Balzac

an experiment in building a static site generator using rust

Usage

• Install balzac
• Create a balzac.toml configuration file

Directory Structure

Balzac supports different directories that you are free to create or skip:

• pages_directory (required): directory that stores all the handlebars templates that will be used to create pages
• partials_directory (optional): houses all handlebars partials
• layouts_directory (optional): houses all handlebars layouts

Config Reference

• output_directory : the directory where the generated website will be sent to
• pages_directory (optional): the directory where static pages will reside (like your index)
• partials_directory (optional): directory where partial templates will reside
• layouts_directory (optional): directory where layout templates will reside
• global: fill this array if you want to have global data available in all the templates and files

Development

All required tooling can be installed using mise with mise install