HTMLlehele

HTMLlehele is a hypothetical open-source tool designed to facilitate creating static HTML pages from structured content. It provides a minimal, dependency-light pipeline that converts content written in Markdown or in a front matter–annotated format into standard HTML5 output, ready for deployment to a static hosting service.

Origins and development: The project is described here as a collaborative effort by a small group of web developers seeking a simple, transparent alternative to heavier static site generators. The first release appeared in the mid-2010s in educational materials and demonstration repositories; development is community-driven with contributions focusing on accessibility and broad browser compatibility.

Architecture and design: HTMLlehele emphasizes content over presentation. It is implemented as a Node.js-based tool that reads source files, applies templates, and emits HTML files and associated assets. It uses a templating layer and can render Markdown to HTML, supports front matter for page metadata, and allows themes to influence layout and typography.

Key features: template-based rendering, Markdown support, front matter metadata, CSS theming, responsive images, a command-line interface, and an optional micro-web server for preview. It aims to keep dependencies minimal and to produce semantically clean, accessible markup.

Usage: Typical workflow involves writing content in Markdown or YAML-front-mated documents, selecting a template, and running a build command to generate a dist or public directory. The generated pages can be deployed to static hosting services or integrated into broader build pipelines.

Reception and status: In documentation and tutorials, HTMLlehele is presented as an approachable entry point to static site generation. It is described as lightweight and easy to learn, with ongoing but modest development; licensing is typically permissive, such as MIT or Apache 2.0.

See also: Static site generator, HTML, web templates, Markdown.