# rhedyn

a quick and dirty static site generator with intelligent caching.

Run this script from a directory containing markdown, templates and styles and a `dist/` directory will be created
containing the rendered-out static assets ready for deployment.

While the defaults should work for most (of my) use cases, you can configure behaviour using a `rhedyn.config.js` in the
directory where you run the tool, or pass a path to a config using `-c /path/to/config.js` or `--config
path/to/config.js`.

"Rhedyn" is Welsh for "fern", and is pronounced a bit like "read in". 

## Installation and usage

The default config will look for `.md` files in the `markdown/` directory, `.scss` files in the `styles/` directory, and
handlebars (`.hbs`) files in the `templates/` directory. It also processes images, SVG icons, static files, and generates favicons.

The styles will be compiled using `sass` and output to a matching path in the `dist/` directory with a `.css` file
extension. These file paths are made available to the template renderer, for inclusion as whatever tags you see fit.

Markdown is compiled using `marked` with the `marked-code-preview` extension enabled, then passed to the template
renderer in the `content` property. Images referenced in markdown are automatically processed and converted to responsive
srcsets if matching images are found in the images task. Raw HTML in markdown is stripped by default; set
`opts.markdown.allowHtml` to `true` to allow it.

Once the markdown content and template have been rendered out, the resulting `.html` file is minified and output to `dist/`, 
with the matching path (e.g. `markdown/recipes/soup.md` would be rendered to `dist/recipes/soup.html`).

Usual stuff applies - install as a module locally or globally and call the default function:

`npx rhedyn`

```
"scripts": {
  "build": "rhedyn"
}
```

You can also build a self-contained executable if you like chunky binaries with `npm run build`. That'll output to the
`dist/` directory, and you can then put that binary wherever you like (probably somewhere in your $path).

## Caching

Rhedyn includes intelligent caching that tracks both file dependencies and configuration state. Tasks are only re-run when:
- Input files have changed (detected via file hashes)
- Configuration has changed (detected via state hashes)
- Output files are missing (can be skipped by setting `opts.ignoreExisting` to `true`)

Cache files are stored in `.cache/` by default and can be disabled by setting `cacheDir: false` in your config.

If output file checks are skipped with `ignoreExisting`, only files that have changed inputs will be output.

`opts.includeStateValues` controls whether cache files store state values for debugging. It defaults to `true` and can be
set to `false` to reduce cache file size.

## Configuration

By default, rhedyn will look for `rhedyn.config.js` in the current directory and fall back to the default if not found.
You can override this behaviour using the `-c /path/to/config.js` or `--config path/to/config.js` CLI switches.

A working example of how to configure can be found in `src/defaults.js`, with the actions separated out to
`src/actions/` for tidiness. 

Your `rhedyn.config.js` should export an object with "tasks" and "opts". These are detailed below.

If you want to extend the default config, it can be imported as `defaultConfig` from this package.

#### opts

The `opts` object in your config is for anything related to the project as a whole, rather than individual tasks. That
means things like the base output directory, cache directory, site metadata, etc. It'll be passed to the
action function as a key on the `meta` object.

`opts` can also have an `include` property, an object containing task keys (e.g. "styles") and additional glob patterns to include for
that task. The path can be anywhere, not just local to the project - I use it to
include basic typography styles that I know I'll want in every project, but it could just as easily be used to produce a
sort-of "theme" that could be shared across multiple projects.

```javascript
opts: {
  outDir: 'dist/',
  runDir: process.cwd(),
  cacheDir: '.cache',
  clean: true,
  ignoreExisting: false,
  includeStateValues: true,
  logLevel: 'debug',
  include: { 
    styles: [{ pattern: '~/.rhedyn/styles/*.scss' }] 
  },
  markdown: {
    allowHtml: false
  },
  site: {
    name: "My Website",
    shortName: "My Site",
    description: "A website generated from files using Rhedyn",
    author: "Your Name",
    url: "https://example.com",
    language: "en-GB",
    backgroundColor: "#ffffff",
    themeColor: "#000000"
  }
}
```

#### tasks

Tasks can be either individual task objects or arrays of task objects that run in parallel. Tasks in different array elements run sequentially, allowing you to control dependencies between task groups.

Example structure:
```javascript
tasks: [
  [
    // These tasks run in parallel
    { name: "styles", ... },
    { name: "icons", ... },
    { name: "images", ... }
  ],
  // This task runs after the above group completes
  { name: "pages", ... }
]
```

Each task object should look something like this:

```javascript
{
  name: "styles",
  action: compileSass,
  jobConfig: {
    inputFiles: [{ pattern: "styles/**/*.scss", ignore: "**/_*.scss" }],
    stripPaths: ["styles/"],
    outputDir: "static/styles/",
    outputFileExtension: ".css"
  },
  actionConfig: {}
}
```

**Task Properties:**
- `name`: Task identifier (required)
- `action`: Function that processes the files (required)
- `jobConfig`: Config for file/state selection, expansion, output paths, and caching (see below)
- `actionConfig`: Config passed to the action (plus computed fields like `filePath` and `fileOutputPath`)

**Input File Patterns:**
```javascript
jobConfig: {
  inputFiles: [
    { pattern: "styles/**/*.scss", ignore: "**/_*.scss" },
    { pattern: "images/*.jpg" },
    { pattern: "static/*" }
  ]
}
```

**jobConfig options:**
- `inputFiles`: Array of glob objects (`{ pattern, ignore?, dot? }`) used for file expansion.
- `stateSelectors`: Array of dot-paths (e.g. `resources.markdown`) to expand from `meta`.
- `expand`: When `false`, run a single job with aggregated inputs instead of expanding per file/state item.
- `stripPaths`: Array of path prefixes removed from inputs when building output paths (supports `~`).
- `outputDir`: Output directory relative to `opts.outDir` for generated files.
- `outputFileExtension`: New extension appended to output files (e.g. `.html`).
- `outputFileName`: Base filename used when building a single output path for state tasks.
- `buildFilePath`: When `true`, compute and pass `fileOutputPath` into the action for state tasks.
- `buildIndexList`: When `true` (default), generate an `index.html` in the output dir listing all index pages (state expansion only).
- `itemsPerPage`: Page size for state expansion pagination (defaults to `opts.itemsPerPage`).
- `skipCache`: When `true`, disables cache usage for this job.
- `deps`: Extra cache dependencies `{ paths?: string[], state?: string[] }` added to the job fingerprint.
- `logLevel`: Override log level for this task only.
- `jobId`: Override the job ID used for logging and caching.

#### actions

An action is a function that receives an object with `config`, `jobConfig`, and `meta` properties and returns an object describing what was processed.

An action that returns a `ref` will have its `detail`, `paths`, `ref` and `fromCache` properties made available in
`meta.resources`. For expanded tasks (multiple results), the `ref` is used as the key under the task name. For
single-result tasks, the result is stored directly under the task name:
```javascript
{
  ...meta,
  resources: {
    [task.name]: {
      [jobResult.ref]: {
        detail,
        paths,
        ref,
        fromCache
      }
    }
    // or, for single-result tasks:
    // [task.name]: { detail, paths, ref, fromCache }
  }
}
```

The action function signature:
```javascript
async function myAction({ config, jobConfig, meta }) {
  // config is the actionConfig plus computed properties:
  // - filePath: path to the input file being processed
  // - fileOutputPath: calculated output path
  // - fileOutputDir: directory for the output file
  // - inputs/pagination/stateKey when expanding from state
  //
  // jobConfig contains selection/expansion config (inputFiles, stateSelectors, etc.)
  
  // meta contains:
  // - opts: global configuration
  // - resources: results from previously completed tasks, structured as described above
  
  // Process the file...
  
  return {
    detail: {}, // Optional: any metadata about the processed file
    paths: [outputPath], // Array of output file paths (relative to outDir)
    deps: { // Optional: dependencies for caching
      paths: [inputFile1, inputFile2], // File dependencies
      state: [] // State dependencies (tracked automatically)
    },
    ref: "unique-identifier" // Optional: reference key for this result
  }
}
```

**Built-in Actions:**

The following actions are available from `actions`:
- `compileSass`: Compiles SCSS files to compressed CSS
- `renderMarkdownToHtml`: Parses markdown into HTML and returns it as task detail
- `renderMarkdownToMeta`: Parses markdown into frontmatter metadata only
- `renderTemplate`: Renders Handlebars templates with the current task state
- `renderIndex`: Renders index pages and index list pages
- `renderMarkdownWithTemplate`: Renders markdown with Handlebars templates, includes frontmatter support
- `optimiseSvg`: Optimizes SVG files using SVGO
- `copy`: Copies files without processing
- `imageToWebP`: Converts images to WebP with multiple sizes for responsive images
- `generateFavicons`: Generates favicon sets and web app manifests
- `generateTaxonomy`: Builds grouped/sorted lists from state inputs

**Resources and Cross-Task References:**

Processed files are made available to subsequent tasks via `meta.resources[taskName][ref]`. For example, the image action makes processed images available to the markdown renderer for automatic srcset generation.

Some examples can be found in `src/actions/`, and you can find utility functions exported from this package as
`utils`. The sample actions are also exported from this module as `actions`.

## Default Tasks

The default configuration includes:

1. **Parallel processing group:**
   - `images`: Converts JPG images to WebP with multiple sizes
   - `styles`: Compiles SCSS files to CSS
   - `icons`: Optimizes SVG icons
   - `static files`: Copies static files
   - `favicons`: Generates favicon sets from source images

2. **Sequential tasks:**
   - `blog-markdown`: Parses blog frontmatter metadata (no HTML rendering)
   - `markdown`: Parses general frontmatter metadata (no HTML rendering)

3. **Parallel processing group:**
   - `author-taxonomy`: Builds author groupings from blog entries
   - `tag-taxonomy`: Builds tag groupings from blog entries
   - `blog-latest`: Builds a sorted list of recent blog entries
   - `includes`: Renders template includes to HTML

4. **Parallel processing group:**
   - `render pages`: Renders standard pages from markdown files
   - `render blog pages`: Renders blog pages from blog markdown files
   - `render author indexes`: Renders author index pages and index list
   - `render tag indexes`: Renders tag index pages and index list
   - `render blog home`: Renders the blog index page

## Logging

Rhedyn includes comprehensive logging with configurable levels:
- `silent` (1): No output
- `error` (2): Errors only  
- `warn` (3): Warnings and errors
- `info` (4): General information (default)
- `debug`: Detailed debugging information
- `trace` (6): Maximum verbosity

Set the log level in your config:
```javascript
opts: {
  logLevel: 'debug'
}
```