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Markdown Static Site Generator CLI

A command-line tool in Go that converts a directory of Markdown files into a styled static HTML website, complete with templating and an index page. Learners practice file-tree traversal, Markdown-to-HTML conversion, and Go templating.

Estimate
~8.5h
Steps
5
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blackfriday · html/template · flag

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Project roadmap

  1. 01

    Walk the source directory

    ~1.5h

    Traverse a source directory and collect all Markdown files using filepath.Walk.

  2. 02

    Convert Markdown to HTML

    ~1.5h

    Convert each file's content to HTML using a Markdown parsing library.

  3. 03

    Apply a layout template

    ~2h

    Wrap converted content in a shared HTML layout, reading front-matter metadata like title and date.

  4. 04

    Generate an index page

    ~1.5h

    Build an index page listing all posts sorted by publish date.

  5. 05

    Add watch mode

    ~2h

    Add a --watch flag that rebuilds the site automatically when source files change.

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Tech stack

blackfridayhtml/templateflag