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30 changes: 20 additions & 10 deletions build_colophon.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import json
import re
from datetime import datetime
import html
from pathlib import Path
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def format_commit_message(message):
"""Format commit message with line breaks and linkified URLs."""
"""Render commit message as HTML with Markdown support."""

escaped = html.escape(message)
url_pattern = r"(https?://[^\s]+)"
linkified = re.sub(url_pattern, r'<a href="\1">\1</a>', escaped)
return linkified.replace("\n", "<br>")
extensions = ["extra", "sane_lists", "nl2br"]

try:
md = markdown.Markdown(
extensions=extensions + ["linkify"],
output_format="html5",
)
except ModuleNotFoundError:
md = markdown.Markdown(extensions=extensions, output_format="html5")

formatted = md.convert(escaped)
md.reset()
return formatted


def build_colophon():
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<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"styles.css\">
</head>
<body>
<header class=\"page-shell content-flow\">
<h1>tools.mathspp.com colophon</h1>
<p>The tools on <a href=\"https://tools.mathspp.com/\">tools.mathspp.com</a> were mostly built using AI-assisted programming. This page lists {tool_count} tools and their development history.</p>
<p>This page lists the commit messages for each tool.</p>
</header>
<main class=\"page-shell content-flow\">
<header class=\"content-flow\">
<h1>tools.mathspp.com colophon</h1>
<p>The tools on <a href=\"https://tools.mathspp.com/\">tools.mathspp.com</a> were mostly built using AI-assisted programming. This page lists {tool_count} tools and their development history.</p>
<p>This page lists the commit messages for each tool.</p>
</header>
<section class=\"tool-list\">
"""

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