Conditionals

Use conditionals to render sections conditionally based on context values.

Syntax

if subscribed:
    << Thanks for subscribing, ${name}! >>
else:
    << Please consider subscribing. >>

Rendered results

• When subscribed is true and name is Dana:

Thanks for subscribing, Dana!

• When subscribed is false or missing:

Please consider subscribing.

elif

Use elif to add additional branches without nesting:

if status == "premium":
    << Premium user >>
elif status == "standard":
    << Standard user >>
elif status == "trial":
    << Trial user >>
else:
    << Unknown status >>

Any number of elif branches can follow an if. An optional else branch at the end catches all remaining cases.

Notes

• Conditions evaluate truthiness: missing, false, empty, or null values are treated as false.
• You can reference nested values with dotted paths, e.g. user.active.
• elif is syntactic sugar for a nested if in the false branch; no additional AST nodes are needed.

Tip: Use margarita metadata or a dry render to ensure required context keys are present before running in production.