added blog index generator

gen.odin

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package main
+
+
+import "core:fmt"
+import "core:os"
+import "core:strings"
+
+BLOG_START_MD := `
+(\
+\'\
+ \'\     __________
+ / '|   ()_________)
+ \ '/    \ ~~~~~~~~ \
+   \       \ ~~~~~~   \
+   ==).      \__________\
+  (__)       ()__________)
+`
+
+BLOG_TITLE_MD := `
+# Articles and Blogs
+`
+
+BLOG_BACK_MD := `
+[<= Back](./..)
+`
+generate_blog_md_file :: proc(path: string, allocator := context.allocator) {
+
+	blog_list := make([dynamic]string)
+	sb := strings.builder_make(allocator)
+	blog_md_file := strings.builder_make(allocator)
+
+	strings.write_string(&sb, path)
+	strings.write_string(&sb, "blog/")
+	blog_dir := strings.to_string(sb)
+
+	//os.write_string(file, BLOG_START)
+	blogs := walk_tree_and_get_md_names(blog_dir)
+
+	for blog in blogs {
+		b := strings.split(blog, blog_dir)
+		trim_b := strings.trim_right(b[1], ".md")
+		if trim_b == "index" {continue}
+		if trim_b == "index_non_blank" {continue}
+		if trim_b == "test" {continue}
+		if trim_b == "test_blog" {continue}
+		append(&blog_list, blog)
+	}
+
+	for blog_entry in blog_list {
+		b := strings.split(blog_entry, blog_dir)
+		trim_b := strings.trim_right(b[1], ".md")
+		strings.write_string(&blog_md_file, fmt.aprintf("* [%s](./%s.html)", trim_b, trim_b))
+		strings.write_string(&blog_md_file, "\n")
+	}
+
+	os.change_directory(blog_dir)
+	index_file, err := os.create("index.md")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.eprintfln(
+			"ERROR in generate_blog_md_file: Could not open file %s: %s",
+			index_file,
+			os.error_string(err),
+		)
+	}
+	os.write_string(index_file, "```")
+	os.write_string(index_file, BLOG_START_MD)
+	os.write_string(index_file, "```\n")
+	os.write_string(index_file, BLOG_TITLE_MD)
+	os.write_string(index_file, "\n")
+	os.write_string(index_file, strings.to_string(blog_md_file))
+	os.write_string(index_file, "\n")
+	os.write_string(index_file, BLOG_BACK_MD)
+}

main.odin

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import "core:fmt"
 import vmem "core:mem/virtual"
 import "core:os"
+import "core:sort"
 import "core:strings"
 import "core:time"
 
@@ -26,14 +27,14 @@ main :: proc() {
 	arena_alloc := vmem.arena_allocator(&arena)
 	defer vmem.arena_destroy(&arena) //clean
 
-	start := time.tick_now()
+	start := time.tick_now() //start timer for footer
+
+	generate_blog_md_file(directory)
 
 	md_files := walk_tree_and_get_md_names(directory, arena_alloc)
-	end := time.tick_since(start)
-
 	for file, i in md_files {
 		os.change_directory(directory)
-		fmt.printfln("INFO: Parsing %s from .MD to HTML...", file)
+		//fmt.printfln("INFO: Parsing %s from .MD to HTML...", file)
 
 		html, parse_err := parse_file_md_to_html(file, arena_alloc)
 		if parse_err != nil {
@@ -45,24 +46,25 @@ main :: proc() {
 		trimmed_filename := strings.trim_right(filename[1], ".md")
 		//fmt.printfln("INFO: trimmed_filename: %s", trimmed_filename)
 
+		//Change to output directory...
 		os.change_directory(output_dir)
 
-		sb := strings.builder_make(arena_alloc)
+		//print html file name
+		sb := strings.builder_make(arena_alloc) //sb for writing to files, resets ever iteration
 		strings.write_string(&sb, fmt.aprintf("%v", trimmed_filename, allocator = arena_alloc))
 		strings.write_string(&sb, ".html")
-		full_filename := strings.to_string(sb)
 
+		//get "full" name for creation + writing to html file
+		full_filename := strings.to_string(sb)
 		file, file_err := os.create(full_filename)
 		if file_err != nil {
 			fmt.eprintfln("ERROR: Could not open file %s: %s", file, os.error_string(file_err))
 		}
-
+		write_prefixs_to_html_file(file)
-		os.write_string(file, UTF8_PREFIX)
-		os.write_string(file, CSS_PREFIX)
-		os.write_string(file, MASTODON_PREFIX)
 		os.write_string(file, html)
 
-		if trimmed_filename == "index" {
+		switch trimmed_filename {
+		case "index":
 			buf: [1024]u8
 			date := time.now()
 			end := time.tick_since(start)
@@ -71,8 +73,9 @@ main :: proc() {
 			os.write_string(file, fmt.aprintf("%s ", time.to_string_dd_mm_yy(date, buf[:])))
 			os.write_string(file, fmt.aprintf("in %v ", time.duration_round(end, time.Nanosecond)))
 			os.write_string(file, "<font color=#ea76cb><3</font> </footer><br>")
+
+		}
+		//fmt.printfln("INFO: Wrote %s into HTML!", md_files[i])
 	}
 
-		fmt.printfln("INFO: Wrote %s into HTML!", md_files[i])
-	}
 }