Slime

handlebars & json based static site generator library.

Why slime

Because it is slim(e) and flexible (like a slime...)

What?

template + data = static page!

How

• handlebars
• json
• few simple helpers

Why?

• more flexible design - can reuse/manipulate data by merging or modyfing loaded json
• modular - support for partial templates
• easy to learn - using already popular json and handlebars combination
• easy to start - copy example and edit json/handlebar files to create one static page without touching rust code

Show me

extern crate slime;
use slime::data::load_json;
use slime::html::generate;
use slime::template::load_all;

fn main() {
    let hb = load_all().expect("failed to get templates");
    let index_data = load_json("index.json").expect("failed to get index data");
    generate(&hb, "index", &index_data, "index").expect("failed to generate html");
}

So what is going on?

let hb = load_all().expect("failed to get templates");

Load templates from "template" folder.

let index_data = load_json("index.json").expect("failed to get index data");

Load data from "data" folder.

generate(&hb, "index", &index_data, "index").expect("failed to generate html");

Smash the data into the template.

So what next?

Maybe more high level api?