On Fri, 2 May 2025 at 09:12, Niall Pemberton <niall.pember...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 1 May 2025 at 13:53, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, 1 May 2025 at 10:20, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, 1 May 2025 at 09:55, Niall Pemberton <niall.pember...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Thu, 1 May 2025 at 09:29, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > retire.py currently uses Python, but Jekyll is based on Ruby, so I > > > > > have so far been working on a replacement in Ruby. Does it matter > > what > > > > > language is used? > > > > > > > > > > > > Can this be incorporated into the Jekyll site? I believe you can create > > > > custom “commands” - so maybe possible, like running the Jekyll build > > > > locally, also be able to execute command(s) that replicate the puthon > > > > functionality. > > > > > > It would be possible to create an on-demand workflow that prompts for > > > the project id. > > > That can then run the script and generate a new/updated project.yaml > > > file in a new branch. > > > The workflow can then create a PR from the branch. > > > > > > I have tested all the parts separately, but have yet to put them > > together. > > > > I've added a sample workflow > > It's still a work in progress ... > > > > This is what I was talking about Commands: > https://jekyllrb.com/docs/plugins/commands/ > https://maxchadwick.xyz/blog/building-a-custom-jekyll-command-plugin
Looks a bit tedious to set up; cannot just add the code to _plugins. > I haven't really had a chance to look at what you've been committing yet, > but I suspect you're going in a different direction. Anyway, thought I > would mention it in case it could be useful: > > So to build and run the site locally, I use: > bundle exec jekyll build > bundle exec jekyll serve > > And it looks like, with a custom command, we could have our own custom > command like "create-project" and then you would run something like the > following (e.g., to create the gora project YAML): > bundle exec jekyll create-project gora The script can be run as follows: build exec ruby retire.rb projectId ... > It seems neat to be able to run custom scripts in the same environment as > building/running the site locally Not sure it's worth the overhead of creating a Jekyll command just to replace 'ruby' with 'jekyll' in the command-line... > Niall > > > > > > > > From my PoV this would be better since I have Jekyll & Ruby installed > > - but > > > > I’ve never used Python. > > > > > > > > Having said that, I run Jekyll in WSL (windows Linux) which I only > > recently > > > > started using - so could probably also work out python > > > > > > Unless the script needs modification, the language is largely > > > irrelevant so long as it is installed. > > > Sounds like staying with Ruby would involve less work. > > > > > > > Niall > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sebb > > > > > > >
