4 files changed, 56 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/gonf/files.go b/gonf/files.go
index ce6f6c8..197f352 100644
--- a/gonf/files.go
+++ b/gonf/files.go
@@ -25,12 +25,22 @@ type FilePromise struct {
 	status   Status
 }
 
-func File(filename Value, contents Value) *FilePromise {
+func File(filename any, contents string) *FilePromise {
 	return &FilePromise{
 		chain:    nil,
-		contents: contents,
+		contents: interfaceToValue(contents),
 		err:      nil,
-		filename: filename,
+		filename: interfaceToTemplateValue(filename),
+		status:   PROMISED,
+	}
+}
+
+func Template(filename any, contents any) *FilePromise {
+	return &FilePromise{
+		chain:    nil,
+		contents: interfaceToTemplateValue(contents),
+		err:      nil,
+		filename: interfaceToTemplateValue(filename),
 		status:   PROMISED,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/gonf/templates.go b/gonf/templates.go
index 4d49c71..0b7e11b 100644
--- a/gonf/templates.go
+++ b/gonf/templates.go
@@ -19,27 +19,26 @@ func init() {
 // ----- Public ----------------------------------------------------------------
 type TemplateValue struct {
 	contents []byte
-	name     string
+	data     string
 }
 
 func (t *TemplateValue) Bytes() []byte {
-	var buff bytes.Buffer
-	if err := templates.ExecuteTemplate(&buff, t.name, nil /* no data needed */); err != nil {
-		slog.Error("template", "step", "ExecuteTemplate", "name", t.name, "error", err)
-		return nil
+	if t.contents == nil {
+		tpl := templates.New("")
+		if _, err := tpl.Parse(t.data); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("template", "step", "Parse", "data", t.data, "error", err)
+			return nil
+		}
+		var buff bytes.Buffer
+		if err := tpl.Execute(&buff, nil /* no data needed */); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("template", "step", "Execute", "data", t.data, "error", err)
+			return nil
+		}
+		t.contents = buff.Bytes()
 	}
-	return buff.Bytes()
+	return t.contents
 }
 
 func (t TemplateValue) String() string {
 	return string(t.Bytes()[:])
 }
-
-func Template(name string, contents []byte) *TemplateValue {
-	tpl := templates.New(name)
-	if _, err := tpl.Parse(string(contents)); err != nil {
-		slog.Error("template", "step", "Parse", "name", name, "error", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-	return &TemplateValue{contents, name}
-}
diff --git a/gonf/values.go b/gonf/values.go
index 69e4132..6e37c99 100644
--- a/gonf/values.go
+++ b/gonf/values.go
@@ -1,10 +1,34 @@
 package gonf
 
+import "log/slog"
+
 type Value interface {
 	Bytes() []byte
 	String() string
 }
 
+func interfaceToValue(v any) Value {
+	if vv, ok := v.(string); ok {
+		return &StringValue{vv}
+	}
+	if vv, ok := v.([]byte); ok {
+		return &BytesValue{vv}
+	}
+	slog.Error("interfaceToTemplateValue", "value", v, "error", "Not Implemented")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func interfaceToTemplateValue(v any) Value {
+	if vv, ok := v.(string); ok {
+		return &TemplateValue{data: vv}
+	}
+	if vv, ok := v.([]byte); ok {
+		return &TemplateValue{data: string(vv)}
+	}
+	slog.Error("interfaceToTemplateValue", "value", v, "error", "Not Implemented")
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ----- BytesValue -----------------------------------------------------------------
 type BytesValue struct {
 	value []byte
@@ -18,10 +42,6 @@ func (b BytesValue) String() string {
 	return string(b.value[:])
 }
 
-func Bytes(value []byte) *BytesValue {
-	return &BytesValue{value}
-}
-
 // ----- StringValue ----------------------------------------------------------------
 type StringValue struct {
 	value string
@@ -34,10 +54,6 @@ func (s StringValue) String() string {
 	return s.value
 }
 
-func String(value string) *StringValue {
-	return &StringValue{value}
-}
-
 // TODO lists
 
 // TODO maps
diff --git a/gonf/variables.go b/gonf/variables.go
index e6c845d..2c1247c 100644
--- a/gonf/variables.go
+++ b/gonf/variables.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // ----- Public ----------------------------------------------------------------
-func Default(name string, value Value) *VariablePromise {
+func Default(name string, value string) *VariablePromise {
 	if v, ok := variables[name]; ok {
 		if !v.isDefault {
 			slog.Debug("default would overwrite a variable, ignoring", "name", name, "old_value", v.value, "new_value", value)
@@ -22,19 +22,20 @@ func Default(name string, value Value) *VariablePromise {
 	v := &VariablePromise{
 		isDefault: true,
 		name:      name,
-		value:     value,
+		value:     interfaceToTemplateValue(value),
 	}
 	variables[name] = v
 	return v
 }
-func Variable(name string, value Value) *VariablePromise {
+
+func Variable(name string, value string) *VariablePromise {
 	if v, ok := variables[name]; ok && !v.isDefault {
 		slog.Error("variable is being overwritten", "name", name, "old_value", v, "new_value", value)
 	}
 	v := &VariablePromise{
 		isDefault: false,
 		name:      name,
-		value:     value,
+		value:     interfaceToTemplateValue(value),
 	}
 	variables[name] = v
 	return v