Mdsite

Static site generator from markdown files with features:

• TeX style math support
• file path is the post url
• file name is the post title
• post can be hidden(link does not be insert into index/tag page)

you can check the demo site to learn the usages of morpho.

Install

morpho is implemented by rust language(2018 edition), so you need cargo command:

cargo install morpho

morpho will be installed in your cargo binary directory(~/.cargo/bin/).

CLI

morpho can be use as a command:

``` $ morpho -h static site generator from markdown files

USAGE: morpho

FLAGS: -h, --help Prints help information -V, --version Prints version information

SUBCOMMANDS: build Build the site static files help Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s) init Initialize the site directory layout new Create a site post serve Serve the site, rebuild on change theme Blog theme operations ```

you can also check the subcommand usage:

``` $ morpho serve -h Serve the site, rebuild on change

USAGE: morpho serve [OPTIONS]

FLAGS: -h, --help Prints help information -V, --version Prints version information

OPTIONS: -p, --port Serve the site at http://127.0.0.1: [default: 5000] ```

init site

$ morpho init mysite

site directory(mysite) layout is initialized:

mysite ├── config.toml ├── media ├── posts │   ├── hello.md │   └── math.md └── _themes

• config.toml: site config file
• media: site media directory
• posts: site posts directory
• posts/hello.md: a markdown style post
• _themes: site themes directory

build site

$ cd mysite $ morpho build

the site static files are build into the subdir _build, the current site directory(mysite) layout is:

mysite ├── config.toml ├── media ├── posts │   ├── hello.md │   └── math.md ├── _themes └── _builds

• _builds: generated static-site top directory

serve site

$ morpho serve

open the site index page automatically, and re-generate your static-site when you add or change content,

new post

create a new post titled another:

$ morpho new another

a new markdown file posts/another.md is created, you can edit it for the new post.

refresh the index page, you will find the new post.

config.toml

toml site_url = "" site_name = "Mdsite" site_motto = "Simple is Beautiful!" footer_note = "Keep It Simple, Stupid!" media_dir = "media" build_dir = "_build" theme = "simple" theme_root_dir = "_themes" rebuild_interval = 2 posts_per_page = 20