Give Fabricator Assemble the ability to output materials/partials in …

README.md

@@ -206,7 +206,20 @@ Error handler function. Receives an `error` object param.
 Type: `String`  
 Default: `dist`
 
-Destination of compiled views (where files are saved to)
+### options.materialPreviews
+
+Type: `String`  
+Default: `null`
+
+Destination of independently compiled materials for preview and name of wrapper template
+
+E.g.:
+
+```javascript
+materialPreviews : "preview"
+```
+
+will output all independently rendered materials files into the directory "preview" and use the "preview.html" layout template to wrap them.
 
 ## Usage
 

index.js

@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ var defaults = {
 	 */
 	dest: 'dist',
 
+	/**
+	 * Location to write material preview files
+	 * @type {String}
+	 */
+	materialPreviews: null,	
+
 	/**
 	 * beautifier options
 	 * @type {Object}
@@ -137,6 +143,12 @@ var assembly = {
 	 */
 	materialData: {},
 
+	/**
+	 * Each material's independently rendered state
+	 * @type {Object}
+	 */
+	materialRender: {},
+
 	/**
 	 * Meta data for user-created views (views in views/{subdir})
 	 * @type {Object}
@@ -332,12 +344,14 @@ var parseMaterials = function () {
 		// capture meta data for the material
 		if (!isSubCollection) {
 			assembly.materials[collection].items[key] = {
+				filename: id,
 				name: toTitleCase(id),
 				notes: (fileMatter.data.notes) ? md.render(fileMatter.data.notes) : '',
 				data: localData
 			};
 		} else {
 			assembly.materials[parent].items[collection].items[key] = {
+				filename: id,
 				name: toTitleCase(id.split('.')[1]),
 				notes: (fileMatter.data.notes) ? md.render(fileMatter.data.notes) : '',
 				data: localData
@@ -364,6 +378,7 @@ var parseMaterials = function () {
 
 		// register the partial
 		Handlebars.registerPartial(id, content);
+		assembly.materialRender[id] = content;
 
 	});
 
@@ -646,9 +661,31 @@ var assemble = function () {
 			fs.writeFileSync(copyPath, template(context));
 		}
 	});
+	if(options.materialPreviews) {
+		createIndependentMaterialPreviews();
+	}
 
 };
 
+/**
+ * Assemble the unique materials into independent preview files
+ */
+var createIndependentMaterialPreviews = function() {
+
+	var materials = assembly.materialRender;
+	for(var material in materials) {
+		var materialTemplate = "{{> "+material+"}}";
+
+		var source = wrapPage(materialTemplate, assembly.layouts[options.materialPreviews || options.layout]),
+			context = assembly.materialData[material],
+			template = Handlebars.compile(source);
+
+		var copyPath = path.normalize(path.join(options.dest, options.materialPreviews, path.basename(material)));
+		mkdirp.sync(path.dirname(copyPath));
+		fs.writeFileSync(copyPath+".html", template(context));
+	}
+};
+
 
 /**
  * Module exports