simplify and correct rendering pipeline

lib/jekyll/convertible.rb

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Jekyll
         self.data = YAML.load($1)
       end
     end
-  
+    
     # Transform the contents based on the file extension.
     #
     # Returns nothing
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ module Jekyll
     #   +site_payload+ is the site payload hash
     #
     # Returns nothing
-    def do_layout(payload, layouts, site_payload)
+    def do_layout(payload, layouts)
-      # construct payload
+      # render and transform content (this becomes the final content of the object)
-      payload = payload.merge(site_payload)
-      # render content
       self.content = Liquid::Template.parse(self.content).render(payload, [Jekyll::Filters])
       self.transform
       

lib/jekyll/page.rb

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ module Jekyll
     #   +site_payload+ is the site payload hash
     #
     # Returns nothing
-    def add_layout(layouts, site_payload)
+    def render(layouts, site_payload)
-      payload = {"page" => self.data}
+      payload = {"page" => self.data}.merge(site_payload)
-      do_layout(payload, layouts, site_payload)
+      do_layout(payload, layouts)
     end
     
     # Write the generated page file to the destination directory.

lib/jekyll/post.rb

@@ -123,11 +123,16 @@ module Jekyll
     #   +site_payload+ is the site payload hash
     #
     # Returns nothing
-    def add_layout(layouts, site_payload)
+    def render(layouts, site_payload)
-      # construct post payload
+      # construct payload
-      related = related_posts(site_payload["site"]["posts"])
+      payload =
-      payload = {"page" => self.to_liquid.merge(self.data)}
+      {
-      do_layout(payload, layouts, site_payload.merge({"site" => {"related_posts" => related}}))
+        "site" => { "related_posts" => related_posts(site_payload["site"]["posts"]) },
+        "page" => self.to_liquid
+      }
+      payload = payload.merge(site_payload)
+      
+      do_layout(payload, layouts)
     end
     
     # Write the generated post file to the destination directory.
@@ -147,11 +152,11 @@ module Jekyll
     #
     # Returns <Hash>
     def to_liquid
-      self.data.merge({ "title" => self.data["title"] || "",
+      { "title" => self.data["title"] || "",
         "url" => self.url,
         "date" => self.date,
         "id" => self.id,
-        "content" => self.content })
+        "content" => self.content }.merge(self.data)
     end
   end
 

lib/jekyll/site.rb

@@ -53,15 +53,19 @@ module Jekyll
       entries = Dir.entries(base)
       entries = entries.reject { |e| File.directory?(File.join(base, e)) }
 
+      # first pass processes, but does not yet render post content
       entries.each do |f|
         if Post.valid?(f)
-          post = Post.new(base, f) 
+          post = Post.new(base, f)
-          post.content = Liquid::Template.parse(post.content).render(site_payload, [Jekyll::Filters])
-          post.transform
           self.posts << post
         end
       end
       
+      # second pass renders each post now that full site payload is available
+      self.posts.each do |post|
+        post.render(self.layouts, site_payload)
+      end
+      
       self.posts.sort!
     rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
       # ignore missing layout dir
@@ -72,7 +76,6 @@ module Jekyll
     # Returns nothing
     def write_posts
       self.posts.each do |post|
-        post.add_layout(self.layouts, site_payload)
         post.write(self.dest)
       end
     end
@@ -87,14 +90,14 @@ module Jekyll
     def transform_pages(dir = '')
       base = File.join(self.source, dir)
       entries = Dir.entries(base)
-      entries = entries.reject { |e| 
+      entries = entries.reject do |e|
-        (e != '_posts') and ['.', '_'].include?(e[0..0]) 
+        (e != '_posts') and ['.', '_'].include?(e[0..0])
-      }
+      end
 
       # we need to make sure to process _posts *first* otherwise they 
       # might not be available yet to other templates as {{ site.posts }}
-      if entries.include? '_posts'
+      if entries.include?('_posts')
-        entries.delete '_posts'
+        entries.delete('_posts')
         read_posts(File.join(base, '_posts'))
       end
 
@@ -105,13 +108,13 @@ module Jekyll
         else
           first3 = File.open(File.join(self.source, dir, f)) { |fd| fd.read(3) }
           
-          # if the file appears to have a YAML header then process it as a page
           if first3 == "---"
+            # file appears to have a YAML header so process it as a page
             page = Page.new(self.source, dir, f)
-            page.add_layout(self.layouts, site_payload)
+            page.render(self.layouts, site_payload)
             page.write(self.dest)
-          # otherwise copy the file without transforming it
           else
+            # otherwise copy the file without transforming it
             FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(self.dest, dir))
             FileUtils.cp(File.join(self.source, dir, f), File.join(self.dest, dir, f))
           end

test/test_post.rb

@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ class TestPost < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal "<h1>{{ page.title }}</h1>\n<p>Best <strong>post</strong> ever</p>", p.content
   end
   
-  def test_add_layout
+  def test_render
     p = Post.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source _posts]), "2008-10-18-foo-bar.textile")
     layouts = {"default" => Layout.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source _layouts]), "simple.html")}
-    p.add_layout(layouts, {"site" => {"posts" => []}})
+    p.render(layouts, {"site" => {"posts" => []}})
     
     assert_equal "<<< <h1>Foo Bar</h1>\n<p>Best <strong>post</strong> ever</p> >>>", p.output
   end
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ class TestPost < Test::Unit::TestCase
     
     p = Post.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source _posts]), "2008-10-18-foo-bar.textile")
     layouts = {"default" => Layout.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source _layouts]), "simple.html")}
-    p.add_layout(layouts, {"site" => {"posts" => []}})
+    p.render(layouts, {"site" => {"posts" => []}})
     p.write(dest_dir)
   end
   
   def test_data
     p = Post.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source _posts]), "2008-11-21-complex.textile")
     layouts = {"default" => Layout.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source _layouts]), "simple.html")}
-    p.add_layout(layouts, {"site" => {"posts" => []}})
+    p.render(layouts, {"site" => {"posts" => []}})
     
     assert_equal "<<< <p>url: /test/source/2008/11/21/complex.html<br />\ndate: #{Time.parse("2008-11-21")}<br />\nid: /test/source/2008/11/21/complex</p> >>>", p.output
   end
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class TestPost < Test::Unit::TestCase
     Jekyll.source = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source])
     p = Post.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source _posts]), "2008-12-13-include.markdown")
     layouts = {"default" => Layout.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[source _layouts]), "simple.html")}
-    p.add_layout(layouts, {"site" => {"posts" => []}})
+    p.render(layouts, {"site" => {"posts" => []}})
     
     assert_equal "<<< <hr />\n<p>Tom Preston-Werner github.com/mojombo</p>\n\n<p>This <em>is</em> cool</p> >>>", p.output
   end