diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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# ATST
## Installation
+
brew install python3
python3 -m venv .venv
. .venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+## Running (development)
+
+ DEBUG=1 ./app.py
+
+## Notes
+
+tornado templates are like mustache templates -- add the
+following to `~/.vim/filetype.vim` for syntax highlighting:
+
+ :au BufRead *.html.to set filetype=mustache
+
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import tornado.ioloop
+import tornado.web
+import os
+
+class MainHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
+ def get(self):
+ self.render("hello.html.to")
+
+def make_app():
+ return tornado.web.Application([
+ (r"/", MainHandler),
+ ],
+ template_path='./templates',
+ debug=os.getenv('DEBUG',False),
+ )
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ app = make_app()
+ app.listen(8888)
+ tornado.ioloop.IOLoop.current().start()
diff --git a/templates/base.html.to b/templates/base.html.to
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+
+
+
+ {% block title %}your title here{% end %}
+
+ {% block title %}your title here again{% end %}
+
+
+ {% block content %}
+ your content goes here
+ {% end %}
+
+
+
diff --git a/templates/hello.html.to b/templates/hello.html.to
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+{% extends "base.html.to" %}
+
+{% block title %}
+this is an amazing title for hello
+{% end %}
+
+{% block content %}
+This is more content for hello
+{% end %}
+