compile-blog.js

var jade = require('jade');
var path = require('path');
var fs = require('fs');
var md = require('markdown-it')();

if (!process.argv[2]) {
	console.error("must specify website directory");
	return;
}

process.chdir(process.argv[2]);

var postTemplate = jade.compileFile('post-template.jade', {pretty:false});

fs.readdir('b', (err, files) => {
	if (err) {
		throw err;
	} else {
		var posts = [];
		files.forEach((file) => {
			if (file.indexOf('.md') != file.length-3) return;
			var data = fs.readFileSync(path.join('b', file), 'utf8');
			var json = [];
			var inMetaSection = false;
			var partOfPreview = true;
			var body = [];
			var preview = [];
			data.split('\n').forEach((e) => {
				if (e === "<!--") {
					inMetaSection = true;
				} else if (e === "-->") {
					inMetaSection = false;
				} else if (inMetaSection) {
					json.push(e);
				} else if (e === "<!-- cutoff -->") {
					partOfPreview = false;
				} else {
					if (partOfPreview) {
						preview.push(e);
					}
					body.push(e);
				}
			});
			var meta = JSON.parse(json.join('\n'));
			meta.file = file;
			meta.datestamp = new Date(meta.date);

			var previewMd = preview.join('\n');
			var bodyMd = body.join('\n');

			var post = {
				meta: meta,
				preview: previewMd,
				body: bodyMd,
				previewHtml: md.render(previewMd),
				bodyHtml: md.render(bodyMd)
			};

			fs.writeFileSync(path.join('b', file.replace('.md', '.html')), postTemplate(post));
			posts.push(post);
		});
		console.log(posts);
		var html = jade.renderFile('index-template.jade', {posts:posts});
		fs.writeFileSync('index.html', html);
	}
});