# expand-template > Expand placeholders in a template string. [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/expand-template)  [](https://travis-ci.org/ralphtheninja/expand-template) [](https://standardjs.com) ## Install ``` $ npm i expand-template -S ``` ## Usage Default functionality expands templates using `{}` as separators for string placeholders. ```js var expand = require('expand-template')() var template = '{foo}/{foo}/{bar}/{bar}' console.log(expand(template, { foo: 'BAR', bar: 'FOO' })) // -> BAR/BAR/FOO/FOO ``` Custom separators: ```js var expand = require('expand-template')({ sep: '[]' }) var template = '[foo]/[foo]/[bar]/[bar]' console.log(expand(template, { foo: 'BAR', bar: 'FOO' })) // -> BAR/BAR/FOO/FOO ``` ## License All code, unless stated otherwise, is dual-licensed under [`WTFPL`](http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/) and [`MIT`](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).