✨feature: Wire up blog section

content/about.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+---
+title: Go SSG - About
+description: More About My Go SSG Site.
+date: 2025-04-19
+---
+
 # About
 
 Experimenting with Go.  Seems pretty cool so far!

content/blog/my-first-blog-post.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+title: Go SSG - My First Blog Post
+description: A short summary of the post.
+date: 2025-04-19
+---
+
+# *Tap Tap Tap* Is this thing on?
+
+This is my first blog post!

content/index.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+---
+title: Go SSG - Home
+description: My Go SSG Site.
+date: 2025-04-19
+---
+
 # Welcome
 
 This is your first static site built with Go!

main.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+  "bytes"
   "fmt"
   "html/template"
   "io/ioutil"
@@ -10,81 +11,80 @@ import (
   "time"
 
   "github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2"
+  "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
-// NavItem represents a link in the navigation menu
+// NavItem represents a navigation link
 type NavItem struct {
   Title string
   URL   string
 }
 
+// PageMeta holds front matter metadata
+type PageMeta struct {
+  Title       string `yaml:"title"`
+  Description string `yaml:"description"`
+  Date        string `yaml:"date"`
+  Slug        string // we'll set this ourselves from filename
+}
+
 func main() {
   contentDir := "./content"
   outputDir := "./public"
   templateFile := "./templates/layout.html"
 
-  tpl, err := parseTemplate(templateFile)
+  tpl, err := template.ParseFiles(templateFile)
   if err != nil {
     fmt.Printf("Template parsing error: %v\n", err)
     return
   }
 
-  files, err := readContentFiles(contentDir)
+  files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(contentDir)
   if err != nil {
     fmt.Printf("Failed to read content directory: %v\n", err)
     return
   }
 
-  nav := buildNavigation(files)
+  // Collect nav info early
-
-  for _, file := range files {
-    if filepath.Ext(file.Name()) == ".md" {
-      err := generateHTML(file, contentDir, outputDir, tpl, nav)
-      if err != nil {
-        fmt.Printf("Error generating HTML for %s: %v\n", file.Name(), err)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  fmt.Println("✅ Site generation complete.")
-}
-
-func parseTemplate(templateFile string) (*template.Template, error) {
-  return template.ParseFiles(templateFile)
-}
-
-func readContentFiles(contentDir string) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
-  return ioutil.ReadDir(contentDir)
-}
-
-func buildNavigation(files []os.FileInfo) []NavItem {
   var nav []NavItem
   for _, file := range files {
     if filepath.Ext(file.Name()) == ".md" {
       name := strings.TrimSuffix(file.Name(), filepath.Ext(file.Name()))
-      title := strings.Title(name)
       url := "/"
       if name != "index" {
         url = "/" + name + "/"
       }
-      nav = append(nav, NavItem{Title: title, URL: url})
+      nav = append(nav, NavItem{
+        Title: strings.Title(name),
+        URL:   url,
+      })
     }
   }
-  return nav
-}
 
-func generateHTML(file os.FileInfo, contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.Template, nav []NavItem) error {
+  // Add blog to the main nav
+  nav = append(nav, NavItem{
+    Title: "Blog",
+    URL:   "/blog/",
+  })
+
+  // Generate index.html for each static page markdown file
+  for _, file := range files {
+    if filepath.Ext(file.Name()) != ".md" {
+      continue
+    }
+
     name := strings.TrimSuffix(file.Name(), filepath.Ext(file.Name()))
-  title := strings.Title(name)
-
     mdPath := filepath.Join(contentDir, file.Name())
-  mdContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(mdPath)
+    rawContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(mdPath)
     if err != nil {
-    return fmt.Errorf("failed to read %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
+      fmt.Printf("Failed to read %s: %v\n", file.Name(), err)
+      continue
     }
 
-  htmlContent := blackfriday.Run(mdContent)
+    meta, content := parseFrontMatter(rawContent)
+    htmlContent := blackfriday.Run(content)
 
+    // Determine output path
     var outPath string
     if name == "index" {
       outPath = filepath.Join(outputDir, "index.html")
@@ -96,16 +96,137 @@ func generateHTML(file os.FileInfo, contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.
 
     outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
     if err != nil {
-    return fmt.Errorf("failed to create %s: %w", outPath, err)
+      fmt.Printf("Failed to create %s: %v\n", outPath, err)
+      continue
+    }
+
+    // Fall back to filename for title if none provided
+    if meta.Title == "" {
+      meta.Title = strings.Title(name)
     }
-  defer outFile.Close()
 
     data := map[string]interface{}{
+      "Title":       meta.Title,
+      "Description": meta.Description,
+      "Date":        meta.Date,
       "Content":     template.HTML(htmlContent),
-    "Title":   title,
       "Nav":         nav,
       "Year":        time.Now().Year(),
-    "Date":    time.Now().Format("January 2, 2006"),
+    }
+
+    err = tpl.Execute(outFile, data)
+    if err != nil {
+      fmt.Printf("Template execution failed for %s: %v\n", file.Name(), err)
+      continue
+    }
+
+    fmt.Printf("Generated: %s\n", outPath)
+  }
+
+  // Generate blog index
+  var blogPosts []PageMeta
+
+  blogDir := filepath.Join(contentDir, "blog")
+  blogFiles, _ := ioutil.ReadDir(blogDir)
+
+  for _, file := range blogFiles {
+    if filepath.Ext(file.Name()) != ".md" {
+      continue
+    }
+
+    slug := strings.TrimSuffix(file.Name(), filepath.Ext(file.Name()))
+    blogPath := filepath.Join(blogDir, file.Name())
+    rawContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(blogPath)
+    if err != nil {
+      fmt.Printf("Failed to read blog post %s: %v\n", file.Name(), err)
+      continue
+    }
+
+    meta, content := parseFrontMatter(rawContent)
+    html := blackfriday.Run(content)
+
+    meta.Slug = slug
+    if meta.Title == "" {
+      meta.Title = strings.Title(slug)
+    }
+
+    outPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "blog", slug, "index.html")
+    os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outPath), os.ModePerm)
+
+    outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
+    if err != nil {
+      fmt.Printf("Failed to create blog file %s: %v\n", outPath, err)
+      continue
+    }
+
+    err = tpl.Execute(outFile, map[string]interface{}{
+      "Title":       meta.Title,
+      "Description": meta.Description,
+      "Date":        meta.Date,
+      "Content":     template.HTML(html),
+      "Nav":         nav,
+      "Year":        time.Now().Year(),
+    })
+
+    if err != nil {
+      fmt.Printf("Template error for blog post %s: %v\n", file.Name(), err)
+      continue
+    }
+
+    blogPosts = append(blogPosts, meta)
+  }
+
+  err = buildBlogIndex(blogPosts, tpl, outputDir, nav)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Println("Failed to build blog index:", err)
+  }
+
+  fmt.Println("✅ Site generation complete.")
+}
+
+// parseFrontMatter splits raw markdown into meta + content
+func parseFrontMatter(raw []byte) (PageMeta, []byte) {
+  var meta PageMeta
+
+  // Normalize line endings
+  raw = bytes.ReplaceAll(raw, []byte("\r\n"), []byte("\n"))
+
+  // Only try to parse if the file starts with "---\n"
+  if bytes.HasPrefix(raw, []byte("---\n")) {
+    // Split after the first two "---\n" lines
+    parts := bytes.SplitN(raw, []byte("---\n"), 3)
+
+    if len(parts) >= 3 {
+      // parts[0] = empty (before first ---)
+      // parts[1] = YAML content
+      // parts[2] = remaining markdown content
+      err := yaml.Unmarshal(parts[1], &meta)
+      if err != nil {
+        fmt.Printf("⚠️ Failed to parse front matter: %v\n", err)
+      }
+      return meta, parts[2]
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If there's no front matter, return raw as-is
+  return meta, raw
+}
+
+// buildBlogIndex generates the blog index page
+func buildBlogIndex(posts []PageMeta, tpl *template.Template, outputDir string, nav []NavItem) error {
+  outPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "blog", "index.html")
+  os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outPath), os.ModePerm)
+
+  outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    return err
+  }
+
+  data := map[string]interface{}{
+    "Title": "Go SSG - Blog",
+    "Posts": posts,
+    "Nav":   nav,
+    "Year":  time.Now().Year(),
   }
 
   return tpl.Execute(outFile, data)

public/about/index.html

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <title>About</title>
+  <title>Go SSG - About</title>
+  <meta name="description" content="More About My Go SSG Site.">
 </head>
 
 <body>
@@ -15,15 +16,19 @@
         
         <li><a href="/">Index</a></li>
         
+        <li><a href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+        
       </ul>
     </nav>
   </header>
 
   <main>
-    <h1>About
+    <small>Published: 2025-04-19</small>
+    <h1>About</h1>
+
+<p>Experimenting with Go.  Seems pretty cool so far!</p>
+
 
-
-<p>
     
   </main>
 

public/blog/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Go SSG - Blog</title>
+  
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <header>
+    <nav>
+      <ul>
+        
+        <li><a href="/about/">About</a></li>
+        
+        <li><a href="/">Index</a></li>
+        
+        <li><a href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+        
+      </ul>
+    </nav>
+  </header>
+
+  <main>
+    
+    
+
+    
+      <section>
+        <h2>Blog Posts</h2>
+        <ul>
+          
+          <li>
+            <a href="/blog/my-first-blog-post/">Go SSG - My First Blog Post</a>
+             <small>2025-04-19</small><br>
+            A short summary of the post.
+          </li>
+          
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+    
+  </main>
+
+  <footer>
+    <p>&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon</p>
+  </footer>
+</body>
+
+</html>

public/blog/my-first-blog-post/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Go SSG - My First Blog Post</title>
+  <meta name="description" content="A short summary of the post.">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <header>
+    <nav>
+      <ul>
+        
+        <li><a href="/about/">About</a></li>
+        
+        <li><a href="/">Index</a></li>
+        
+        <li><a href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+        
+      </ul>
+    </nav>
+  </header>
+
+  <main>
+    <small>Published: 2025-04-19</small>
+    <h1><em>Tap Tap Tap</em> Is this thing on?</h1>
+
+<p>This is my first blog post!</p>
+
+
+    
+  </main>
+
+  <footer>
+    <p>&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon</p>
+  </footer>
+</body>
+
+</html>

public/index.html

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <title>Index</title>
+  <title>Go SSG - Home</title>
+  <meta name="description" content="My Go SSG Site.">
 </head>
 
 <body>
@@ -15,15 +16,19 @@
         
         <li><a href="/">Index</a></li>
         
+        <li><a href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+        
       </ul>
     </nav>
   </header>
 
   <main>
-    <h1>Welcome
+    <small>Published: 2025-04-19</small>
+    <h1>Welcome</h1>
+
+<p>This is your first static site built with Go!</p>
+
 
-
-<p>
     
   </main>
 

templates/layout.html

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
+  {{ if .Description }}<meta name="description" content="{{ .Description }}">{{ end }}
 </head>
 
 <body>
@@ -18,7 +19,23 @@
   </header>
 
   <main>
+    {{ if .Date }}<small>Published: {{ .Date }}</small>{{ end }}
     {{ .Content }}
+
+    {{ if .Posts }}
+      <section>
+        <h2>Blog Posts</h2>
+        <ul>
+          {{ range .Posts }}
+          <li>
+            <a href="/blog/{{ .Slug }}/">{{ .Title }}</a>
+            {{ if .Date }} <small>{{ .Date }}</small>{{ end }}<br>
+            {{ .Description }}
+          </li>
+          {{ end }}
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+    {{ end }}
   </main>
 
   <footer>