Generate YAML Front Matter from Pocket JSON API in Hugo Static Site Generator

index.html

<!-- created by Kenold Beauplan // Twitter @kenoldb -->

{{ $url := "/data/tutorials.json" }}
{{ $data := getJSON $url}}
<!-- "list-unstyled" is a Bootstrap calss that removes the bullet points -->
<ul class="list-unstyled">
	{{ range $data.list }}
		{{ $item := . }}		
		<li>---</li>		
		<li>title:
			<!-- use resolve_title if it's not null -->
			{{ with $item.resolved_title }}
				<!-- replace colon with dash or Hugo will give error because YAML front matter uses colons -->
				{{ $item.resolved_title | replaceRE ":" " -" }}
			{{else}}
				<!-- otherwise, use given_title -->
				{{ $item.given_title }}
			{{ end }}</li>
		<li>source_url: <a href="{{ $item.given_url }}" target="_blank">{{ $item.given_url }}</a></li>
		<li>time_added: {{ $item.time_added }}</li>
		<li>time_updated: {{ $item.time_updated }}</li>
		<li>excerpt: {{ $item.excerpt | replaceRE ":" " -" }}</li>
		<li>tags:<br>
			{{range $item.tags }}
				&nbsp;&nbsp;- {{ .tag }}<br>
			{{ end }}</li>
		<li>authors: <br>
			{{range $item.authors }}
				&nbsp;&nbsp;- {{ .name }}<br>
			{{ end }}
		</li>
		<li>---</li>		
	{{ end }}
</ul>

tutorials.json

// This is JSON results from Pocket API - https://getpocket.com/developer/docs/v3/retrieve
{
  "status": 1,
  "complete": 1,
  "list": {
    "685346565": {
      "item_id": "685346565",
      "resolved_id": "685346565",
      "given_url": "https://npf.io/2014/08/hugo-beyond-the-defaults/",
      "given_title": "Hugo: Beyond the Default",
      "favorite": "0",
      "status": "0",
      "time_added": "1486656011",
      "time_updated": "1486656039",
      "time_read": "0",
      "time_favorited": "0",
      "sort_id": 5,
      "resolved_title": "",
      "resolved_url": "https://npf.io/2014/08/hugo-beyond-the-defaults/",
      "excerpt": "",
      "is_article": "0",
      "is_index": "0",
      "has_video": "0",
      "has_image": "0",
      "word_count": "0",
      "tags": {
        "hugo aliases": {
          "item_id": "685346565",
          "tag": "hugo aliases"
        },
        "hugo permalinks": {
          "item_id": "685346565",
          "tag": "hugo permalinks"
        },
        "hugo tutorial": {
          "item_id": "685346565",
          "tag": "hugo tutorial"
        }
      },
      "authors": {
        "17456480": {
          "item_id": "685346565",
          "author_id": "17456480",
          "name": "Nate Finch",
          "url": ""
        }
      }
    }
  }
}