jpalala/build.js

## build.js
const showdown  = require('showdown'),
    converter = new showdown.Converter();
const fs = require('fs');
const cwd= __dirname;

try {
    // 1. Update the path to the markdown file
    var text  = fs.readFileSync('path/to/MARKDOWN_FILE.md', 'utf8');
    var html  = converter.makeHtml(text.toString());
    // 2. change this title
    const title = 'Example Title';
    let head  = '<!doctype html><html><head><title>' + title + '</title>';
    head += '<meta charset="utf-8">';
    head += '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"><link rel="stylesheet" href="site.css">';
    head += '</head>';
    const htmlString = head + '<body>' + html + '</body>';
    // 3. Currently outputs to outpuit.html. You can change the console log or the output file.
    fs.writeFile('output.html', htmlString, function (err) {
      if (err) return console.log(err);
      console.log("README > output.html \r\n . Use `cp output.html public/index.html` to copy to your public folder");
    });
} catch(e) {
    console.log('Error:', e.stack);
}

## package.json
{
  "name": "your-project",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "builds the markdown into html",
  "main": "build.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "author": "Jo Doe",
  "license": "MIT",
  "devDependencies": {
    "showdown": "^1.9.1"
  }
}
	const showdown = require('showdown'),
	converter = new showdown.Converter();
	const fs = require('fs');
	const cwd= __dirname;

	try {
	// 1. Update the path to the markdown file
	var text = fs.readFileSync('path/to/MARKDOWN_FILE.md', 'utf8');
	var html = converter.makeHtml(text.toString());
	// 2. change this title
	const title = 'Example Title';
	let head = '<!doctype html><html><head><title>' + title + '</title>';
	head += '<meta charset="utf-8">';
	head += '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"><link rel="stylesheet" href="site.css">';
	head += '</head>';
	const htmlString = head + '<body>' + html + '</body>';
	// 3. Currently outputs to outpuit.html. You can change the console log or the output file.
	fs.writeFile('output.html', htmlString, function (err) {
	if (err) return console.log(err);
	console.log("README > output.html \r\n . Use `cp output.html public/index.html` to copy to your public folder");
	});
	} catch(e) {
	console.log('Error:', e.stack);
	}
	{
	"name": "your-project",
	"version": "1.0.0",
	"description": "builds the markdown into html",
	"main": "build.js",
	"scripts": {
	"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
	},
	"author": "Jo Doe",
	"license": "MIT",
	"devDependencies": {
	"showdown": "^1.9.1"
	}
	}