SYNOPSIS

use Template::Stash::ForceUTF8;
use Template;
my $tt = Template->new(
LOAD_TEMPLATES => [ Template::Provider::Encoding->new ],
STASH => Template::Stash::ForceUTF8->new,
);
my $vars;
$vars->{foo} = "\x{5bae}\x{5ddd}"; # Unicode flagged
$vars->{bar} = "\xe5\xae\xae\xe5\xb7\x9d"; # UTF-8 bytes
$tt->process($template, $vars); # this DWIMs

DESCRIPTION

Template::Stash::ForceUTF8 is a Template::Stash that forces Unicode flag on stash variables. Best used with Template::Provider::Encoding.