Validate template method to check if template can be parsed

[chaseadams509]

I am considering using Inja for a project because it's a very nice C++ templating tool. However, the project takes in user-generated content, which means a high possibility of invalid templates. This makes handling exceptions being thrown very cumbersome each time a user passing in an invalid template.

Would it be possible to create a method that validates the templates and returns even a simple boolean (where it failed would be ideal, but not necessary)? This way, I could validate the template before trying to parse and render it?

[pantor]

Hi @chaseadams509! Would a simple try-catch block work in this case? If not, would it just be for convenience?