rustsite
Rustsite is a customizable static site generator written in Rust. It converts Markdown files into HTML using a template engine, making it easy to generate static websites with dynamic content.
Rustsite
rustsite is a customizable static site generator written in Rust. It converts Markdown files into HTML using a template engine, making it easy to generate static websites with dynamic content.
Features
- Convert Markdown files to HTML
- Use customizable templates for HTML output
- Parse and include front matter metadata in your pages
- Simple command-line interface for generating static sites
Installation
You can use rustsite directly from crates.io. To use it as a binary, install it using Cargo:
cargo install rustsitemd
Usage
After installing rustsite, you can use it from the command line:
rustsite
-
<source-dir>: The directory containing your Markdown files. -
<destination-dir>: The directory where the generated HTML files will be saved. -
<template-file>: The path to your HTML template file.
Example
Assume you have the following structure:
project/
content/
index.md
about.md
template.html
output/
Your index.md might look like this:
---markdown
title: "Home"
---
# Welcome to My Site
This is the home page.
Your template.html might look like this:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>{{ title }}</title>
</head>
<body>
{{ content }}
</body>
</html>
Run the following command to generate your site:
rustsite content output template.html
This will convert index.md and any other Markdown files in content/ into HTML files in the output/ directory using the template.html template.
Functions
generate_site(source_dir: &str, destination_dir: &str, template_file: &str) -> io::Result<()>
Generates the static site from Markdown files in source_dir, outputs HTML files to destination_dir, and uses template_file for the HTML template.
parse_front_matter(content: &str) -> (HashMap<String, String>, String)
Parses the front matter metadata from the given Markdown content and separates it from the body.
markdown_to_html(markdown: &str) -> String
Converts Markdown content to HTML.
render_template(template: &str, metadata: &HashMap<String, String>, content: &str) -> String
Renders HTML content using the given template and metadata.