IPLibrary

Build System

The IPLibrary website uses a static page generation system that creates all pages during the build process. This approach improves performance and simplifies deployment.

How it Works

1. Data is stored in YAML files within the _data/[language] directories
2. During build time, a Rake-based generator processes this data and creates static pages
3. The Jekyll build process then processes these pages and produces the final site

Build Process

To build the site:

# Full build process
./build.sh

# Or run individual steps
bundle exec rake iplibrary:generate_all   # Generate all pages
bundle exec jekyll build                  # Build the Jekyll site

Page Types

The generator creates several types of pages:

• Category pages - Lists of subcategories
• Subcategory pages - Lists of sections
• Section pages - Lists of resources
• Resource pages - Individual resource details
• Index pages - Home and category listing pages

Data Structure

• _data/[language]/menu.yaml - Contains the category hierarchy
• _data/[language]/[category]/*.yaml - Contains resource data for specific categories

Templates

Page templates are stored in _includes/templates/ and define the content structure for each page type.