diff --git a/generate_headers.py b/generate_headers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ceb378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_headers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import re
+import sys
+import os
+
+def print_usage():
+ print(f"usage: python {sys.argv[0]} INPUT")
+ sys.exit(1)
+
+argc = len(sys.argv)
+if argc < 2:
+ print_usage()
+
+
+def error(message):
+ print(f"error: {message}:", file=sys.stderr)
+ sys.exit(1)
+
+
+path = sys.argv[1]
+if not os.path.isfile(path):
+ error(f"{path} does not exist.")
+
+
+def read_metadata(path):
+ pattern = re.compile(r"^\+{3}\n((?:.*|\n)*)\n\+{3}")
+
+ metadata = {}
+
+ with open(path) as f:
+ match = re.search(pattern, f.read())
+ if not match:
+ error(f"no metadata found at start of {path}")
+
+ lines = match.group(1).split('\n')
+ for l in lines:
+ pair = [s.strip() for s in l.split('=')]
+ metadata[pair[0]] = pair[1]
+
+ return metadata
+
+
+def strip_metadata(path):
+ pattern = re.compile(r"(\+{3}\n(?:.*|\n)*\n\+{3})")
+
+ with open(path) as f:
+ return re.sub(pattern, "", f.read()).strip()
+
+
+def generate_header(metadata):
+
+ if metadata is None:
+ error("no metadata, can't generate header")
+
+ # TODO: is the description meta tag length-restricted?
+ description = metadata["description"]
+ keywords = metadata["keywords"]
+
+ # if "description" or "keywords" don't exist we can't do anything: crash out
+ if description is None or keywords is None:
+ error("empty metadata parameters, can't generate header")
+
+ header = """
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+"""
+ header = header.replace("{{DESCRIPTION}}", description)
+ header = header.replace("{{KEYWORDS}}", keywords)
+ return header
+
+html = strip_metadata(path)
+metadata = read_metadata(path)
+
+header = generate_header(metadata)
+
+# Inject the generated element between the opening and elements.
+pattern = r"()(?:\n|.)*()"
+replacement = f"\\1\\n{header}\\n\\2"
+html = re.sub(pattern, replacement, html)
+
+print(html)
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index f7ddfb6..f995c56 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
SRC_DIR = src
IMG_DIR = img
OUT_DIR = site
+TMP_DIR = tmp
ROOT_DIR = $(SRC_DIR)/root
@@ -31,7 +32,10 @@ html: $(HTML_TARGETS) $(CSS_TARGETS) | $(OUT_DIR)
cp $(IMG_DIR)/*.png $(OUT_DIR)/
cp $(IMG_DIR)/*.jpg $(OUT_DIR)/
-$(OUT_DIR)/%.html: $(ROOT_DIR)/%.html $(HTML_INCLUDES) $(BLOG_INDEX) | $(OUT_DIR)
+$(TMP_DIR)/%.html: $(ROOT_DIR)/%.html | $(TMP_DIR)
+ python generate_headers.py $< > $@
+
+$(OUT_DIR)/%.html: $(TMP_DIR)/%.html $(HTML_INCLUDES) $(BLOG_INDEX) | $(OUT_DIR)
python ppp.py $< $(HTML_INCLUDES) $(BLOG_INDEX) > $@
$(OUT_DIR)/%.css: $(ROOT_DIR)/%.css | $(OUT_DIR)
@@ -40,6 +44,9 @@ $(OUT_DIR)/%.css: $(ROOT_DIR)/%.css | $(OUT_DIR)
$(OUT_DIR):
mkdir -p $@
+$(TMP_DIR):
+ mkdir -p $@
+
$(BLOG_INDEX):
mkdir -p $(BLOG_OUT_DIR)
make --directory $(BLOG_BASE_DIR) html
diff --git a/src/root/about.html b/src/root/about.html
index c71086f..e46f746 100644
--- a/src/root/about.html
+++ b/src/root/about.html
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
++++
+description = computer whisperer
+keywords = Cat Flynn, Ktyl, About, Computer Whisperer
++++
+
-
-#include header.html
-
-ktyl ~ about
+ktyl ~ computer whisperer
#include titlestart.html
diff --git a/src/root/blog.html b/src/root/blog.html
index aa17a26..26644c8 100644
--- a/src/root/blog.html
+++ b/src/root/blog.html
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
++++
+description = blog
+keywords = Cat Flynn, Ktyl, Blog
++++
+
-#include header.html
-
ktyl ~ blog
diff --git a/src/root/gallery.html b/src/root/gallery.html
index c2e8f99..e3c8898 100644
--- a/src/root/gallery.html
+++ b/src/root/gallery.html
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
++++
+description = gallery
+keywords = Cat Flynn, Ktyl, Portfolio, Gallery, Ray Tracing, Relativity
++++
+
-#include header.html
-
ktyl ~ gallery
diff --git a/src/root/index.html b/src/root/index.html
index 073e6b5..c315af9 100644
--- a/src/root/index.html
+++ b/src/root/index.html
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
++++
+description = home
+keywords = Cat Flynn, Ktyl, Portfolio, Showreel, Blog, Gallery
++++
+
-#include header.html
-
ktyl ~ home