Create Markdown Posts for All markdown files in directory

createPosts.js

const fs = require('fs')
const path = require('path')
const cheerio = require('cheerio')
const markdown = require('markdown-it')
const highlightjs = require('highlight.js')
const metaMD = require('markdown-it-meta')

const parser = markdown({
  highlight: function (str, lang) {
    if (lang && highlightjs.getLanguage(lang)) {
      try {
        return '<pre class="hljs"><code>' +
          highlightjs.highlight(lang, str, true).value +
          '</code></pre>';
      } catch (__) { }
    }

    return '<pre class="hljs"><code>' + parser.utils.escapeHtml(str) + '</code></pre>';
  },
  html: true,
  typographer: true
})


parser.use(metaMD)


fs.readdir(path.resolve(__dirname, 'blog'), (err, files) => {
  const templatePath = files.find(f => f.indexOf('html') > -1)
  const markdownPosts = files.filter(f => f.indexOf('md') > -1)

  fs.readFile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'blog', templatePath), 'utf8', (err, template) => {
    markdownPosts.forEach(filePath => {
      fs.readFile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'blog', filePath), 'utf8', (err, post) => {
        const postHTML = parser.render(post)
        const $ = cheerio.load(template)
        const $postBody = $('#markdown-content')

        $postBody.html(postHTML)

        if (parser.meta) {
          if ("title" in parser.meta) {
            $("head").append(`<title>${parser.meta.title} | beardedtim | i rant about stuff</title>`)
          } else {
            $("head").append(`<title>Another Non-Titled Post | beardedtim | i rant about stuff</title>`)
          }

          if ("description" in parser.meta) {
            $("head").append(`<meta name="description" content="${parser.meta.description}" />`)
          }

          if ("keywords" in parser.meta) {
            $("head").append(`<meta name="keywords" content="${parser.meta.keywords}" />`)
          }

          if ("author" in parser.meta) {
            $("head").append(`<meta name="author" content="${parser.meta.author}" />`)
          }
        }

        fs.writeFile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'public', 'blog', filePath.replace('.md', '.html')), $.html(), (err) => {
          if (!err) {
            console.log('Did it', path.resolve(__dirname, 'public', 'blog', filePath))
          } else {
            console.log(err)
            process.exit(1)
          }
        })
      })
    })
  })
})