nan1-ssg

nan1-ssg is the static site generator converting .txt and .md files to .html files.

Usage

To use this tool:

1. Run the npm install command:

npm i nan1-ssg

2. Run the npm link command:

npm link nan1-ssg

3. Start using the tool! For example:

nan1-ssg [-option]

A list of options:

Option	Details
-v, --version	Will display the name and version of the tool.
-h, --help	Will display a help message, showing options and usage.
-i , --input	Gives the tool a filename to generate HTML files with. The filename can be a file or a directory.
-l , --lang	Specifies a language to generate the HTML from.
-c , --config	Add a JSON config file to specify options. Omit other options when using this option.

The hello.txt file, markdownTest.md file, ssg-config.json file and Sherlock-Holmes-Selected-Stories directory are provided for testing purposes.

Examples

For a text file:

nan1-ssg -i hello.txt

For a markdown file:

nan1-ssg -i hello.md

For a file with a specific language:

nan1-ssg -i hello.txt -l fr

For a directory:

nan1-ssg -i Sherlock-Holmes-Selected-Stories

Files that are nested:

nan1-ssg -i "./Sherlock-Holmes-Selected-Stories/Silver Blaze.txt"

Files containing spaces:

nan1-ssg -i "file with spaces.txt"

Using a configuration JSON file:

nan1-ssg -c ./ssg-config.json

Features

• Generating valid HTML5 files from .txt and .md files and placed in the dist directory
• An index.html file is created which contain relative links to the generated HTML files
• Each HTML file uses a default stylesheet to improve beauty and readability
• Can specify language to HTML file to use
• Horizontal rules are translated from Markdown files
• A configuration JSON file can be used to specify all options
  • Example file format:

  {
      "input": "./ssg-config.json",
      "lang": "fr"
  }