better file copying

CONDUCT.markdown

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Contributor Code of Conduct
+# Code of Conduct
 
 As contributors and maintainers of this project, and in the interest of
 fostering an open and welcoming community, we pledge to respect all people who

History.markdown

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# History
+
 ## HEAD
 
 ### Development Fixes

Rakefile

@@ -87,6 +87,25 @@ def converted_history(markdown)
           normalize_bullets(markdown)))))
 end
 
+def siteify_file(file, front_matter = {})
+  abort "You seem to have misplaced your #{file} file. I can haz?" unless File.exists?(file)
+  contents = File.read(file)
+  title = contents.match(/\A# (.*)$/)[1]
+  output_file = file.sub(/\.markdown\z/, ".md").downcase
+  slug = File.basename(output_file, ".md")
+  default_frontmatter = {
+    "title"     => title,
+    "layout"    => "docs",
+    "permalink" => "/docs/#{slug}/",
+    "note"      => "This file is autogenerated. Edit /#{file} instead."
+  }
+  front_matter = front_matter.merge(default_frontmatter)
+  contents.gsub!(/\A# #{title}\n\n?/, "")
+  contents = converted_history(contents) if output_file == "history.md"
+  contents = "#{front_matter.to_yaml}---\n\n#{contents}"
+  File.write("site/_docs/#{output_file}", contents)
+end
+
 #############################################################################
 #
 # Standard tasks

rake/site.rake

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################################
 
 namespace :site do
-  task :generated_pages => [:history, :version_file, :conduct]
+  task :generated_pages => [:history, :version_file, :conduct, :contributing]
 
   desc "Generate and view the site locally"
   task :preview => :generated_pages do
@@ -103,41 +103,21 @@ namespace :site do
 
   desc "Create a nicely formatted history page for the jekyll site based on the repo history."
   task :history do
-    if File.exist?("History.markdown")
-      history_file = File.read("History.markdown")
-      front_matter = {
-        "layout" => "docs",
-        "title" => "History",
-        "permalink" => "/docs/history/"
-      }
-      Dir.chdir('site/_docs/') do
-        File.open("history.md", "w") do |file|
-          file.write("#{front_matter.to_yaml}---\n\n")
-          file.write(converted_history(history_file))
-        end
-      end
-    else
-      abort "You seem to have misplaced your History.markdown file. I can haz?"
-    end
+    siteify_file('History.markdown')
   end
 
   desc "Copy the Code of Conduct"
   task :conduct do
-    code_of_conduct = File.read("CONDUCT.markdown")
-    header, _, body = code_of_conduct.partition("\n\n")
     front_matter = {
-      "layout"        => "docs",
-      "title"         => header.sub('# Contributor ', ''),
-      "permalink"     => "/docs/conduct/",
       "redirect_from" => "/conduct/index.html",
       "editable"      => false
     }
-    Dir.chdir('site/_docs') do
-      File.open("conduct.md", "w") do |file|
-        file.write("#{front_matter.to_yaml}---\n\n")
-        file.write(body)
-      end
-    end
+    siteify_file('CONDUCT.markdown', front_matter)
+  end
+
+  desc "Copy the contributing file"
+  task :contributing do
+    siteify_file('CONTRIBUTING.markdown')
   end
 
   desc "Write the site latest_version.txt file"

site/_docs/conduct.md

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ---
-layout: docs
-title: Code of Conduct
-permalink: "/docs/conduct/"
 redirect_from: "/conduct/index.html"
 editable: false
+title: Contributor Code of Conduct
+layout: docs
+permalink: "/docs/conduct/"
+note: This file is autogenerated. Edit /CONDUCT.markdown instead.
 ---
 
 As contributors and maintainers of this project, and in the interest of

site/_docs/history.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
-layout: docs
 title: History
+layout: docs
 permalink: "/docs/history/"
+note: This file is autogenerated. Edit /History.markdown instead.
 ---
 
 ## 3.1.2 / 2016-02-19