skip already built files

[fauno]

i'm wondering what would the best approach to make this plugin skip already built files (edsl.org post list is growing!). first it should skip building if the destfile (ie a pdf) is older than the corresponding post, no? but what about included files and templates? if i make a change to the template or header (edsl.org uses latex with --include-in-header=, --include-before-body= and even --bibliography) all posts should be rebuilt, but if none is touched the destfile is assumed to be the same.

should _config.yml have a list of files that should be older than the source file to check for? any ideas? :)

[fauno]

same as #23

[dananjohnson]

+1 for this enhancement! We are using the plugin to generate outputs for over 600 documents in a collection. It's a godsend, but each build takes nearly an hour at this point.

Like your idea to check _config.yml for a set of template/header files used by posts that will be run through the plugin.

[fauno]

oooh what collection is that?

-- D

[dananjohnson]

We are using Jekyll's Collections feature to publish an anthology of poems from the Buddhist Canon.

[fauno]

sounds great! i'd like to see the site up too :)

this feature is on my priorities for next versions of the plugin, but i'm not finding the time to actually do it. i'm swamped at work and other projects!

[dananjohnson]

I know how that goes 🙄 Thanks for all the great work!

We have a beta site up and running. Testing it with a group of students this fall.