Template component
The template component is a component that allows us to create custom visualizations based on templates and models, all based on the data that we have acquired from a data source. The concept of building HTML content is not new, just the fact that we now have a component that allows us to do that. Maybe you don't need them for simple use cases, as using the query or freeform component can be an alternative, but it doesn't take too much complexity before the use of a template component becomes a good decision.
One of the big advantages of using templates is that we can have the same template making use of the same model with different data. So, if the model is the same but just the data has changed, which can be the result of ...
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