It's also very similar to how I used to use backbone. Compared to how I work now it feels outdated, having said that, though with static site generators being

It's also very similar to how I used to use backbone. Compared to how I work now it feels outdated, having said that, though with static site generators being a growth market, maybe markup decorators like this could be a way to get more custom UI behaviour into said sites without the kinds of massive complexity in the editing process that usually result in 'enterprise' like content management