metadata-gen 0.0.3

A powerful Rust library for extracting, validating, and processing metadata in YAML, TOML, and JSON formats from any content or data file.
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  <strong>A Rust library for extracting, validating, and processing metadata in YAML, TOML, and JSON formats.</strong>
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## Install

```bash
cargo add metadata-gen
```

Or add to `Cargo.toml`:

```toml
[dependencies]
metadata-gen = "0.0.3"
```

You need [Rust](https://rustup.rs/) 1.56.0 or later. Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

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## Overview

Metadata Gen extracts, validates, and processes metadata from content files in YAML, TOML, and JSON formats.

- **Multi-format extraction** from any content file
- **HTML meta tag generation** for SEO
- **Validation** of metadata structure and required fields
- **Serde integration** for typed metadata access

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## Features

| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| **Multi-format** | Extract metadata from YAML, TOML, and JSON |
| **Validation** | Validate metadata structure and required fields |
| **Meta tags** | Generate HTML meta tags from metadata |
| **Content files** | Process metadata from any content or data file |
| **Serde integration** | Serialize/deserialize metadata to Rust structs |

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## Usage

```rust
use metadata_gen::extract_metadata;

fn main() {
    let content = "---\ntitle: Example\n---\nBody text.";
    let meta = extract_metadata(content).unwrap();
    println!("Title: {}", meta.get("title").unwrap());
}
```

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## Development

```bash
cargo build        # Build the project
cargo test         # Run all tests
cargo clippy       # Lint with Clippy
cargo fmt          # Format with rustfmt
```

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for setup, signed commits, and PR guidelines.

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**THE ARCHITECT** \u1d2b [Sebastien Rousseau](https://sebastienrousseau.com)
**THE ENGINE** \u1d5e [EUXIS](https://euxis.co) \u1d2b Enterprise Unified Execution Intelligence System

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## License

Dual-licensed under [Apache 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) or [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT), at your option.

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