Open source static web framework

Quick overview

Genit is a command line framework, essentially based on conventions, to build static web site. It is designed with readability in mind. A simple example, to inject the pages in a template:

    <genit class="pages" />

May be one can say Genit is a xhtml framework...

Genit 2.1 is released

2013-04-02

This release adds support for Haml and Sass.

Genit 2.0 released

2013-03-29

Finally, the version 2.0 of Genit is over.

New in this release:

Improvement of the layout folder structure, which leads to faster compilation
Genit is now html5 only
Genit provide a web server for development
Config file is no longer an hidden file
I remove all css templates
Genit put an error message when the main template is malformed

Quick Install


    gem install genit

Genit is a Ruby application, meaning you need a Ruby interpreter to be able to run it. See installation details.

Usage


    genit create my-test-site
    cd my-test-site
    genit compile
    genit server

Now point your navigator to localhost:3000 to view your new site.

Genit in the real world

Genit

Genit website is the first using version 2.0 of the genit framework. If you are curious, you can browse the sources. of this site.
Tiling

Tiling website, made with Genit 1.0.
Senet

Senet website, made with Genit 1.0.

Quick links

License

Genit is a free, open source software licensed under the MIT license.