AutoPilot

a step forward in blog automation

• use this ruby gem to convert your stackoverflow profile to a jekyll blog and more
• fetch questions for a specifc user id and convert them to markdown or html

how do i

• install autpilot?
  • add gem 'auto_pilot', '~> 2.0.0' to gemfile as development dependency
  • run bundle install
• use autopilot?
  • run bundle exec autopilot from command line
  • the bin will create a config file in the root of your project
• customize templates?
• register for an API key?
• see demo?

custom templates

customized templates are as easy as updating your config:

full example of config with custom template

• we can update our config with an override of MarkdownConverter#md_template
• for html, override HTMLConverter#html_template

contributing

1. fork it
2. create your feature branch
3. commit your changes

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do i have to use jekyll

no. we are just generating partials from stackoverflow posts - they could be integrated with wordpress or rails projects with ease.

afterall, its just html :)

you will also want to set disable_front_matter = true in your config when using outside of jekyll

demo application

checkout the demo application and experiment

screenshots

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todo

• change file naming convention to date question answered
• update config options
  • get questions after date x
  • credit sources
  • support erb templates