Render heex templates directly from a Phoenix controller
Sometimes a controller and a view and a template is just too much. Here's a way to embed heex templates within your Phoenix controllers.
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Sometimes a controller and a view and a template is just too much. Here's a way to embed heex templates within your Phoenix controllers.
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