Class: BlogTools::Commands::Generate

Inherits:
Thor
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/blog-tools/commands/generate.rb

Overview

BlogTools::Commands::Generate handles post generation

It is a Thor-based CLI command set for generating blog posts It supports options like specifying a custom template, defining the author, setting tags, and defining the post content.

Examples:

Generate a basic post

blog-tools generate post "My post Title"

Generate a post with tags and author

blog-tools generate post "My post Title" --tags ruby blog --author username

See Also:

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#post(title) ⇒ Nil

Generates a new blog post from a template

This command uses ERB templates to render a new post from a template You can customize the template, author, tags, and content, as well as where to save the file to.

Examples:

❯ blog-tools generate post example
[✓] Post generated at example.md

Parameters:

  • title (String) —

    The title of the post

  • options (Hash) —

    a customizable set of options

Returns:

  • (Nil)

See Also:

  • ERB
  • Date
  • String#Colorize


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# File 'lib/blog-tools/commands/generate.rb', line 52

def post(title)
  config = File.exist?(Storage::CONFIG_FILE) ? YAML.load_file(Storage::CONFIG_FILE) : {}

  template_file = options[:template] || config['default_template'] || 'post.md'
  template_path = File.expand_path(File.join(Storage::TEMPLATES_DIR + template_file))

  return puts "[!] Template file not found: #{template_path}".colorize(:red) unless File.exist?(template_path)

  template = File.read(template_path)
  renderer = ERB.new(template)

  result = renderer.result_with_hash(
    title: title,
    date: Date.today.to_s,
    author: options[:author] || config['author'] || ENV['USER'] || 'unknown',
    tags: options[:tags] || config['tags'] || [],
    content: options[:content] ? File.read(File.expand_path(options[:content])) : ''
  )

  dir_path = "#{options[:output]}/"
  output_filename = if options[:output]
                      "#{dir_path}#{title}.md"
                    else
                      "#{title.downcase.strip.gsub(/\s+/,
                                                   '_')}.md"
                    end
  File.write(output_filename, result)

  puts "[✓] Post generated at #{output_filename}".colorize(:green)
end