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Add initial project structure with default files for Zola site
nooscraft Apr 10, 2026
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Refactor default theme files for Zola site
nooscraft Apr 10, 2026
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Tidy up spacing in init.rs with no functional changes.
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Expand Up @@ -25,6 +25,201 @@ theme = "catppuccin-mocha"
# Put all your custom variables here
"#;

const GITIGNORE: &str = r#"public/
.DS_Store
"#;

const README: &str = r#"# My Zola Site

This site is built with [Zola](https://www.getzola.org/).

## Getting Started

```bash
# Serve the site locally
zola serve

# Build for production
zola build
```

## Documentation

Visit [https://www.getzola.org/documentation](https://www.getzola.org/documentation) for full documentation.
"#;

const INDEX_CONTENT: &str = r#"+++
title = "Home"
+++

Welcome to your new Zola site!
"#;

const BASE_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>{% block title %}{{ config.title }}{% endblock %}</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ get_url(path="style.css") }}">
</head>
<body>
<header>
<nav>
<a href="{{ get_url(path="/") }}">Home</a>
</nav>
</header>
<main>
{% block content %}{% endblock %}
</main>
<footer>
<p>Powered by <a href="https://www.getzola.org/">Zola</a></p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
"#;

const INDEX_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"{% extends "base.html" %}

{% block content %}
<h1>{{ section.title }}</h1>
{{ section.content | safe }}
{% endblock %}
"#;

const PAGE_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"{% extends "base.html" %}

{% block title %}{{ page.title }} | {{ config.title }}{% endblock %}

{% block content %}
<article>
<h1>{{ page.title }}</h1>
{{ page.content | safe }}
</article>
{% endblock %}
"#;

const SECTION_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"{% extends "base.html" %}

{% block title %}{{ section.title }} | {{ config.title }}{% endblock %}

{% block content %}
<h1>{{ section.title }}</h1>
{{ section.content | safe }}

{% if section.pages %}
<ul>
{% for page in section.pages %}
<li><a href="{{ page.permalink }}">{{ page.title }}</a></li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
{% endif %}
{% endblock %}
"#;

const STYLE_CSS: &str = r#"/* Reset and base styles */
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.6;
color: #333;
background: #fff;
max-width: 720px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 1.5rem;
}

/* Typography */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
margin-top: 1.5rem;
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
line-height: 1.2;
}

h1 { font-size: 2rem; }
h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; }
h3 { font-size: 1.25rem; }

p {
margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

/* Links */
a {
color: #0066cc;
text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Header */
header {
margin-bottom: 3rem;
padding-bottom: 1rem;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}

nav a {
margin-right: 1rem;
}

/* Main content */
main {
min-height: 60vh;
}

article {
margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

/* Lists */
ul, ol {
margin-left: 1.5rem;
margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

li {
margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

/* Footer */
footer {
margin-top: 3rem;
padding-top: 1.5rem;
border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
color: #666;
font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Code */
code {
background: #f4f4f4;
padding: 0.2rem 0.4rem;
border-radius: 3px;
font-size: 0.9em;
}

pre {
background: #f4f4f4;
padding: 1rem;
border-radius: 3px;
overflow-x: auto;
margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

pre code {
background: none;
padding: 0;
}
"#;

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// canonicalize(path) function on windows system returns a path with UNC.
// Example: \\?\C:\Users\VssAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\new_project
// More details on Universal Naming Convention (UNC):
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -112,11 +307,25 @@ fn populate(path: &Path, compile_sass: bool, config: &str) -> Result<()> {
if !path.exists() {
fs::create_dir(path)?;
}

create_file(&path.join("zola.toml"), config)?;
create_file(&path.join(".gitignore"), GITIGNORE)?;
create_file(&path.join("README.md"), README)?;

fs::create_dir(path.join("content"))?;
create_file(&path.join("content/_index.md"), INDEX_CONTENT)?;

fs::create_dir(path.join("templates"))?;
create_file(&path.join("templates/base.html"), BASE_TEMPLATE)?;
create_file(&path.join("templates/index.html"), INDEX_TEMPLATE)?;
create_file(&path.join("templates/page.html"), PAGE_TEMPLATE)?;
create_file(&path.join("templates/section.html"), SECTION_TEMPLATE)?;

fs::create_dir(path.join("static"))?;
create_file(&path.join("static/style.css"), STYLE_CSS)?;

fs::create_dir(path.join("themes"))?;

if compile_sass {
fs::create_dir(path.join("sass"))?;
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -192,9 +401,17 @@ mod tests {
populate(&dir, true, "").expect("Could not populate zola directories");

assert!(dir.join("zola.toml").exists());
assert!(dir.join(".gitignore").exists());
assert!(dir.join("README.md").exists());
assert!(dir.join("content").exists());
assert!(dir.join("content/_index.md").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates/base.html").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates/index.html").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates/page.html").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates/section.html").exists());
assert!(dir.join("static").exists());
assert!(dir.join("static/style.css").exists());
assert!(dir.join("themes").exists());
assert!(dir.join("sass").exists());

Expand All @@ -212,9 +429,17 @@ mod tests {

assert!(dir.exists());
assert!(dir.join("zola.toml").exists());
assert!(dir.join(".gitignore").exists());
assert!(dir.join("README.md").exists());
assert!(dir.join("content").exists());
assert!(dir.join("content/_index.md").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates/base.html").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates/index.html").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates/page.html").exists());
assert!(dir.join("templates/section.html").exists());
assert!(dir.join("static").exists());
assert!(dir.join("static/style.css").exists());
assert!(dir.join("themes").exists());
assert!(dir.join("sass").exists());

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