# File lib/erubis/tiny.rb, line 88
    def convert(input)
      src = "_buf = '';"           # preamble
      pos = 0
      input.scan(EMBEDDED_PATTERN) do |lspace, stmt, rspace, indicator, expr|
        match = Regexp.last_match
        len   = match.begin(0) - pos
        text  = input[pos, len]
        pos   = match.end(0)
        #src << " _buf << '" << escape_text(text) << "';"
        text.gsub!(/['\\]/, '\\\\\&')
        src << " _buf << '" << text << "';" unless text.empty?
        if stmt                # <?rb ... ?>
          if lspace && rspace
            src << "#{lspace}#{stmt}#{rspace}"
          else
            src << " _buf << '" << lspace << "';" if lspace
            src << stmt << ";"
            src << " _buf << '" << rspace << "';" if rspace
          end
        else                       # ${...}, $!{...}
          if !indicator
            src << " _buf << " << @escape << "(" << expr << ");"
          elsif indicator == '!'
            src << " _buf << (" << expr << ").to_s;"
          end
        end
      end
      #rest = $' || input                        # ruby1.8
      rest = pos == 0 ? input : input[pos..-1]   # ruby1.9
      #src << " _buf << '" << escape_text(rest) << "';"
      rest.gsub!(/['\\]/, '\\\\\&')
      src << " _buf << '" << rest << "';" unless rest.empty?
      src << "\n_buf.to_s\n"       # postamble
      return src
    end