Looking for a codegen library that uses C++ for scripting

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  1. gsl

    Discontinued iMatix GSL code generator (by imatix)

    I'm working on a project that currently uses GSL for its code generation. If you're not familiar, I wouldn't recommend checking it out. It is a pretty old template engine that is no longer maintained and lacks features that would make it a good functional language. I have therefore been tasked with finding a replacement.

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  3. Inja

    A Template Engine for Modern C++

    I've looked into a newer template engine like Inja, but my client isn't quite happy with that either. Inja allows you to write templates that you feed JSON data into:

  4. ChaiScript

    Embedded Scripting Language Designed for C++

    Maybe ChaiScript? It is not exactly what you are looking for, but very similar, in my opinion.

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