Waffel

Overview

Waffel is a modern static site generator designed to make the creation of static websites both easy and efficient. Its approach allows for more specialized use cases beyond typical personal blogging, catering to developers who want to build robust web projects without the overhead of complex frameworks. With Waffel, users can harness the simplicity of static site generation while still benefiting from the expressiveness of its template engine.

This static generator is highly recommended to be paired with Brunch, which streamlines the development process. With an easy setup and a focus on providing an intuitive experience, Waffel is poised to be a valuable tool in the web development arsenal.

Features

• Streamlined Setup: Quickly get started with the brunch-with-waffel skeleton, allowing for immediate development without extensive configuration.
• Flexible Template Engine: Utilizes Nunjucks for templating, offering powerful features like filter chaining to enhance the logic in your templates.
• Data Accessibility: Provides direct access to loaded data within templates, allowing for flexible composition without the need for strict data schemas.
• Customizable Logic: Incorporate complex filters and helpers throughout your HTML templates to achieve desired functionality without writing boilerplate code.
• Lightweight Approach: Does not handle CSS/JS compilation, allowing tools like Brunch, Gulp, or Grunt to take care of these tasks efficiently.
• Focus on Use Cases: Designed to support various website types beyond personal blogs, making it suitable for more concrete projects.
• MIT License: Open-source and permissively licensed, giving users the freedom to use, modify, and distribute the software as needed.