> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://go-macaron.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://go-macaron.com/middlewares/bindata.md).

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Package bindata is a helper module that allows to use in-memory static and template files for Macaron [Instances](/core_concepts.md#instances).

* [GitHub](https://github.com/go-macaron/bindata)
* [API Reference](https://gowalker.org/github.com/go-macaron/bindata)

### Installation

```bash
go get github.com/go-macaron/bindata
```

## Usage

Using [go-bindata](https://github.com/go-bindata/go-bindata) convert your template and public directories into individual packages.

Import the packages and use them like the example below.

```go
import (
    "path/to/bindata/public"
    "path/to/bindata/templates"
    "github.com/go-macaron/bindata"
)

m.Use(macaron.Static("public",
    macaron.StaticOptions{
        FileSystem: bindata.Static(bindata.Options{
            Asset:      public.Asset,
            AssetDir:   public.AssetDir,
            AssetNames: public.AssetNames,
            Prefix:     "",
        }),
    },
))

m.Use(macaron.Renderer(macaron.RenderOptions{
    TemplateFileSystem: bindata.Templates(bindata.Options{
        Asset:      templates.Asset,
        AssetDir:   templates.AssetDir,
        AssetNames: templates.AssetNames,
        Prefix:     "",
    }),
}))
```