplateExtension();
+               } else {
+                       // Then use it!
+                       $ext = (string) $extOther;
+               }
+
+               /*
+                * Construct the FQFN for the template without language as language is
+                * now entirely done by php_intl. These old thing with language-based
+                * template paths comes from an older time.
+                */
+               $fqfn = sprintf('%s%s%s%s/%s%s',
+                       $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('base_path'),
+                       $this->getTemplateBasePath(),
+                       $this->getGenericBasePath(),
+                       $this->getTemplateType(),
+                       (string) $template,
+                       $ext
+               );
+
+               // First try this
+               try {
+                       // Load the raw template data
+                       $this->loadRawTemplateData($fqfn);
+               } catch (FileNotFoundException $e) {
+                       // If we shall load a code-template we need to switch the file extension
+                       if (($this->getTemplateType() != $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('html_template_type')) && (empty($extOther))) {
+                               // Switch over to the code-template extension and try it again
+                               $ext = $this->getCodeTemplateExtension();
+
+                               // Try it again...
+                               $this->loadTemplate($template, $ext);
+                       } else {
+                               // Throw it again
+                               throw new FileNotFoundException($fqfn, self::EXCEPTION_FILE_NOT_FOUND);
+                       }
+               }
+
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * A private loader for raw template names
+        *
+        * @param       $fqfn   The full-qualified file name for a template
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function loadRawTemplateData ($fqfn) {
+               // Some debug code to look on the file which is being loaded
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: FQFN=' . $fqfn);
+
+               // Load the raw template
+               $rawTemplateData = $this->getFileIoInstance()->loadFileContents($fqfn);
+
+               // Store the template's contents into this class
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($rawTemplateData);
+
+               // Remember the template's FQFN
+               $this->setLastTemplate($fqfn);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Try to assign an extracted template variable as a "content" or 'config'
+        * variable.
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName           The variable's name (shall be content or config)
+        *                                                      by default
+        * @param       $variableName   The variable we want to assign
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function assignTemplateVariable ($variableName, $var) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // Debug message
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: variableName=' . $variableName . ',variableName=' . $variableName);
+
+               // Is it not a config variable?
+               if ($variableName != 'config') {
+                       // Regular template variables
+                       $this->assignVariable($variableName, '');
+               } else {
+                       // Configuration variables
+                       $this->assignConfigVariable($var);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Extract variables from a given raw data stream
+        *
+        * @param       $rawData        The raw template data we shall analyze
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function extractVariablesFromRawData ($rawData) {
+               // Cast to string
+               $rawData = (string) $rawData;
+
+               // Search for variables
+               preg_match_all('/\$(\w+)(\[(\w+)\])?/', $rawData, $variableMatches);
+
+               // Debug message
+               //* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:rawData(' . strlen($rawData) . ')=' . $rawData . ',variableMatches=' . print_r($variableMatches, TRUE));
+
+               // Did we find some variables?
+               if ((is_array($variableMatches)) && (count($variableMatches) == 4) && (count($variableMatches[0]) > 0)) {
+                       // Initialize all missing variables
+                       foreach ($variableMatches[3] as $key => $var) {
+                               // Variable name
+                               $variableName = $variableMatches[1][$key];
+
+                               // Workarround: Do not assign empty variables
+                               if (!empty($var)) {
+                                       // Try to assign it, empty strings are being ignored
+                                       $this->assignTemplateVariable($variableName, $var);
+                               } // END - if
+                       } // END - foreach
+               } // END - if
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Main analysis of the loaded template
+        *
+        * @param       $templateMatches        Found template place-holders, see below
+        * @return      void
+        *
+        *---------------------------------
+        * Structure of $templateMatches:
+        *---------------------------------
+        * [0] => Array - An array with all full matches
+        * [1] => Array - An array with left part (before the ':') of a match
+        * [2] => Array - An array with right part of a match including ':'
+        * [3] => Array - An array with right part of a match excluding ':'
+        */
+       private function analyzeTemplate (array $templateMatches) {
+               // Backup raw template data
+               $backup = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // Initialize some arrays
+               if (is_null($this->loadedRawData)) {
+                       // Initialize both
+                       $this->loadedRawData = array();
+                       $this->rawTemplates = array();
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Load all requested templates
+               foreach ($templateMatches[1] as $template) {
+                       // Load and compile only templates which we have not yet loaded
+                       // RECURSIVE PROTECTION! BE CAREFUL HERE!
+                       if ((!isset($this->loadedRawData[$template])) && (!in_array($template, $this->loadedTemplates))) {
+                               // Debug message
+                               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:template=' . $template);
+
+                               // Template not found, but maybe variable assigned?
+                               if ($this->getVariableIndex($template) !== FALSE) {
+                                       // Use that content here
+                                       $this->loadedRawData[$template] = $this->readVariable($template);
+
+                                       // Recursive protection:
+                                       array_push($this->loadedTemplates, $template);
+                               } else {
+                                       // Then try to search for code-templates
+                                       try {
+                                               // Load the code template and remember it's contents
+                                               $this->loadCodeTemplate($template);
+                                               $this->loadedRawData[$template] = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+                                               // Remember this template for recursion detection
+                                               // RECURSIVE PROTECTION!
+                                               array_push($this->loadedTemplates, $template);
+                                       } catch (FileNotFoundException $e) {
+                                               // Even this is not done... :/
+                                               array_push($this->rawTemplates, $template);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       } // END - if
+               } // END - foreach
+
+               // Restore the raw template data
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($backup);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Compile a given raw template code and remember it for later usage
+        *
+        * @param       $code           The raw template code
+        * @param       $template       The template's name
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function compileCode ($code, $template) {
+               // Is this template already compiled?
+               if (in_array($template, $this->compiledTemplates)) {
+                       // Abort here...
+                       return;
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Remember this template being compiled
+               array_push($this->compiledTemplates, $template);
+
+               // Compile the loaded code in five steps:
+               //
+               // 1. Backup current template data
+               $backup = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // 2. Set the current template's raw data as the new content
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($code);
+
+               // 3. Compile the template data
+               $this->compileTemplate();
+
+               // 4. Remember it's contents
+               $this->loadedRawData[$template] = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // 5. Restore the previous raw content from backup variable
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($backup);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Insert all given and loaded templates by running through all loaded
+        * codes and searching for their place-holder in the main template
+        *
+        * @param       $templateMatches        See method analyzeTemplate()
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function insertAllTemplates (array $templateMatches) {
+               // Run through all loaded codes
+               foreach ($this->loadedRawData as $template => $code) {
+
+                       // Search for the template
+                       $foundIndex = array_search($template, $templateMatches[1]);
+
+                       // Lookup the matching template replacement
+                       if (($foundIndex !== FALSE) && (isset($templateMatches[0][$foundIndex]))) {
+
+                               // Get the current raw template
+                               $rawData = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+                               // Replace the space holder with the template code
+                               $rawData = str_replace($templateMatches[0][$foundIndex], $code, $rawData);
+
+                               // Set the new raw data
+                               $this->setRawTemplateData($rawData);
+                       } // END - if
+               } // END - foreach
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load all extra raw templates
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function loadExtraRawTemplates () {
+               // Are there some raw templates we need to load?
+               if (count($this->rawTemplates) > 0) {
+                       // Try to load all raw templates
+                       foreach ($this->rawTemplates as $key => $template) {
+                               try {
+                                       // Load the template
+                                       $this->loadHtmlTemplate($template);
+
+                                       // Remember it's contents
+                                       $this->rawTemplates[$template] = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+                                       // Remove it from the loader list
+                                       unset($this->rawTemplates[$key]);
+
+                                       // Remember this template for recursion detection
+                                       // RECURSIVE PROTECTION!
+                                       array_push($this->loadedTemplates, $template);
+                               } catch (FileNotFoundException $e) {
+                                       // This template was never found. We silently ignore it
+                                       unset($this->rawTemplates[$key]);
+                               }
+                       } // END - foreach
+               } // END - if
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assign all found template variables
+        *
+        * @param       $varMatches             An array full of variable/value pairs.
+        * @return      void
+        * @todo        Unfinished work or don't die here.
+        */
+       private function assignAllVariables (array $varMatches) {
+               // Debug message
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:varMatches()=' . count($varMatches));
+
+               // Search for all variables
+               foreach ($varMatches[1] as $key => $var) {
+                       // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+                       $var = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($var));
+
+                       // Debug message
+                       self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:key=' . $key . ',var=' . $var);
+
+                       // Detect leading equals
+                       if (substr($varMatches[2][$key], 0, 1) == '=') {
+                               // Remove and cast it
+                               $varMatches[2][$key] = (string) substr($varMatches[2][$key], 1);
+                       } // END - if
+
+                       // Do we have some quotes left and right side? Then it is free text
+                       if ((substr($varMatches[2][$key], 0, 1) == '"') && (substr($varMatches[2][$key], -1, 1) == '"')) {
+                               // Free string detected! Which we can assign directly
+                               $this->assignVariable($var, $varMatches[3][$key]);
+                       } elseif (!empty($varMatches[2][$key])) {
+                               // @TODO Non-string found so we need some deeper analysis...
+                               ApplicationEntryPoint::app_exit('Deeper analysis not yet implemented!');
+                       }
+               } // END - foreach
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Compiles all loaded raw templates
+        *
+        * @param       $templateMatches        See method analyzeTemplate() for details
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function compileRawTemplateData (array $templateMatches) {
+               // Debug message
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:loadedRawData()= ' .count($this->loadedRawData));
+
+               // Are some code-templates found which we need to compile?
+               if (count($this->loadedRawData) > 0) {
+                       // Then compile all!
+                       foreach ($this->loadedRawData as $template => $code) {
+                               // Debug message
+                               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:template=' . $template . ',code(' . strlen($code) . ')=' . $code);
+
+                               // Is this template already compiled?
+                               if (in_array($template, $this->compiledTemplates)) {
+                                       // Then skip it
+                                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: Template ' . $template . ' already compiled. SKIPPED!');
+                                       continue;
+                               } // END - if
+
+                               // Search for the template
+                               $foundIndex = array_search($template, $templateMatches[1]);
+
+                               // Lookup the matching variable data
+                               if (($foundIndex !== FALSE) && (isset($templateMatches[3][$foundIndex]))) {
+                                       // Split it up with another reg. exp. into variable=value pairs
+                                       preg_match_all($this->regExpVarValue, $templateMatches[3][$foundIndex], $varMatches);
+                                       //* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:varMatches=' . print_r($varMatches, TRUE));
+
+                                       // Assign all variables
+                                       $this->assignAllVariables($varMatches);
+                               } // END - if (isset($templateMatches ...
+
+                               // Compile the loaded template
+                               $this->compileCode($code, $template);
+                       } // END - foreach ($this->loadedRawData ...
+
+                       // Insert all templates
+                       $this->insertAllTemplates($templateMatches);
+               } // END - if (count($this->loadedRawData) ...
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Inserts all raw templates into their respective variables
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function insertRawTemplates () {
+               // Load all templates
+               foreach ($this->rawTemplates as $template => $content) {
+                       // Set the template as a variable with the content
+                       $this->assignVariable($template, $content);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Finalizes the compilation of all template variables
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       private function finalizeVariableCompilation () {
+               // Get the content
+               $content = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: content before=' . strlen($content) . ' (' . md5($content) . ')');
+
+               // Do we have the stack?
+               if (!$this->isVarStackSet('general')) {
+                       // Abort here silently
+                       // @TODO This silent abort should be logged, maybe.
+                       return;
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Walk through all variables
+               foreach ($this->getVarStack('general') as $currEntry) {
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: name=' . $currEntry['name'] . ', value=<pre>' . htmlentities($currEntry['value']) . '</pre>');
+                       // Replace all [$var] or {?$var?} with the content
+                       // @TODO Old behaviour, will become obsolete!
+                       $content = str_replace('$content[' . $currEntry['name'] . ']', $currEntry['value'], $content);
+
+                       // @TODO Yet another old way
+                       $content = str_replace('[' . $currEntry['name'] . ']', $currEntry['value'], $content);
+
+                       // The new behaviour
+                       $content = str_replace('{?' . $currEntry['name'] . '?}', $currEntry['value'], $content);
+               } // END - for
+
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: content after=' . strlen($content) . ' (' . md5($content) . ')');
+
+               // Set the content back
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($content);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load a specified HTML template into the engine
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The web template we shall load which is located in
+        *                                              'html' by default
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function loadHtmlTemplate ($template) {
+               // Set template type
+               $this->setTemplateType($this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('html_template_type'));
+
+               // Load the special template
+               $this->loadTemplate($template);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assign (add) a given variable with a value
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   The variable we are looking for
+        * @param       $value                  The value we want to store in the variable
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      EmptyVariableException  If the variable name is left empty
+        */
+       public final function assignVariable ($variableName, $value) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // Empty variable found?
+               if (empty($variableName)) {
+                       // Throw an exception
+                       throw new EmptyVariableException(array($this, 'variableName'), self::EXCEPTION_UNEXPECTED_EMPTY_STRING);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // First search for the variable if it was already added
+               $index = $this->getVariableIndex($variableName);
+
+               // Was it found?
+               if ($index === FALSE) {
+                       // Add it to the stack
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:ADD: ' . $variableName . '[' . gettype($value) . ']=' . $value);
+                       $this->addVariable($variableName, $value);
+               } elseif (!empty($value)) {
+                       // Modify the stack entry
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:MOD: ' . $variableName . '[' . gettype($value) . ']=' . $value);
+                       $this->modifyVariable($variableName, $value);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Removes a given variable
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   The variable we are looking for
+        * @param       $variableGroup  Name of variable group (default: 'general')
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function removeVariable ($variableName, $variableGroup = 'general') {
+               // First search for the variable if it was already added
+               $index = $this->getVariableIndex($variableName, $variableGroup);
+
+               // Was it found?
+               if ($index !== FALSE) {
+                       // Remove this variable
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:UNSET: variableGroup=' . $variableGroup . ',variableName=' . $variableName . ',index=' . $index);
+                       $this->unsetVariableStackOffset($index, $variableGroup);
+               } // END - if
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assigns the last loaded raw template content with a given variable
+        *
+        * @param       $templateName   Name of the template we want to assign
+        * @param       $variableName   Name of the variable we want to assign
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function assignTemplateWithVariable ($templateName, $variableName) {
+               // Get the content from last loaded raw template
+               $content = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // Assign the variable
+               $this->assignVariable($variableName, $content);
+
+               // Purge raw content
+               $this->setRawTemplateData('');
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assign a given congfiguration variable with a value
+        *
+        * @param       $variableName   The configuration variable we want to assign
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function assignConfigVariable ($variableName) {
+               // Replace all dashes to underscores to match variables with configuration entries
+               $variableName = trim(self::convertDashesToUnderscores($variableName));
+
+               // Sweet and simple...
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: variableName=' . $variableName . ',getConfigEntry()=' . $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry($variableName));
+               $this->assignVariable($variableName, $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry($variableName));
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assigns a lot variables into the stack of currently loaded template.
+        * This method should only be used in very rare circumstances, e.g. when
+        * you have to copy a whole set of variables into the template engine.
+        * Before you use this method, please make sure you have considered all
+        * other possiblities.
+        *
+        * @param       $variables      An array with variables to be assigned
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function assignMultipleVariables (array $variables) {
+               // "Inject" all
+               foreach ($variables as $name => $value) {
+                       // Set variable with name for 'config' group
+                       $this->assignVariable($name, $value);
+               } // END - foreach
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Assigns all the application data with template variables
+        *
+        * @param       $applicationInstance    A manageable application instance
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function assignApplicationData (ManageableApplication $applicationInstance) {
+               // Get long name and assign it
+               $this->assignVariable('app_full_name' , $applicationInstance->getAppName());
+
+               // Get short name and assign it
+               $this->assignVariable('app_short_name', $applicationInstance->getAppShortName());
+
+               // Get version number and assign it
+               $this->assignVariable('app_version'   , $applicationInstance->getAppVersion());
+
+               // Assign extra application-depending data
+               $applicationInstance->assignExtraTemplateData($this);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load a specified code template into the engine
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The code template we shall load which is
+        *                                              located in 'code' by default
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function loadCodeTemplate ($template) {
+               // Set template type
+               $this->setTemplateType($this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('code_' . self::getResponseTypeFromSystem() . '_template_type'));
+
+               // Load the special template
+               $this->loadTemplate($template);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load a specified email template into the engine
+        *
+        * @param       $template       The email template we shall load which is
+        *                                              located in 'emails' by default
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function loadEmailTemplate ($template) {
+               // Set template type
+               $this->setTemplateType($this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('email_template_type'));
+
+               // Load the special template
+               $this->loadTemplate($template);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Compiles configuration place-holders in all variables. This 'walks'
+        * through the variable group 'general'. It interprets all values from that
+        * variables as configuration entries after compiling them.
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function compileConfigInVariables () {
+               // Do we have the stack?
+               if (!$this->isVarStackSet('general')) {
+                       // Abort here silently
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: Aborted, variable stack general not found!');
+                       return;
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Iterate through all general variables
+               foreach ($this->getVarStack('general') as $index => $currVariable) {
+                       // Compile the value
+                       $value = $this->compileRawCode($this->readVariable($currVariable['name']), TRUE);
+
+                       // Debug message
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: name=' . $currVariable['name'] . ',value=' . $value);
+
+                       // Remove it from stack
+                       $this->removeVariable($currVariable['name'], 'general');
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: value='. $value . ',name=' . $currVariable['name'] . ',index=' . $index);
+
+                       // Is it a configuration key?
+                       if ($this->getConfigInstance()->isConfigurationEntrySet($value)) {
+                               // The value itself is a configuration entry
+                               $this->assignConfigVariable($value);
+                       } else {
+                               // Re-assign the value directly
+                               $this->assignVariable($currVariable['name'], $value);
+                       }
+               } // END - foreach
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Compile all variables by inserting their respective values
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        * @todo        Make this code some nicer...
+        */
+       public final function compileVariables () {
+               // Initialize the $content array
+               $validVar = $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('tpl_valid_var');
+               $dummy = array();
+
+               // Iterate through all general variables
+               foreach ($this->getVarStack('general') as $currVariable) {
+                       // Transfer it's name/value combination to the $content array
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:' . $currVariable['name'] . '=<pre>' . htmlentities($currVariable['value']).'</pre>');
+                       $dummy[$currVariable['name']] = $currVariable['value'];
+               }// END - if
+
+               // Set the new variable (don't remove the second dollar!)
+               $$validVar = $dummy;
+
+               // Remove some variables
+               unset($index);
+               unset($currVariable);
+
+               // Run the compilation three times to get content from helper classes in
+               $cnt = 0;
+               while ($cnt < 3) {
+                       // Finalize the compilation of template variables
+                       $this->finalizeVariableCompilation();
+
+                       // Prepare the eval() command for comiling the template
+                       $eval = sprintf('$result = "%s";',
+                               addslashes($this->getRawTemplateData())
+                       );
+
+                       // This loop does remove the backslashes (\) in PHP parameters
+                       while (strpos($eval, $this->codeBegin) !== FALSE) {
+                               // Get left part before "<?"
+                               $evalLeft = substr($eval, 0, strpos($eval, $this->codeBegin));
+
+                               // Get all from right of "<?"
+                               $evalRight = substr($eval, (strpos($eval, $this->codeBegin) + 5));
+
+                               // Cut middle part out and remove escapes
+                               $evalMiddle = trim(substr($evalRight, 0, strpos($evalRight, $this->codeEnd)));
+                               $evalMiddle = stripslashes($evalMiddle);
+
+                               // Remove the middle part from right one
+                               $evalRight = substr($evalRight, (strpos($evalRight, $this->codeEnd) + 2));
+
+                               // And put all together
+                               $eval = sprintf('%s<%%php %s %%>%s', $evalLeft, $evalMiddle, $evalRight);
+                       } // END - while
+
+                       // Prepare PHP code for eval() command
+                       $eval = str_replace(
+                               '<%php', '";',
+                               str_replace(
+                                       '%>',
+                                       "\n\$result .= \"",
+                                       $eval
+                               )
+                       );
+
+                       // Run the constructed command. This will "compile" all variables in
+                       eval($eval);
+
+                       // Goes something wrong?
+                       if ((!isset($result)) || (empty($result))) {
+                               // Output eval command
+                               self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput(sprintf('Failed eval() code: <pre>%s</pre>', $this->markupCode($eval, TRUE)), TRUE);
+
+                               // Output backtrace here
+                               $this->debugBackTrace();
+                       } // END - if
+
+                       // Set raw template data
+                       $this->setRawTemplateData($result);
+                       $cnt++;
+               } // END - while
+
+               // Final variable assignment
+               $this->finalizeVariableCompilation();
+
+               // Set the new content
+               $this->setCompiledData($this->getRawTemplateData());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Compile all required templates into the current loaded one
+        *
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      UnexpectedTemplateTypeException If the template type is
+        *                                                                                      not "code"
+        * @throws      InvalidArrayCountException              If an unexpected array
+        *                                                                                      count has been found
+        */
+       public function compileTemplate () {
+               // Get code type to make things shorter
+               $codeType = $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('code_' . self::getResponseTypeFromSystem() . '_template_type');
+
+               // We will only work with template type "code" from configuration
+               if (substr($this->getTemplateType(), 0, strlen($codeType)) != $codeType) {
+                       // Abort here
+                       throw new UnexpectedTemplateTypeException(array($this, $this->getTemplateType(), $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('code_' . self::getResponseTypeFromSystem() . '_template_type')), self::EXCEPTION_TEMPLATE_TYPE_IS_UNEXPECTED);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Get the raw data.
+               $rawData = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // Remove double spaces and trim leading/trailing spaces
+               $rawData = trim(str_replace('  ', ' ', $rawData));
+
+               // Search for raw variables
+               $this->extractVariablesFromRawData($rawData);
+
+               // Search for code-tags which are {? ?}
+               preg_match_all($this->regExpCodeTags, $rawData, $templateMatches);
+
+               // Debug message
+               //* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:templateMatches=' . print_r($templateMatches , TRUE));
+
+               // Analyze the matches array
+               if ((is_array($templateMatches)) && (count($templateMatches) == 4) && (count($templateMatches[0]) > 0)) {
+                       // Entries are found:
+                       //
+                       // The main analysis
+                       $this->analyzeTemplate($templateMatches);
+
+                       // Compile raw template data
+                       $this->compileRawTemplateData($templateMatches);
+
+                       // Are there some raw templates left for loading?
+                       $this->loadExtraRawTemplates();
+
+                       // Are some raw templates found and loaded?
+                       if (count($this->rawTemplates) > 0) {
+                               // Insert all raw templates
+                               $this->insertRawTemplates();
+
+                               // Remove the raw template content as well
+                               $this->setRawTemplateData('');
+                       } // END - if
+               } // END - if($templateMatches ...
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Loads a given view helper (by name)
+        *
+        * @param       $helperName             The helper's name
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       protected function loadViewHelper ($helperName) {
+               // Is this view helper loaded?
+               if (!isset($this->helpers[$helperName])) {
+                       // Create a class name
+                       $className = self::convertToClassName($helperName) . 'ViewHelper';
+
+                       // Generate new instance
+                       $this->helpers[$helperName] = ObjectFactory::createObjectByName($className);
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Return the requested instance
+               return $this->helpers[$helperName];
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Transfers the content of this template engine to a given response instance
+        *
+        * @param       $responseInstance       An instance of a Responseable class
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function transferToResponse (Responseable $responseInstance) {
+               // Get the content and set it in response class
+               $responseInstance->writeToBody($this->getCompiledData());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * "Compiles" a variable by replacing {?var?} with it's content
+        *
+        * @param       $rawCode                        Raw code to compile
+        * @param       $setMatchAsCode         Sets $match if readVariable() returns empty result
+        * @return      $rawCode        Compile code with inserted variable value
+        */
+       public function compileRawCode ($rawCode, $setMatchAsCode=FALSE) {
+               // Find the variables
+               //* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:rawCode=<pre>' . htmlentities($rawCode) . '</pre>');
+               preg_match_all($this->regExpVarValue, $rawCode, $varMatches);
+
+               // Compile all variables
+               //* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:<pre>' . print_r($varMatches, TRUE) . '</pre>');
+               foreach ($varMatches[0] as $match) {
+                       // Add variable tags around it
+                       $varCode = '{?' . $match . '?}';
+
+                       // Debug message
+                       //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:varCode=' . $varCode);
+
+                       // Is the variable found in code? (safes some calls)
+                       if (strpos($rawCode, $varCode) !== FALSE) {
+                               // Debug message
+                               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: match=' . $match . ',rawCode[' . gettype($rawCode) . ']=' . $rawCode);
+
+                               // Use $match as new value or $value from read variable?
+                               if ($setMatchAsCode === TRUE) {
+                                       // Insert match
+                                       $rawCode = str_replace($varCode, $match, $rawCode);
+                               } else {
+                                       // Read the variable
+                                       $value = $this->readVariable($match);
+
+                                       // Insert value
+                                       $rawCode = str_replace($varCode, $value, $rawCode);
+                               }
+                       } // END - if
+               } // END - foreach
+
+               // Return the compiled data
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']:rawCode=<pre>' . htmlentities($rawCode) . '</pre>');
+               return $rawCode;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Getter for variable group array
+        *
+        * @return      $variableGroups All variable groups
+        */
+       public final function getVariableGroups () {
+               return $this->variableGroups;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Renames a variable in code and in stack
+        *
+        * @param       $oldName        Old name of variable
+        * @param       $newName        New name of variable
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public function renameVariable ($oldName, $newName) {
+               //* DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__, __LINE__)->debugOutput('BASE-TEMPLATE[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: oldName=' . $oldName . ', newName=' . $newName);
+               // Get raw template code
+               $rawData = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+
+               // Replace it
+               $rawData = str_replace($oldName, $newName, $rawData);
+
+               // Set the code back
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($rawData);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Renders the given XML content
+        *
+        * @param       $content        Valid XML content or if not set the current loaded raw content
+        * @return      void
+        * @throws      XmlParserException      If an XML error was found
+        */
+       public function renderXmlContent ($content = NULL) {
+               // Is the content set?
+               if (is_null($content)) {
+                       // Get current content
+                       $content = $this->getRawTemplateData();
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Get a XmlParser instance
+               $parserInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('xml_parser_class', array($this));
+
+               // Check if XML compacting is enabled
+               if ($this->isXmlCompactingEnabled()) {
+                       // Yes, so get a decorator class for transparent compacting
+                       $parserInstance = ObjectFactory::createObjectByConfiguredName('deco_compacting_xml_parser_class', array($parserInstance));
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Parse the XML document
+               $parserInstance->parseXmlContent($content);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Enables or disables language support
+        *
+        * @param       $languageSupport        New language support setting
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function enableLanguageSupport ($languageSupport = TRUE) {
+               $this->languageSupport = (bool) $languageSupport;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Checks whether language support is enabled
+        *
+        * @return      $languageSupport        Whether language support is enabled or disabled
+        */
+       public final function isLanguageSupportEnabled () {
+               return $this->languageSupport;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Enables or disables XML compacting
+        *
+        * @param       $xmlCompacting  New XML compacting setting
+        * @return      void
+        */
+       public final function enableXmlCompacting ($xmlCompacting = TRUE) {
+               $this->xmlCompacting = (bool) $xmlCompacting;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Checks whether XML compacting is enabled
+        *
+        * @return      $xmlCompacting  Whether XML compacting is enabled or disabled
+        */
+       public final function isXmlCompactingEnabled () {
+               return $this->xmlCompacting;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Removes all commentd, tabs and new-line characters to compact the content
+        *
+        * @param       $uncompactedContent             The uncompacted content
+        * @return      $compactedContent               The compacted content
+        */
+       public function compactContent ($uncompactedContent) {
+               // First, remove all tab/new-line/revert characters
+               $compactedContent = str_replace(chr(9), '', str_replace(chr(10), '', str_replace(chr(13), '', $uncompactedContent)));
+
+               // Then regex all comments like <!-- //--> away
+               preg_match_all($this->regExpComments, $compactedContent, $matches);
+
+               // Do we have entries?
+               if (isset($matches[0][0])) {
+                       // Remove all
+                       foreach ($matches[0] as $match) {
+                               // Remove the match
+                               $compactedContent = str_replace($match, '', $compactedContent);
+                       } // END - foreach
+               } // END - if
+
+               // Set the content again
+               $this->setRawTemplateData($compactedContent);
+
+               // Return compacted content
+               return $compactedContent;
+       }
+
+}