build.js

var
Metalsmith  = require('metalsmith'),
markdown    = require('metalsmith-markdown'),
templates   = require('metalsmith-templates'),
collections = require('metalsmith-collections'),
permalinks  = require('metalsmith-permalinks'),
branch      = require('metalsmith-branch'),
sass        = require('metalsmith-sass'),
assets      = require('metalsmith-assets'),
ignore      = require('metalsmith-ignore'),
Handlebars  = require('handlebars'),
fs          = require('fs');


Handlebars.registerPartial('header', fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/templates/partials/header.hbt').toString());
Handlebars.registerPartial('footer', fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/templates/partials/footer.hbt').toString());


var ms = Metalsmith(__dirname);

ms
    .use(
        branch('content/*/*.md')
        .use(ignore([
          '\.*'
        ]))
        .use(collections({
            projects: {
                pattern: 'content/projects/*.md'
            },
            pages: {
                pattern: 'content/pages/*.md'
            },
            posts: {
                pattern: 'content/posts/*.md',
                sortBy: 'date',
                reverse: true
            }
        }))
        .use(markdown({gfm:true, breaks:true}))
        .use(permalinks({
            pattern: ':collection/:title'
        }))
        .use(templates('handlebars'))
        )
    .use(
        branch('index.md')
        .use(markdown({gfm:true, breaks:true}))
        // .use(permalinks({
        //     pattern: ':collection/:title'
        // }))
        .use(templates('handlebars'))
        )
    // .use(
    //     branch('assets')
    //     .use(assets({
    //       source: './assets' //, // relative to the working directory
    //       // destination: './a' // relative to the build directory
    //     }))
    //     )
    ;

ms
    .use(sass({
        outputDir: 'css/'
    }))
    .destination('./build')
    .build();