M bin/update_index.py → bin/update_index.py

@@ -10,19 +10,23 @@ os.chdir("bin")
 
 blog = "../pages/blog/"
 
-# bunch of file hacks to get to the most recent file
-def getrecent(path):
+# order files by recency
+def getrecents(path):
     files = [path + f for f in os.listdir(blog) if f not in ["_index.md", "feed.xml"]]
-    files.sort(key=os.path.getmtime, reverse=True)
-    return files[0]
+    files.sort(
+        key=lambda f: markdown_path(f, extras=["metadata"]).metadata["date"],
+        reverse=True,
+    )
+    return files
 
 
-def update_index(s):
+def update_index(posts):
     path = "../pages/_index.md"
     with open(path, "r") as f:
         md = f.readlines()
     ruler = md.index("| --- | --: |\n")
-    md[ruler + 1] = s + "\n"
+    for post, i in zip(posts, range(4)):
+        md[ruler + i + 1] = post + "\n"
 
     with open(path, "w") as f:
         f.writelines(md)
@@ -37,11 +41,19 @@ l = l.replace(l, l + s)
         print(l, end=""),
 
 
-# fetch title and date
-meta = markdown_path(getrecent(blog), extras=["metadata"]).metadata
-fname = os.path.basename(os.path.splitext(getrecent(blog))[0])
-url = "/blog/" + fname
-line = f"| [{meta['title']}]({url}) | `{meta['date']}` |"
+top_four = []
+metas = []
+lines = []
+fnames = []
+
+for i in range(4):
+    top_four.append(getrecents(blog)[i])
+    metas.append(markdown_path(getrecents(blog)[i], extras=["metadata"]).metadata)
+    fnames.append(os.path.basename(os.path.splitext(getrecents(blog)[i])[0]))
+
+for meta, fname in zip(metas, fnames):
+    url = "/blog/" + fname
+    lines.append(f"| [{meta['title']}]({url}) | `{meta['date']}` |")
 
-update_index(line)
-update_blog(line)
+update_index(lines)
+update_blog(lines[0])

M pages/_index.md → pages/_index.md

@@ -20,18 +20,17 @@ Want to contact me? The best way is via email, at [x@icyphox.sh](mailto:x@icyphox.sh)
 or [Twitter](https://twitter.com/icyphox) DMs. Or if you prefer IRC, I'm `icy` /
 `icyphox` on Rizon and Freenode.
 
-# latest post
+# latest posts ([see all](/blog))
 
 |     |     |
 | --- | --: |
 | [The intelligence conundrum](/blog/intel-conundrum) | `2019-10-28` |
+| [Hacky scripts](/blog/hacky-scripts) | `2019-10-24` |
+| [Status update](/blog/2019-10-17) | `2019-10-16` |
+| [PyCon India 2019 wrap-up](/blog/pycon-wrap-up) | `2019-10-15` |
 
-([see all](/blog))
-
-# currently reading
+# currently reading ([see all](/reading))
 
 [Kakegurui](https://myanimelist.net/manga/73603/Kakegurui)  
-started **15th October, 2019**
-
-([see all](/reading))
+*still reading* | started **15th October, 2019**
 

M pages/reading.md → pages/reading.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ # чтение журнала
 ## I read very infrequently, this might never get updated.
 
 [Kakegurui](https://myanimelist.net/manga/73603/Kakegurui)  
-started **15th October, 2019**
+*still reading* | started **15th October, 2019**
 
 [Another](https://myanimelist.net/manga/24098/Another)  
 started **12th October, 2019** | opinion: *pretty eh; not scary :/*