Terminal Velocity

A blazingly fast static site generator for developers who want to write things down. Built with Rust for performance and efficiency.

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Features

• 🚀 Lightning fast builds with Rust
• 📝 Markdown support with YAML frontmatter
• 🎨 Customizable templates using Tera
• 🔥 Hot reloading during development
• 📁 Static file handling
• 🏷️ Tag support for posts
• 🎯 Simple and intuitive CLI

Installation

From Source

1. Make sure you have Rust and Cargo installed
2. Clone the repository
3. Build and install:

cargo install terminal-velocity

Quick Start

1. Create a new blog:

termv init hello-world

2. Create a new post:

termv new "My First Post"

3. Build the site:

termv build

4. Serve locally:

termv serve

Project Structure

After initialization, your project will have the following structure:

my-blog/
├── posts/          # Your markdown posts go here
├── templates/      # Tera templates
│   ├── base.html
│   ├── index.html
│   └── post.html
├── static/         # Static assets (CSS, images, etc.)
├── components/     # Reusable template components
└── config.toml     # Site configuration

Command Reference

init

Initialize a new blog site:

termv init [path]

Options:

• path: Directory to create the new blog in (default: current directory)

new

Create a new blog post:

termv new "Your Post Title"

This will create a new markdown file in the posts directory with the following format:

• Filename: YYYY-MM-DD-your-post-title.md
• Pre-populated frontmatter
• Slugified title for URLs

build

Build your site:

termv build [options]

Options:

• --target-dir, -t: Source directory containing your site (default: current directory)
• --output-path, -o: Output directory for the built site (default: "dist")
• --verbose, -v: Show verbose output during build

serve

Serve your site locally:

termv serve [options]

Options:

• --target-dir, -t: Directory containing the built site (default: "./dist")
• --port: Port to serve on (default: 8080)
• --hot-reload: Enable hot reloading on file changes

Post Format

Posts should be written in Markdown with YAML frontmatter:

---
title: "Your Post Title"
date: 2024-11-19
author: "Your Name"
tags: ["rust", "blog"]
preview: "A brief preview of your post"
slug: "your-post-slug"
---

Your post content here...

LLM Integration

Terminal Velocity includes integration with Claude, Anthropic's large language model, to help you get started with blog post writing. When creating a new post, you can provide a prompt to generate an initial outline.

Using the LLM Features

To generate a blog post outline using Claude, use the --prompt flag with the new command:

# Create a new post with AI-generated outline
termv new "My Post Title" --prompt "Write about the history and impact of the Rust programming language"

# You can also set your API key via environment variable
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key_here
termv new "My Post Title" --prompt "Explain WebAssembly and its use cases"

The --prompt flag requires an Anthropic API key, which you can provide in two ways:

1. Set the ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable
2. Pass it directly using the --anthropic-key flag

Example

# Create a new post about distributed systems
termv new "Understanding Distributed Systems" --prompt "Explain key concepts in distributed systems including consensus, replication, and fault tolerance"

This will create a new post with:

• Standard frontmatter (title, date, etc.)
• An AI-generated outline based on your prompt
• A placeholder for your content

The file will automatically open in your configured editor, where you can begin writing using the generated outline as a guide.

Tips for Good Prompts

For best results with the outline generation:

• Be specific about the topics you want to cover
• Mention your target audience if relevant
• Include any specific aspects or angles you want to explore
• Note if you want a particular style (technical, beginner-friendly, etc.)

Example prompt: "Write an outline for a technical blog post explaining WebAssembly to experienced JavaScript developers, focusing on real-world use cases and performance benefits"

Configuration

The config.toml file contains your site's configuration:

title = "My Terminal Velocity Blog"
description = "A blazingly fast tech blog"
base_url = "http://localhost:8000"

[author]
name = "Anonymous"
email = "author@example.com"

[build]
port = 8000
verbose = true
# Relative to the site directory
output_dir = "dist"
posts_dir = "posts"
templates_dir = "templates"
static_dir = "static"

Development

Requirements

• Rust 1.70+
• Cargo

Building from Source

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies and build:

cargo build

Running Tests

cargo test

Publishing

To publish a new version:

1. Update the version in Cargo.toml
2. Update CHANGELOG.md
3. Commit the changes
4. Create a new version tag:

   git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Release version 0.1.0"

5. Push the tag:

   git push origin v0.1.0

The GitHub Action will automatically:

1. Verify the version matches the tag
2. Run all tests
3. Publish to crates.io
4. Create a GitHub release

Publishing Manually

If you need to publish manually:

# Verify everything works
cargo test
cargo publish --dry-run

# Publish to crates.io
cargo publish

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.