what is this?

this is a blog and a static site generator
simply converts a folder of markdown files to a blog webpage

why?

I wanted to write blog in markdown and static deploy it without much hassle
rust is fun

how to use?

just install using cargo

cargo install pond_ssg

then just run the cli!

pond_ssg --help

current status

• alpha version
• currently using a GitHub workflow to deploy on push
• need to configure it such that other people can use it easier
• customization options without sacrificing simplicity

next steps

now priorities

• feat: clickable, searchable tags
• use -> use date to sort instead of os timestamps
• fix: seo and accessibility? https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-404salad-github-io-blog

other

• refactor: cli so it's easier to set up and manage projects
• docs: a simple setup guide so that users can simply install binaries and potential instructions
• feat: add custom themes
• feat: how to add time to the blogs (maybe for now get file created time but that's hacky)
• feat: maybe some backups thing
• test: write tests
• feat: add an option to enable basic analytics
• feat: somehow add mailing list support
• clean: move images to a static folder inside dist instead of at root
• (done) todo: make it availabe in cargo (crates.io) ie. write the docstrings and then cargo publish
• (done) feat: figure out a drafts system (when a filename starts with an undescore consider it to be a draft?)
• (done) bug: when code formatting is false then remove the prism files
• (done) feat: write a simple logger so that --silent works
• (done) feat: in a config file have flags for features like javascript (don't need to bundle if the user doesn't need it)
• (done) refactor: use html templating (maud)
• (done) feat: maybe watcher for live reload
• (done) bug: images not copying over