some enhancements

templating/engine.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package templating
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
@@ -82,6 +83,22 @@ func (e *Engine) funcs() error {
 		return result
 	})
 
+	// Template helpers
+	e.AddFunc("dict", func(values ...interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+		if len(values)%2 != 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("dict requires an even number of arguments")
+		}
+		dict := make(map[string]interface{})
+		for i := 0; i < len(values); i += 2 {
+			key, ok := values[i].(string)
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("dict keys must be strings")
+			}
+			dict[key] = values[i+1]
+		}
+		return dict, nil
+	})
+
 	// Strings
 	e.AddFunc("FirstLetter", functions.FirstLetter)
 	e.AddFunc("Upper", strings.ToUpper)