tpl: Improve template funcs GoDoc

17 files changed, 170 insertions, 163 deletions

diff --git a/tpl/collections/append.go b/tpl/collections/append.go
index 752ad2fa0..0f262b6bc 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/append.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/append.go
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/collections"
 )
 
-// Append appends the arguments up to the last one to the slice in the last argument.
+// Append appends args up to the last one to the slice in the last argument.
 // This construct allows template constructs like this:
-//     {{ $pages = $pages | append $p2 $p1 }}
+//
+//	{{ $pages = $pages | append $p2 $p1 }}
+//
 // Note that with 2 arguments where both are slices of the same type,
 // the first slice will be appended to the second:
-//     {{ $pages = $pages | append .Site.RegularPages }}
+//
+//	{{ $pages = $pages | append .Site.RegularPages }}
 func (ns *Namespace) Append(args ...any) (any, error) {
 	if len(args) < 2 {
 		return nil, errors.New("need at least 2 arguments to append")
diff --git a/tpl/collections/apply.go b/tpl/collections/apply.go
index 9fd5c2d0c..74ecc5b19 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/apply.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/apply.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/tpl"
 )
 
-// Apply takes a map, array, or slice and returns a new slice with the function fname applied over it.
-func (ns *Namespace) Apply(ctx context.Context, seq any, fname string, args ...any) (any, error) {
-	if seq == nil {
+// Apply takes a map, array, or slice c and returns a new slice with the function fname applied over it.
+func (ns *Namespace) Apply(ctx context.Context, c any, fname string, args ...any) (any, error) {
+	if c == nil {
 		return make([]any, 0), nil
 	}
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Apply(ctx context.Context, seq any, fname string, args ...a
 		return nil, errors.New("can't apply myself (no turtles allowed)")
 	}
 
-	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(seq)
+	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(c)
 	seqv, isNil := indirect(seqv)
 	if isNil {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value")
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Apply(ctx context.Context, seq any, fname string, args ...a
 
 		return r, nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't apply over %v", seq)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't apply over %v", c)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tpl/collections/collections.go b/tpl/collections/collections.go
index 299a504f4..687669a70 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/collections.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/collections.go
@@ -63,45 +63,45 @@ type Namespace struct {
 	deps     *deps.Deps
 }
 
-// After returns all the items after the first N in a rangeable list.
-func (ns *Namespace) After(index any, seq any) (any, error) {
-	if index == nil || seq == nil {
+// After returns all the items after the first n items in list l.
+func (ns *Namespace) After(n any, l any) (any, error) {
+	if n == nil || l == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("both limit and seq must be provided")
 	}
 
-	indexv, err := cast.ToIntE(index)
+	nv, err := cast.ToIntE(n)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if indexv < 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("sequence bounds out of range [" + cast.ToString(indexv) + ":]")
+	if nv < 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("sequence bounds out of range [" + cast.ToString(nv) + ":]")
 	}
 
-	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(seq)
-	seqv, isNil := indirect(seqv)
+	lv := reflect.ValueOf(l)
+	lv, isNil := indirect(lv)
 	if isNil {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value")
 	}
 
-	switch seqv.Kind() {
+	switch lv.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice, reflect.String:
 		// okay
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over " + reflect.ValueOf(seq).Type().String())
+		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over " + reflect.ValueOf(l).Type().String())
 	}
 
-	if indexv >= seqv.Len() {
-		return seqv.Slice(0, 0).Interface(), nil
+	if nv >= lv.Len() {
+		return lv.Slice(0, 0).Interface(), nil
 	}
 
-	return seqv.Slice(indexv, seqv.Len()).Interface(), nil
+	return lv.Slice(nv, lv.Len()).Interface(), nil
 }
 
-// Delimit takes a given sequence and returns a delimited HTML string.
+// Delimit takes a given list l and returns a string delimited by sep.
 // If last is passed to the function, it will be used as the final delimiter.
-func (ns *Namespace) Delimit(seq, delimiter any, last ...any) (template.HTML, error) {
-	d, err := cast.ToStringE(delimiter)
+func (ns *Namespace) Delimit(l, sep any, last ...any) (template.HTML, error) {
+	d, err := cast.ToStringE(sep)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -117,32 +117,32 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Delimit(seq, delimiter any, last ...any) (template.HTML, er
 		}
 	}
 
-	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(seq)
-	seqv, isNil := indirect(seqv)
+	lv := reflect.ValueOf(l)
+	lv, isNil := indirect(lv)
 	if isNil {
 		return "", errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value")
 	}
 
 	var str string
-	switch seqv.Kind() {
+	switch lv.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Map:
-		sortSeq, err := ns.Sort(seq)
+		sortSeq, err := ns.Sort(l)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
-		seqv = reflect.ValueOf(sortSeq)
+		lv = reflect.ValueOf(sortSeq)
 		fallthrough
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice, reflect.String:
-		for i := 0; i < seqv.Len(); i++ {
-			val := seqv.Index(i).Interface()
+		for i := 0; i < lv.Len(); i++ {
+			val := lv.Index(i).Interface()
 			valStr, err := cast.ToStringE(val)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
 			switch {
-			case i == seqv.Len()-2 && dLast != nil:
+			case i == lv.Len()-2 && dLast != nil:
 				str += valStr + *dLast
-			case i == seqv.Len()-1:
+			case i == lv.Len()-1:
 				str += valStr
 			default:
 				str += valStr + d
@@ -150,15 +150,14 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Delimit(seq, delimiter any, last ...any) (template.HTML, er
 		}
 
 	default:
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("can't iterate over %v", seq)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("can't iterate over %v", l)
 	}
 
 	return template.HTML(str), nil
 }
 
-// Dictionary creates a map[string]interface{} from the given parameters by
-// walking the parameters and treating them as key-value pairs.  The number
-// of parameters must be even.
+// Dictionary creates a new map from the given parameters by
+// treating values as key-value pairs.  The number of values must be even.
 // The keys can be string slices, which will create the needed nested structure.
 func (ns *Namespace) Dictionary(values ...any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	if len(values)%2 != 0 {
@@ -196,10 +195,10 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Dictionary(values ...any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	return root, nil
 }
 
-// EchoParam returns a given value if it is set; otherwise, it returns an
+// EchoParam returns a the value in the collection c with key k if is set; otherwise, it returns an
 // empty string.
-func (ns *Namespace) EchoParam(a, key any) any {
-	av, isNil := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(a))
+func (ns *Namespace) EchoParam(c, k any) any {
+	av, isNil := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(c))
 	if isNil {
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -207,12 +206,12 @@ func (ns *Namespace) EchoParam(a, key any) any {
 	var avv reflect.Value
 	switch av.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
-		index, ok := key.(int)
+		index, ok := k.(int)
 		if ok && av.Len() > index {
 			avv = av.Index(index)
 		}
 	case reflect.Map:
-		kv := reflect.ValueOf(key)
+		kv := reflect.ValueOf(k)
 		if kv.Type().AssignableTo(av.Type().Key()) {
 			avv = av.MapIndex(kv)
 		}
@@ -240,9 +239,9 @@ func (ns *Namespace) EchoParam(a, key any) any {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// First returns the first N items in a rangeable list.
-func (ns *Namespace) First(limit any, seq any) (any, error) {
-	if limit == nil || seq == nil {
+// First returns the first limit items in list l.
+func (ns *Namespace) First(limit any, l any) (any, error) {
+	if limit == nil || l == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("both limit and seq must be provided")
 	}
 
@@ -255,27 +254,27 @@ func (ns *Namespace) First(limit any, seq any) (any, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("sequence length must be non-negative")
 	}
 
-	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(seq)
-	seqv, isNil := indirect(seqv)
+	lv := reflect.ValueOf(l)
+	lv, isNil := indirect(lv)
 	if isNil {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value")
 	}
 
-	switch seqv.Kind() {
+	switch lv.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice, reflect.String:
 		// okay
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over " + reflect.ValueOf(seq).Type().String())
+		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over " + reflect.ValueOf(l).Type().String())
 	}
 
-	if limitv > seqv.Len() {
-		limitv = seqv.Len()
+	if limitv > lv.Len() {
+		limitv = lv.Len()
 	}
 
-	return seqv.Slice(0, limitv).Interface(), nil
+	return lv.Slice(0, limitv).Interface(), nil
 }
 
-// In returns whether v is in the set l.  l may be an array or slice.
+// In returns whether v is in the list l.  l may be an array or slice.
 func (ns *Namespace) In(l any, v any) (bool, error) {
 	if l == nil || v == nil {
 		return false, nil
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Intersect(l1, l2 any) (any, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Group groups a set of elements by the given key.
+// Group groups a set of items by the given key.
 // This is currently only supported for Pages.
 func (ns *Namespace) Group(key any, items any) (any, error) {
 	if key == nil {
@@ -374,10 +373,10 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Group(key any, items any) (any, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("grouping not supported for type %T %T", items, in)
 }
 
-// IsSet returns whether a given array, channel, slice, or map has a key
+// IsSet returns whether a given array, channel, slice, or map in c has the given key
 // defined.
-func (ns *Namespace) IsSet(a any, key any) (bool, error) {
-	av := reflect.ValueOf(a)
+func (ns *Namespace) IsSet(c any, key any) (bool, error) {
+	av := reflect.ValueOf(c)
 	kv := reflect.ValueOf(key)
 
 	switch av.Kind() {
@@ -394,15 +393,15 @@ func (ns *Namespace) IsSet(a any, key any) (bool, error) {
 			return av.MapIndex(kv).IsValid(), nil
 		}
 	default:
-		helpers.DistinctErrorLog.Printf("WARNING: calling IsSet with unsupported type %q (%T) will always return false.\n", av.Kind(), a)
+		helpers.DistinctErrorLog.Printf("WARNING: calling IsSet with unsupported type %q (%T) will always return false.\n", av.Kind(), c)
 	}
 
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-// Last returns the last N items in a rangeable list.
-func (ns *Namespace) Last(limit any, seq any) (any, error) {
-	if limit == nil || seq == nil {
+// Last returns the last limit items in the list l.
+func (ns *Namespace) Last(limit any, l any) (any, error) {
+	if limit == nil || l == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("both limit and seq must be provided")
 	}
 
@@ -415,7 +414,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Last(limit any, seq any) (any, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("sequence length must be non-negative")
 	}
 
-	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(seq)
+	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(l)
 	seqv, isNil := indirect(seqv)
 	if isNil {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value")
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Last(limit any, seq any) (any, error) {
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice, reflect.String:
 		// okay
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over " + reflect.ValueOf(seq).Type().String())
+		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over " + reflect.ValueOf(l).Type().String())
 	}
 
 	if limitv > seqv.Len() {
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Last(limit any, seq any) (any, error) {
 	return seqv.Slice(seqv.Len()-limitv, seqv.Len()).Interface(), nil
 }
 
-// Querify encodes the given parameters in URL-encoded form ("bar=baz&foo=quux") sorted by key.
+// Querify encodes the given params in URL-encoded form ("bar=baz&foo=quux") sorted by key.
 func (ns *Namespace) Querify(params ...any) (string, error) {
 	qs := url.Values{}
 
@@ -476,12 +475,12 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Querify(params ...any) (string, error) {
 	return qs.Encode(), nil
 }
 
-// Reverse creates a copy of slice and reverses it.
-func (ns *Namespace) Reverse(slice any) (any, error) {
-	if slice == nil {
+// Reverse creates a copy of the list l and reverses it.
+func (ns *Namespace) Reverse(l any) (any, error) {
+	if l == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	v := reflect.ValueOf(slice)
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(l)
 
 	switch v.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Slice:
@@ -499,14 +498,15 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Reverse(slice any) (any, error) {
 	return sliceCopy.Interface(), nil
 }
 
-// Seq creates a sequence of integers.  It's named and used as GNU's seq.
+// Seq creates a sequence of integers from args. It's named and used as GNU's seq.
 //
 // Examples:
-//     3 => 1, 2, 3
-//     1 2 4 => 1, 3
-//     -3 => -1, -2, -3
-//     1 4 => 1, 2, 3, 4
-//     1 -2 => 1, 0, -1, -2
+//
+//	3 => 1, 2, 3
+//	1 2 4 => 1, 3
+//	-3 => -1, -2, -3
+//	1 4 => 1, 2, 3, 4
+//	1 -2 => 1, 0, -1, -2
 func (ns *Namespace) Seq(args ...any) ([]int, error) {
 	if len(args) < 1 || len(args) > 3 {
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid number of arguments to Seq")
@@ -574,31 +574,31 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Seq(args ...any) ([]int, error) {
 	return seq, nil
 }
 
-// Shuffle returns the given rangeable list in a randomised order.
-func (ns *Namespace) Shuffle(seq any) (any, error) {
-	if seq == nil {
+// Shuffle returns list l in a randomised order.
+func (ns *Namespace) Shuffle(l any) (any, error) {
+	if l == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("both count and seq must be provided")
 	}
 
-	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(seq)
-	seqv, isNil := indirect(seqv)
+	lv := reflect.ValueOf(l)
+	lv, isNil := indirect(lv)
 	if isNil {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value")
 	}
 
-	switch seqv.Kind() {
+	switch lv.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice, reflect.String:
 		// okay
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over " + reflect.ValueOf(seq).Type().String())
+		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over " + reflect.ValueOf(l).Type().String())
 	}
 
-	shuffled := reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.TypeOf(seq), seqv.Len(), seqv.Len())
+	shuffled := reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.TypeOf(l), lv.Len(), lv.Len())
 
-	randomIndices := rand.Perm(seqv.Len())
+	randomIndices := rand.Perm(lv.Len())
 
 	for index, value := range randomIndices {
-		shuffled.Index(value).Set(seqv.Index(index))
+		shuffled.Index(value).Set(lv.Index(index))
 	}
 
 	return shuffled.Interface(), nil
@@ -733,14 +733,14 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Union(l1, l2 any) (any, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Uniq takes in a slice or array and returns a slice with subsequent
+// Uniq takes returns a new list with all duplicate elements in the list l removed.
 // duplicate elements removed.
-func (ns *Namespace) Uniq(seq any) (any, error) {
-	if seq == nil {
+func (ns *Namespace) Uniq(l any) (any, error) {
+	if l == nil {
 		return make([]any, 0), nil
 	}
 
-	v := reflect.ValueOf(seq)
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(l)
 	var slice reflect.Value
 
 	switch v.Kind() {
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Uniq(seq any) (any, error) {
 	case reflect.Array:
 		slice = reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.SliceOf(v.Type().Elem()), 0, 0)
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("type %T not supported", seq)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("type %T not supported", l)
 	}
 
 	seen := make(map[any]bool)
@@ -770,8 +770,8 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Uniq(seq any) (any, error) {
 }
 
 // KeyVals creates a key and values wrapper.
-func (ns *Namespace) KeyVals(key any, vals ...any) (types.KeyValues, error) {
-	return types.KeyValues{Key: key, Values: vals}, nil
+func (ns *Namespace) KeyVals(key any, values ...any) (types.KeyValues, error) {
+	return types.KeyValues{Key: key, Values: values}, nil
 }
 
 // NewScratch creates a new Scratch which can be used to store values in a
diff --git a/tpl/collections/complement.go b/tpl/collections/complement.go
index 723f73b0a..0cc2b5857 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/complement.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/complement.go
@@ -19,19 +19,21 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 )
 
-// Complement gives the elements in the last element of seqs that are not in
+// Complement gives the elements in the last element of ls that are not in
 // any of the others.
-// All elements of seqs must be slices or arrays of comparable types.
+//
+// All elements of ls must be slices or arrays of comparable types.
 //
 // The reasoning behind this rather clumsy API is so we can do this in the templates:
-//    {{ $c := .Pages | complement $last4 }}
-func (ns *Namespace) Complement(seqs ...any) (any, error) {
-	if len(seqs) < 2 {
+//
+//	{{ $c := .Pages | complement $last4 }}
+func (ns *Namespace) Complement(ls ...any) (any, error) {
+	if len(ls) < 2 {
 		return nil, errors.New("complement needs at least two arguments")
 	}
 
-	universe := seqs[len(seqs)-1]
-	as := seqs[:len(seqs)-1]
+	universe := ls[len(ls)-1]
+	as := ls[:len(ls)-1]
 
 	aset, err := collectIdentities(as...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/tpl/collections/index.go b/tpl/collections/index.go
index 13dd38672..d72d3748f 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/index.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/index.go
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ import (
 // arguments. Thus "index x 1 2 3" is, in Go syntax, x[1][2][3]. Each
 // indexed item must be a map, slice, or array.
 //
-// Copied from Go stdlib src/text/template/funcs.go.
-//
-// We deviate from the stdlib due to https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14751.
+// Adapted from Go stdlib src/text/template/funcs.go.
 //
-// TODO(moorereason): merge upstream changes.
+// We deviate from the stdlib mostly because of https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14751.
 func (ns *Namespace) Index(item any, args ...any) (any, error) {
+	// TODO(moorereason): merge upstream changes.
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(item)
 	if !v.IsValid() {
 		// See issue 10489
diff --git a/tpl/collections/merge.go b/tpl/collections/merge.go
index 4d408302b..c6aa50eba 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/merge.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/merge.go
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 )
 
-// Merge creates a copy of the final parameter and merges the preceding
+// Merge creates a copy of the final parameter in params and merges the preceding
 // parameters into it in reverse order.
+//
 // Currently only maps are supported. Key handling is case insensitive.
 func (ns *Namespace) Merge(params ...any) (any, error) {
 	if len(params) < 2 {
diff --git a/tpl/collections/merge_test.go b/tpl/collections/merge_test.go
index e7a383126..4dbc30741 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/merge_test.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/merge_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ func TestMerge(t *testing.T) {
 	} {
 
 		test := test
+		i := i
 
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
diff --git a/tpl/collections/sort.go b/tpl/collections/sort.go
index ce76a4522..9a1928b00 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/sort.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/sort.go
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
 
-// Sort returns a sorted sequence.
-func (ns *Namespace) Sort(seq any, args ...any) (any, error) {
-	if seq == nil {
+// Sort returns a sorted copy of the list l.
+func (ns *Namespace) Sort(l any, args ...any) (any, error) {
+	if l == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("sequence must be provided")
 	}
 
-	seqv, isNil := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(seq))
+	seqv, isNil := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(l))
 	if isNil {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value")
 	}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Sort(seq any, args ...any) (any, error) {
 	case reflect.Map:
 		sliceType = reflect.SliceOf(seqv.Type().Elem())
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("can't sort " + reflect.ValueOf(seq).Type().String())
+		return nil, errors.New("can't sort " + reflect.ValueOf(l).Type().String())
 	}
 
 	collator := langs.GetCollator(ns.deps.Language)
diff --git a/tpl/collections/where.go b/tpl/collections/where.go
index 2cf7227a0..df29baf13 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/where.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/where.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/maps"
 )
 
-// Where returns a filtered subset of a given data type.
-func (ns *Namespace) Where(seq, key any, args ...any) (any, error) {
-	seqv, isNil := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(seq))
+// Where returns a filtered subset of collection c.
+func (ns *Namespace) Where(c, key any, args ...any) (any, error) {
+	seqv, isNil := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(c))
 	if isNil {
-		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value of type " + reflect.ValueOf(seq).Type().String())
+		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value of type " + reflect.ValueOf(c).Type().String())
 	}
 
 	mv, op, err := parseWhereArgs(args...)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Where(seq, key any, args ...any) (any, error) {
 	case reflect.Map:
 		return ns.checkWhereMap(seqv, kv, mv, path, op)
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't iterate over %v", seq)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't iterate over %v", c)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tpl/compare/compare.go b/tpl/compare/compare.go
index 0b2d065ab..47f77cc99 100644
--- a/tpl/compare/compare.go
+++ b/tpl/compare/compare.go
@@ -40,25 +40,25 @@ type Namespace struct {
 	caseInsensitive bool
 }
 
-// Default checks whether a given value is set and returns a default value if it
+// Default checks whether a givenv is set and returns the default value defaultv if it
 // is not.  "Set" in this context means non-zero for numeric types and times;
 // non-zero length for strings, arrays, slices, and maps;
 // any boolean or struct value; or non-nil for any other types.
-func (*Namespace) Default(dflt any, given ...any) (any, error) {
+func (*Namespace) Default(defaultv any, givenv ...any) (any, error) {
 	// given is variadic because the following construct will not pass a piped
 	// argument when the key is missing:  {{ index . "key" | default "foo" }}
 	// The Go template will complain that we got 1 argument when we expected 2.
 
-	if len(given) == 0 {
-		return dflt, nil
+	if len(givenv) == 0 {
+		return defaultv, nil
 	}
-	if len(given) != 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong number of args for default: want 2 got %d", len(given)+1)
+	if len(givenv) != 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong number of args for default: want 2 got %d", len(givenv)+1)
 	}
 
-	g := reflect.ValueOf(given[0])
+	g := reflect.ValueOf(givenv[0])
 	if !g.IsValid() {
-		return dflt, nil
+		return defaultv, nil
 	}
 
 	set := false
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (*Namespace) Default(dflt any, given ...any) (any, error) {
 	case reflect.Complex64, reflect.Complex128:
 		set = g.Complex() != 0
 	case reflect.Struct:
-		switch actual := given[0].(type) {
+		switch actual := givenv[0].(type) {
 		case time.Time:
 			set = !actual.IsZero()
 		default:
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ func (*Namespace) Default(dflt any, given ...any) (any, error) {
 	}
 
 	if set {
-		return given[0], nil
+		return givenv[0], nil
 	}
 
-	return dflt, nil
+	return defaultv, nil
 }
 
 // Eq returns the boolean truth of arg1 == arg2 || arg1 == arg3 || arg1 == arg4.
@@ -223,12 +223,13 @@ func (n *Namespace) checkComparisonArgCount(min int, others ...any) bool {
 }
 
 // Conditional can be used as a ternary operator.
-// It returns a if condition, else b.
-func (n *Namespace) Conditional(condition bool, a, b any) any {
-	if condition {
-		return a
+//
+// It returns v1 if cond is true, else v2.
+func (n *Namespace) Conditional(cond bool, v1, v2 any) any {
+	if cond {
+		return v1
 	}
-	return b
+	return v2
 }
 
 func (ns *Namespace) compareGet(a any, b any) (float64, float64) {
diff --git a/tpl/crypto/crypto.go b/tpl/crypto/crypto.go
index 42b420d59..d40ddbe84 100644
--- a/tpl/crypto/crypto.go
+++ b/tpl/crypto/crypto.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ func New() *Namespace {
 // Namespace provides template functions for the "crypto" namespace.
 type Namespace struct{}
 
-// MD5 hashes the given input and returns its MD5 checksum.
-func (ns *Namespace) MD5(in any) (string, error) {
-	conv, err := cast.ToStringE(in)
+// MD5 hashes the v and returns its MD5 checksum.
+func (ns *Namespace) MD5(v any) (string, error) {
+	conv, err := cast.ToStringE(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ func (ns *Namespace) MD5(in any) (string, error) {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(hash[:]), nil
 }
 
-// SHA1 hashes the given input and returns its SHA1 checksum.
-func (ns *Namespace) SHA1(in any) (string, error) {
-	conv, err := cast.ToStringE(in)
+// SHA1 hashes v and returns its SHA1 checksum.
+func (ns *Namespace) SHA1(v any) (string, error) {
+	conv, err := cast.ToStringE(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ func (ns *Namespace) SHA1(in any) (string, error) {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(hash[:]), nil
 }
 
-// SHA256 hashes the given input and returns its SHA256 checksum.
-func (ns *Namespace) SHA256(in any) (string, error) {
-	conv, err := cast.ToStringE(in)
+// SHA256 hashes v and returns its SHA256 checksum.
+func (ns *Namespace) SHA256(v any) (string, error) {
+	conv, err := cast.ToStringE(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ func (ns *Namespace) SHA256(in any) (string, error) {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(hash[:]), nil
 }
 
-// FNV32a hashes using fnv32a algorithm
-func (ns *Namespace) FNV32a(in any) (int, error) {
-	conv, err := cast.ToStringE(in)
+// FNV32a hashes v using fnv32a algorithm.
+func (ns *Namespace) FNV32a(v any) (int, error) {
+	conv, err := cast.ToStringE(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
diff --git a/tpl/data/data.go b/tpl/data/data.go
index 926f6773d..5cdc96c59 100644
--- a/tpl/data/data.go
+++ b/tpl/data/data.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type Namespace struct {
 	client *http.Client
 }
 
-// GetCSV expects a data separator and one or n-parts of a URL to a resource which
+// GetCSV expects the separator sep and one or n-parts of a URL to a resource which
 // can either be a local or a remote one.
 // The data separator can be a comma, semi-colon, pipe, etc, but only one character.
 // If you provide multiple parts for the URL they will be joined together to the final URL.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) GetCSV(sep string, args ...any) (d [][]string, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// GetJSON expects one or n-parts of a URL to a resource which can either be a local or a remote one.
+// GetJSON expects one or n-parts of a URL in args to a resource which can either be a local or a remote one.
 // If you provide multiple parts they will be joined together to the final URL.
 // GetJSON returns nil or parsed JSON to use in a short code.
 func (ns *Namespace) GetJSON(args ...any) (any, error) {
diff --git a/tpl/debug/debug.go b/tpl/debug/debug.go
index 04fb71565..11c925c75 100644
--- a/tpl/debug/debug.go
+++ b/tpl/debug/debug.go
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ type Namespace struct {
 
 // Dump returns a object dump of val as a string.
 // Note that not every value passed to Dump will print so nicely, but
-// we'll improve on that. We recommend using the "go" Chroma lexer to format the output
+// we'll improve on that.
+//
+// We recommend using the "go" Chroma lexer to format the output
 // nicely.
+//
 // Also note that the output from Dump may change from Hugo version to the next,
 // so don't depend on a specific output.
 func (ns *Namespace) Dump(val any) string {
diff --git a/tpl/diagrams/diagrams.go b/tpl/diagrams/diagrams.go
index 9abe9e24c..d5d19b08b 100644
--- a/tpl/diagrams/diagrams.go
+++ b/tpl/diagrams/diagrams.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type Namespace struct {
 	d *deps.Deps
 }
 
+// Goat creates a new SVG diagram from input v.
 func (d *Namespace) Goat(v any) SVGDiagram {
 	var r io.Reader
 
diff --git a/tpl/encoding/encoding.go b/tpl/encoding/encoding.go
index 0510f86e2..f9102967a 100644
--- a/tpl/encoding/encoding.go
+++ b/tpl/encoding/encoding.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Base64Encode(content any) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // Jsonify encodes a given object to JSON.  To pretty print the JSON, pass a map
-// or dictionary of options as the first argument.  Supported options are
+// or dictionary of options as the first value in args.  Supported options are
 // "prefix" and "indent".  Each JSON element in the output will begin on a new
 // line beginning with prefix followed by one or more copies of indent according
 // to the indentation nesting.
diff --git a/tpl/fmt/fmt.go b/tpl/fmt/fmt.go
index 7790b4955..e767a3ea9 100644
--- a/tpl/fmt/fmt.go
+++ b/tpl/fmt/fmt.go
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ type Namespace struct {
 	distinctLogger loggers.IgnorableLogger
 }
 
-// Print returns a string representation args.
+// Print returns a string representation of args.
 func (ns *Namespace) Print(args ...any) string {
 	return _fmt.Sprint(args...)
 }
 
-// Printf returns a formatted string representation of args.
+// Printf returns string representation of args formatted with the layouut in format.
 func (ns *Namespace) Printf(format string, args ...any) string {
 	return _fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Errorf(format string, args ...any) string {
 }
 
 // Erroridf formats args according to a format specifier and logs an ERROR and
-// an information text that the error with the given ID can be suppressed in config.
+// an information text that the error with the given id can be suppressed in config.
 // It returns an empty string.
 func (ns *Namespace) Erroridf(id, format string, args ...any) string {
 	ns.distinctLogger.Errorsf(id, format, args...)
diff --git a/tpl/inflect/inflect.go b/tpl/inflect/inflect.go
index 1f887cecd..ef12e1bc0 100644
--- a/tpl/inflect/inflect.go
+++ b/tpl/inflect/inflect.go
@@ -30,16 +30,12 @@ func New() *Namespace {
 // Namespace provides template functions for the "inflect" namespace.
 type Namespace struct{}
 
-// Humanize returns the humanized form of a single parameter.
+// Humanize returns the humanized form of v.
 //
-// If the parameter is either an integer or a string containing an integer
+// If v is either an integer or a string containing an integer
 // value, the behavior is to add the appropriate ordinal.
-//
-//     Example:  "my-first-post" -> "My first post"
-//     Example:  "103" -> "103rd"
-//     Example:  52 -> "52nd"
-func (ns *Namespace) Humanize(in any) (string, error) {
-	word, err := cast.ToStringE(in)
+func (ns *Namespace) Humanize(v any) (string, error) {
+	word, err := cast.ToStringE(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Humanize(in any) (string, error) {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	_, ok := in.(int)           // original param was literal int value
+	_, ok := v.(int)            // original param was literal int value
 	_, err = strconv.Atoi(word) // original param was string containing an int value
 	if ok || err == nil {
 		return _inflect.Ordinalize(word), nil
@@ -58,9 +54,9 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Humanize(in any) (string, error) {
 	return _inflect.Humanize(strings.ToLower(str)), nil
 }
 
-// Pluralize returns the plural form of a single word.
-func (ns *Namespace) Pluralize(in any) (string, error) {
-	word, err := cast.ToStringE(in)
+// Pluralize returns the plural form of the single word in v.
+func (ns *Namespace) Pluralize(v any) (string, error) {
+	word, err := cast.ToStringE(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -68,9 +64,9 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Pluralize(in any) (string, error) {
 	return _inflect.Pluralize(word), nil
 }
 
-// Singularize returns the singular form of a single word.
-func (ns *Namespace) Singularize(in any) (string, error) {
-	word, err := cast.ToStringE(in)
+// Singularize returns the singular form of a single word in v.
+func (ns *Namespace) Singularize(v any) (string, error) {
+	word, err := cast.ToStringE(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}