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---
id: templates
title: External Templates
---
`entc` accepts external [Go templates](https://golang.org/pkg/text/template) to execute using the `--template` flag.
If the template name is already defined by `entc`, it will override the existing one. Otherwise, it will write the
execution output to a file with the same name as the template. For example:
`stringer.tmpl` - This template example will be written in a file named: `ent/stringer.go`.
```gotemplate
{{ define "stringer" }}
{{/* Add the base header for the generated file */}}
{{ $pkg := base $.Config.Package }}
{{ template "header" $ }}
{{/* Loop over all nodes and add implement the "GoStringer" interface */}}
{{ range $n := $.Nodes }}
{{ $receiver := $n.Receiver }}
func ({{ $receiver }} *{{ $n.Name }}) GoString() string {
if {{ $receiver }} == nil {
return fmt.Sprintf("{{ $n.Name }}(nil)")
}
return {{ $receiver }}.String()
}
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
```
`debug.tmpl` - This template example will be written in a file named: `ent/debug.go`.
```gotemplate
{{ define "debug" }}
{{/* A template that adds the functionality for running each client <T> in debug mode */}}
{{/* Add the base header for the generated file */}}
{{ $pkg := base $.Config.Package }}
{{ template "header" $ }}
{{/* Loop over all nodes and add option the "Debug" method */}}
{{ range $n := $.Nodes }}
{{ $client := print $n.Name "Client" }}
func (c *{{ $client }}) Debug() *{{ $client }} {
if c.debug {
return c
}
cfg := config{driver: dialect.Debug(c.driver, c.log), log: c.log, debug: true, hooks: c.hooks}
return &{{ $client }}{config: cfg}
}
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
```
In order to override an existing template, use its name. For example:
```gotemplate
{{/* A template for adding additional fields to specific types. */}}
{{ define "model/fields/additional" }}
{{- /* Add static fields to the "Card" entity. */}}
{{- if eq $.Name "Card" }}
// StaticField defined by templates.
StaticField string `json:"static_field,omitempty"`
{{- end }}
{{ end }}
```
## Annotations
Schema annotations allow to attach metadata to fields and edges and inject them to external templates.
An annotation must be a Go type that is serializable to JSON raw value (e.g. struct, map or slice)
and implement the [Annotation](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/facebook/ent/schema/field?tab=doc#Annotation) interface.
Here's an example of an annotation and its usage in schema and template:
1\. An annotation definition:
```go
package entgql
// Annotation annotates fields with metadata for templates.
type Annotation struct {
// OrderField is the ordering field as defined in graphql schema.
OrderField string
}
// Name implements ent.Annotation interface.
func (Annotation) Name() string {
return "EntGQL"
}
```
2\. Annotation usage in ent/schema:
```go
// User schema.
type User struct {
ent.Schema
}
// Fields of the user.
func (User) Fields() []ent.Field {
return []ent.Field{
field.Time("creation_date").
Annotations(entgql.Annotation{
OrderField: "CREATED_AT",
}),
}
}
```
3\. Annotation usage in external template:
```gotemplate
{{ range $node := $.Nodes }}
{{ range $f := $node.Fields }}
{{/* Get the annotation by its name. See: Annotation.Name */}}
{{ if $annotation := $f.Annotations.EntGQL }}
{{/* Get the field from the annotation. */}}
{{ $orderField := $annotation.OrderField }}
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
```
## Examples
- A custom template for implementing the `Node` API for GraphQL -
[Github](https://github.com/facebook/ent/blob/master/entc/integration/template/ent/template/node.tmpl).
- An example for executing external templates with custom functions. See [configuration](https://github.com/facebook/ent/blob/master/examples/entcpkg/ent/entc.go) and its
[README](https://github.com/facebook/ent/blob/master/examples/entcpkg) file.
## Documentation
Templates are executed on either a specific node-type or the entire schema graph. For API
documentation, see the <a target="_blank" href="https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/facebook/ent/entc/gen?tab=doc">GoDoc<a>.