begin yaml data store

lib/middleman/features.rb

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ module Middleman::Features
   # paragraphs, fake images, names and email addresses.
   autoload :Lorem,               "middleman/features/lorem"
 
+  # Data looks at the data/ folder for YAML files and makes them available
+  # to dynamic requests.
+  autoload :Data,                "middleman/features/data"
+
   # LiveReload will auto-reload browsers with the live reload extension installed after changes
   # Currently disabled and untested.
   #autoload :LiveReload,          "middleman/features/live_reload"

lib/middleman/features/data.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# require "fssm"
+require "yaml"
+
+module Middleman::Features::Data
+  class << self
+    def registered(app)
+      @@app = app
+      @@data_structure = {}
+      
+      Dir[File.join(app.root, 'data/*.yml')].each do |d|
+        handle_update(d)
+      end
+      
+      # FSSM.monitor(app.root, 'data/*.yml') do
+      #   update do |base, relative|
+      #     handle_update(File.join(base, relative))
+      #   end
+      #   
+      #   create do |base, relative|
+      #     handle_update(File.join(base, relative))
+      #   end
+      # 
+      #   delete do |base, relative|
+      #     handle_delete(File.join(base, relative))
+      #   end
+      # end
+    end
+    
+    def handle_update(path)
+      data_name = File.basename(path).split(".").first
+      data = YAML.load_file(path)
+      
+      @@data_structure[data_name] = data
+      @@app.set :data, @@data_structure
+    end
+
+    # def handle_delete(path)
+    #   data_name = File.basename(path).split(".").first
+    #   @@data_structure.delete(data_name) if @@data_structure.has_key? data_name
+    #   @@app.set :data, @@data_structure
+    # end
+    
+    alias :included :registered
+  end
+end

lib/middleman/server.rb

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ module Middleman
     # Activate built-in helpers
     register Middleman::Features::DefaultHelpers
     
+    # Activate Yaml Data package
+    register Middleman::Features::Data
+    
     # Activate Lorem helpers
     register Middleman::Features::Lorem
     

middleman.gemspec

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency("compass-slickmap", ["~> 0.4.0"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("coffee-script", ["~> 2.1.0"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("less", ["~> 1.2.0"])
+  # s.add_runtime_dependency("fssm", ["~> 0.2.0"])
   s.add_development_dependency("cucumber", ["~> 0.10.0"])
   s.add_development_dependency("rspec", [">= 0"])
   s.add_development_dependency("rocco", [">= 0"]) unless defined?(JRUBY_VERSION)