A static site generator that supports html, ejs, and markdown source files
npm install statigenNOTE: This is still a work in progress, but please feel free to open github issues with any problems you encounter.
bash
npm install statigen
`Usage
`bash
#generate using the default src and dist folders
npx statigen#generate using custom source and out directories
npx statigen --sourceDir source --outDir docs
`$3
You can create a new project by running the init command. This will create a new directory and copy the default statigen template project.`bash
npx statigen init path/to/new/folder
`Templates
By default, html and markdown files will look for a file called _template at their level or above.$3
Place this comment somewhere in your html file, and that's where the other files will have their content embedded
`html
`For example,
__src/file1.md__
`markdown
Cool title
`__src/_template.html__
`html
`Produces
__dist/file1.html
`html
Cool title
`Frontmatter
You can add frontmatter to your markdown files which can be used to override certain items. Here are the currently supported values:
-
priority - a number specifying the priority of a file
- parentPriority - a number to reorder the parent folder for a file
- title - a title to use instead of the filename
- parentTitle - a title to use for the parent folder instead of the folder name
- template - a path to a custom template to use for the current fileHere's how you use it:
some-folder/some-file.md
`
---
priority: 1
parentPriority: 3
title: Some File
parentTitle: Some Folder
template: custom-template.ejs
---
Actual content
``