statiq
======
A node.js static website generator
* [Install](#install)
* [Basic usage](#basic-usage)
* [Content](#content)
* [Templates](#templates)
* [Building](#building)
* [Advanced](#advanced)
* [Directory context](#directory-context)
* [Global context](#global-context)
* [Directory indexes](#directory-indexes)
* [Command line tool](#command-line-tool)
* [Programmatic API](#programmatic-api)
* [Plugins](#plugins)
* [Plugins API](#plugins-api)
* [Included plugins](#included-plugins)
## Install
$ npm install -g statiq
## Basic usage:
Create a statiq website with the interactive cli tool:
$ statiq init
This will bootstrap the folder structure, `statiqfile.js` and `package.json` in the current directory.
There are four directories: `content`, `templates`, `assets` and `publish`. By default, files in the `assets` folder will be copied as-is to the `publish` folder. Documents in the `content` folder will be merged into their corresponding templates from the `templates` folder and saved to the `publish` folder (mirroring content folder structure). For example, this structure:
content/index.md
content/about.md
content/docs/index.md
Will result in:
publish/index.html
publish/about.html
publish/docs/index.html
### Content
By default, content is placed in `.html` files. If you added the `markedPlugin`, content is placed in markdown `.md` documents.
Sample index.md:
Welcome!
=======
This is a *test page*.
#### File variables
You can set *context variables* in each file, by placing a yaml/json object in its first lines, followed by a triple dash (`---`):
title: Index page
---
Welcome!
========
...
### Templates
Default templating engine is ejs. An index.html template file could look like this:
<%- title %>
<%- content %>
Context variables are available, and the special `content` variable contains the document itself.
### Building
Finally, run:
$ statiq
And you're ready to go!
## Advanced
### Directory context
If files in a same folder share some metadata, you can put it in context files within the folder. For example, add a `context.json` or `context.yaml` file in a `content/docs/` folder, like this:
subtitle: My documents
somedata: ...
Now, every document under `content/docs/` (including sub-directories) will have those variables set at build time, unless they are overwritten by a deeper level context or in-file context.
### Global context
Use the `context` property in the configuration object within the `statiqfile.js`:
statiq.config({
...
context: {
sitename: "My awesome website",
...
}
})
This works just like putting a context file in the `content/` root. However, by using the statiqfile, you may perform any data processing/manipulation and pass the result, or even pass functions (like moment.js, sorting methods, etc).
### Directory indexes
In templates, you can iterate through files in a given folder using the special `index[folder]` variables.
Given this structure:
content/index.md
content/articles/myarticle.md
content/articles/myarticle2.md
content/articles/myarticle3.md
content/articles/subarticles/subarticle.md
content/articles/subarticles/subarticle2.md
You can list the articles folder in your templates accesing `index['articles']`, and the subarticles folder with `index['articles/subarticles']`.
Articles:
Each `index[folder]` item is set to the context of that file plus a special `path` variable containing the relative path from the current file and a `current` variable which is `true` when the item is the same file accessing it.
#### Hidden documents
Files prefixed with `_` will be processed but they won't be included in the index.
## Command line tool
$ statiq
Look for nearest statiqfile.js and build website
$ statiq init
Create a new statiqfile and default folder structure
$ statiq init -s
Create a new statiqfile only
$ statiq add
Create a new website document/page/post
$ statiq add --= --=...
Create a new document and set local context values
$ statiq serve
Start a local server
$ statiq watch
Start a file watcher and rebuild website when changes occur
$ statiq serve -w
Start server and watcher
$ statiq help
Show help
## Programmatic API
const statiq = require('statiq');
const site = statiq();
site.config({
...
});
site.run();
### Methods
#### site.config(object config)
Sets site configuration just like a statiqfile. Default configuration is:
{
contentPath: 'content',
templatesPath: 'templates',
publishPath: 'publish',
assetsPath: 'assets',
defaultTemplate: 'index.html',
contentExtension: '.md',
publishExtension: '.html',
hiddenRegex: /^_/, // filenames that shouldn't be included in indexes
plugins: [],
context: {}, // global context
cwd: process.cwd(), // if site is built using the cli tool, it's set to the statiqfile.js dir by default
}
Returns the config object.
#### site.use(fn plugin)
Adds a statiq plugin.
Returns void.
#### site.create(string file, object context, string content?)
Creates a document `file` with local `context` and `content`.
Returns a promise containing the document object.
Hooks: beforeCreate, afterCreate
#### site.read(string file)
Reads and cache a file in the content folder.
Returns a promise containing the document object.
Hooks: beforeRead, afterRead
#### site.update(string file, object context, string content)
Updates the `context` and `content` of a cached document `file`.
Returns a promise containing the document object.
Hooks: beforeUpdate, afterUpdate
#### site.build(string file)
Builds the cached document `file`. It'll use other cached documents and contexts to generate indexes.
Returns a promise containing the built document object.
Hooks: beforeBuild, afterBuild
#### site.buildAll()
Convenience method to build all the cached documents.
#### site.write(string file)
Writes the cached built document `file` to the filesystem.
Returns a promise containing the file path.
Hooks: beforeWrite, afterWrite
#### site.writeAll()
Convenience method to write all the cached built documents.
#### site.delete(string file)
Deletes the document `file` from the cache and the filesystem.
Returns a promise containing void.
#### site.scan(string path?)
Deep-scans the content directory and reads its documents. Specify a `path` if you don't want to start from the content root.
Returns a promise containing an array of read documents.
#### site.handleAssets()
Process the assets folder. By default, it'll just copy all files to the publish folder.
Hooks: beforeAsset, afterAsset
#### site.list()
Returns all the cached documents
#### site.run()
Convenience method to run scan(), buildAll() and writeAll().
Returns a promise containing an array of generated paths.
## Plugins
Plugins can be loaded using the `plugins` array in the site configuration:
statiq.config({
context: { ... }
plugins: [myPlugin(), ejsPlugin(), markedPlugin()]
});
Or alternatively, loaded later using `.use()`:
statiq.use(myPlugin());
A statiq plugin consists of a function that returns an object with a set of hook properties that will exec in a given step of the build process.
function myPlugin(options) {
return {
beforeBuild(document) {
document.title = "Foo";
return document;
},
}
}
These hooks are executed in the same order the plugins were loaded.
When an `before*` hook returns a falsy value, it prevents its `after*` execution and also any other `before*` in the chain.
### Plugins API
#### beforeCreate(object document)
Runs before a new document is written into the file system.
The document object contains contentPath, context, content and source.
Must return the document object (modified or not), a new document object, or falsy to cancel the document creation.
#### afterCreate(object document)
Runs after a new document has been written to the file system, and can be used to perform any side effects. Returns void.
#### beforeRead(object document)
Runs before a content file is read and cached.
The document object contains contentPath, publishPath, and context (including global context).
Must return the document object (modified or not), a new document object, or falsy to skip reading the document.
#### afterRead(object document)
Runs after a document has been read and cached, and can be used to perform any side effects. Returns void.
#### beforeUpdate(object document, object newContext, string newContent)
Runs before an update is made to a cached document.
To access the current context or content of the document, you can use `document.context` and `document.content`.
Must return the document object (modified or not), a new document object, or falsy to skip updating the document.
#### afterUpdate(object document)
Runs after a document has been updated in cache, and can be used to perform any side effects. Returns void.
#### beforeBuild(object document, string template)
Runs before a document is built in memory.
Must return the document object (modified or not), a new document object, or falsy to skip building the document.
#### afterBuild(object document)
Runs after a document has been built in cache, and can be used to perform any side effects. Returns void.
#### beforeWrite(object document)
Runs before a cached document is written to the file system.
Must return the document object (modified or not), a new document object, or falsy to skip writting the file.
#### afterWrite(object document)
Runs after a file has been written to the file system, and can be used to perform any side effects. Returns void.
#### beforeAsset(object assetDocument)
Runs when an asset file is found in the assets directory. `assetDocument` is an object containing `assetPath` and `publishPath`.
Must return the asset object (modified or not), a new object or falsy to skip processing this asset.
#### afterAsset(object assetDocument)
Runs after an asset has been processed, and can be used to perform any side effects.
Returns void.
### Included plugins
These plugins are shipped with statiq and can be imported from `statiq/plugins`.
#### markedPlugin
Lets you write documents content in markdown. Requires `marked`.
##### Usage
const { markedPlugin } = require('statiq/plugins');
statiq.use(markedPlugin(options))
###### Options
`parseMultilineContext` (boolean) Process context variables containing a multiline string. Defaults to `true`.
#### ejsPlugin
Lets you write templates using ejs. Requires `ejs`.
##### Usage
const { ejsPlugin } = require('statiq/plugins');
statiq.use(ejsPlugin())
#### lessPlugin
Converts `.less` files in the assets folder into `.css` files at build time. Requires `less`.
##### Usage
const { lessPlugin } = require('statiq/plugins');
statiq.use(lessPlugin(options))
###### Options
`main` (string) Optional. Copy only this filename to the publish folder.
The options object is passed as options to less' render method.
#### blocksPlugin
Lets you define content blocks in documents. Consider a multicolumn layout like this:
<%= title %>
<%- left %>
<%- content %>
<%- right %>
Instead of using the `content` variable, you can define block sections just like this:
title: Multi column
---
<