Can you create template pages in Jekyll? - jekyll

Question

I have the following 2 pages:
---
<!-- pages/apple.md -->
title: Apple Nutrition Info
permalink: /info/apple
---
{% assign fruit = site.data.info.apple %}
Carbs: {{fruit.carbs}}
Sugar: {{fruit.sugar}}
![Apple](/assets/images/apple.png)
---
<!-- pages/orange.md -->
title: Orange Nutrition Info
permalink: /info/orange
---
{% assign fruit = site.data.info.orange %}
Carbs: {{fruit.carbs}}
Sugar: {{fruit.sugar}}
![Orange](assets/images/orange.png)
Since the pages' content are almost identical, is it possible to template the entire page itself, and somehow pass data like "apple", "orange", "banana" to the page?
I would love to do something like this:
---
<!-- pages/info.md -->
title: {{args.fruit | capitalize}} Nutrition Info
permalink: /info/{{args.fruit}}
---
{% assign fruit = site.data.info.{{args.fruit}} %}
Carbs: {{fruit.carbs}}
Sugar: {{fruit.sugar}}
![{{args.fruit | capitalize}}](assets/images/{{args.fruit}}.png)
Is this possible?

Answer 1

A bypass is to use collections instead of pages+data. (The doc on collections offers an example about authors with names and positions, similar to your fruits with carbs and sugar.)
_config.yml:
# …… (title, domain, plugins, etc.)
collections:
fruits:
output: true
permalink: /fruits/:name/
defaults:
- scope:
path: ""
type: fruits
values:
layout: fruit
(Permalinks pattern for collections can be different from pages, see Permalinks | Jekyll Doc if necessary.)
_layouts/fruit.md:
---
layout: default
---
- Carbs: {{ page.carbs }}
- Sugar: {{ page.sugar }}
![{{ page.name | capitalize }}](assets/images/{{page.name}}.png)
_fruits/apple.md:
---
name: apple
carbs: ○○
sugar: □□
---