Violet – deliberately minimal static site generator

Violet is a deliberately minimal static site generator. It converts Markdown files into HTML using predictable path and template lookup rules.

The software uses JSON-based front matter and supports paginated page lists, custom file iteration, themes, and manually composed RSS and Atom feeds.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Converts Markdown content into HTML.
• Uses a strict custom Markdown parser that reports invalid markup.
• Supports JSON-based front matter.
• Provides templates through the Jinja-inspired inja library.
• Offers well-defined template lookup rules based on type and layout.
• Supports themes with a limited number of template lookup locations.
• Generates paginated lists for large collections of pages.
• Provides file iteration functions for creating custom lists.
• Supports manually composed RSS and Atom feeds.
• Uses predictable translations between source and output paths.
• Includes an optional Linux-only server for local previews.
• Requires a compiler with C++23 support.

Website: github.com/LunarWatcher/violet
Support:
Developer: Olivia (Zoe)
License: MIT License

Violet is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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