Merlin

A blazingly fast Static Site Generator written in Vala.

Features (TODO)

Core:

• Command line interface with basic commands (build, serve, new)
• Parse content directory structure
• Markdown to HTML conversion
• Support for front matter (YAML)
• Basic templating system
• Live reload development server
• Asset handling (copy static files)

Content:

• Blog post support
• Pages support
• Automatic index generation
• Category and tag support
• RSS/Atom feed generation

Templates & Themes:

• Basic theme structure
• Template inheritance
• Partial templates
• Built-in default theme
• Custom themes support

Advanced Features:

• Code syntax highlighting
• Table of contents generation
• Sitemap generation
• Search functionality
• Image optimization
• Minification (HTML, CSS, JS)
• Draft posts
• Scheduled posts

Development

Prerequisites

• Vala compiler
• Meson build system
• Ninja

Building

meson setup builddir
cd builddir
ninja

Running

./merlin

Current Status

Initial project setup with basic structure. Working on implementing core features.

Contributing

Project is in early development stages. Contributions are welcome!

License

MIT License