Steveiscreative
8/14/2012 - 8:33 PM

Creates a photo gallery from a folder full of images, somewhat per this request: http://www.idiotking.org/archives/2012/05/exercise-in-futil

Creates a photo gallery from a folder full of images, somewhat per this request: http://www.idiotking.org/archives/2012/05/exercise-in-futility/

create_webpages.command
content_copyfile_download
# save as "Rakefile" in desired directory
# cd to directory and type "rake"


task :default => 'make_html'

desc "Turns a directory of images into linked HTML"
task :make_html do
	extensions = "png,PNG,jpg,JPG,gif"
	working_dir =File.dirname(__FILE__)
	pictures = Dir.glob("#{working_dir}/*.{#{extensions}}")
	
	puts "converting pictures in #{working_dir}"
	pictures.each_with_index do |img_name, index|
	    current_file = "index#{index == 0 ? nil : index}.html"
	    next_index = (index + 1) % pictures.size
	    next_file = "index#{next_index == 0 ? nil : next_index}.html"
	        
	    File.open("#{working_dir}/#{current_file}", "w").write <<-EOF
	      <html>
	        <a href="#{next_file}"><img src="#{img_name}" /></a>
	      </html>
	    EOF
	end

	sh "cd '#{working_dir}'; open index.html"
end