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Title: Education: 05. Blog
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Date: 2019-05-22 00:00
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Category: Page
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Slug: education.05.blog
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Lang: en
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| < Back | Index | Next > |
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| [04. Language][prev] | [Education][index] | Not available |
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</div><div class="contents">
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In this document we create "dynamic" pages like blog posts.
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Estimated completion time: 20 minutes.
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**Table of contents**
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* [01. Blog](#blog)
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* [02. Investigate `cfg` file](#cfg)
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* [03. Investigate item templates of the blog](#item)
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* [04. Investigate preview templates](#preview)
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* [05. Investigate index (summary) templates](#index)
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* [06. Investigate pagination templates](#pagination)
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* [07. Investigate Markdown files](#md)
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* [08. Launch LFSA and generate the site](#gen)
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* [09. Summary](#summary)
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<a name="blog"/>
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## 01. Blog
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So, you have your web site in both English and Russian. You start to feel the need to constantly share your thoughts with the world as blog posts.
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You set on to create the following [directory structure][03-files]:
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* `cfg`
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* `en/blog/`
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* `item.template`
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* `index.template`
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* `preview.template`
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* `pagination.template`
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* `pagination.prev.template`
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* `pagination.next.template`
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* `1885.md`
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* `1886.01.md`
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* `1886.02.md`
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* `1887.01.md`
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* `1887.02.md`
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* `1888.md`
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* `1896.md`
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* `1899.md`
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* `en/page/`
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* `item.template`
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* `about.md`
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* `cv.md`
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* `ru/blog/`
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* `item.template`
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* `index.template`
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* `preview.template`
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* `pagination.template`
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* `pagination.prev.template`
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* `pagination.next.template`
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* `1885.md`
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* `1886.01.md`
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* `1886.02.md`
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* `1887.01.md`
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* `1887.02.md`
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* `1888.md`
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* `1896.md`
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* `1899.md`
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* `ru/page/`
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* `item.template`
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* `about.md`
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* `cv.md`
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Let's look at the contents of these files closer.
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<a name="cfg"/>
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## 02. Investigate `cfg` file
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`cfg` file has the following contents:
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```
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input = en/page;ru/page;en/blog;ru/blog
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item = item.template
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preview = preview.template
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index = index.template
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paginationPrev = pagination.prev.template
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paginationNext = pagination.next.template
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paginationPrevNext = pagination.template
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previewSize = 200
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previewEnding = . . .
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previewsPerPage = 3
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previewPageBaseName = index
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```
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Apart from already used `input` and `item` keys, we have quite a lot of new ones. Let's break them down:
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| Key | Description |
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| `preview` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate HTML previews out of the first `previewSize` (approximately) characters of Markdown files |
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| `index` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate HTML index (summary) files to host previews |
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| `paginationPrev` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate pagination section used by the *last* index (summary) file |
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| `paginationNext` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate pagination section used by the *first* index (summary) file |
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| `paginationPrevNext` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate pagination section used by index (summary) files *except the ones at the beginning and at the end* |
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| `previewSize` | How many characters (approximately) to take out of a Markdown file to generate an HTML preview |
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| `previewEnding` | String to use at the end of HTML previews |
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| `previewsPerPage` | Number of HTML previews hosted by single index (summary) file |
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| `previewsPageBaseName` | Index (summary) file base name |
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In our case:
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* we restrict previews to `200` characters in size (approximately)
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* we use `. . .` string at the end of each preview
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* index (summary) files host `3` previews maximum
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* index (summary) files are saved as `index.html`, `index2.html`, `index3.html`, etc.
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<a name="item"/>
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## 03. Investigate item templates of the blog
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* `en/blog/item.template` contents:
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```
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<body>
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<div id="header">
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<strong>Serov</strong>
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<a href="../../en/blog/index.html">Blog</a>
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<a href="../../en/page/about.html">About me</a>
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<a href="../../en/page/cv.html">CV</a>
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<div id="lang">
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<a href="../../en/blog/PSKOV_ITEM_URL">EN</a>
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<a href="../../ru/blog/PSKOV_ITEM_URL">RU</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<center>
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<h1>In the blog...</h1>
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<div class="contents">
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<h2 class="itemTitle">
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<a href="PSKOV_ITEM_URL">PSKOV_ITEM_TITLE</a>
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</h2>
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<p class="itemDate">PSKOV_ITEM_DATE</p>
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PSKOV_ITEM_CONTENTS
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</div>
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<div id="footer">
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This sample web site has been generated by <a href="http://opengamestudio.org/pskov">PSKOV</a>.
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</div>
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</center>
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</body>
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```
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* `ru/blog/item.template` contents:
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```
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<body>
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<div id="header">
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<strong>Серов</strong>
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<a href="../../ru/blog/index.html">Блог</a>
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<a href="../../ru/page/about.html">Обо мне</a>
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<a href="../../ru/page/cv.html">Резюме</a>
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<div id="lang">
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<a href="../../en/blog/PSKOV_ITEM_URL">EN</a>
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<a href="../../ru/blog/PSKOV_ITEM_URL">RU</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<center>
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<h1>В блоге...</h1>
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<div class="contents">
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<h2 class="itemTitle">
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<a href="PSKOV_ITEM_URL">PSKOV_ITEM_TITLE</a>
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</h2>
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<p class="itemDate">PSKOV_ITEM_DATE</p>
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PSKOV_ITEM_CONTENTS
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</div>
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<div id="footer">
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Этот пример сайта сгенерирован <a href="http://opengamestudio.org/pskov">ПСКОВОМ</a>.
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</div>
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</center>
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</body>
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```
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**Note**: beginning and ending were collapsed for brevity.
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As you can see, both files look similar to `item.template` files we saw [before][prev].
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The changes include:
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* new URLs to reference pages in `page` directory and first index (summary) file in `blog` directory
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* title is now referenced inside `contents` section as a link to complete page
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* date is referenced to highlight relationship among different blog posts in time
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Date reference uses new `PSKOV_ITEM_DATE` constant:
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| PSKOV constant | Description |
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| `PSKOV_ITEM_DATE` | Provides date from `Date:` part of page's header section |
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<a name="preview"/>
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## 04. Investigate preview templates
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* `en/blog/preview.template` contents:
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```
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<div class="contents">
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<h2 class="itemTitle">
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<a href="PSKOV_ITEM_URL">PSKOV_ITEM_TITLE</a>
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</h2>
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<p class="itemDate">PSKOV_ITEM_DATE</p>
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PSKOV_PREVIEW
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<div class="itemMore">
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<a href="PSKOV_ITEM_URL">Continue reading</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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```
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* `ru/blog/preview.template` contents:
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```
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<div class="contents">
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<h2 class="itemTitle">
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<a href="PSKOV_ITEM_URL">PSKOV_ITEM_TITLE</a>
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</h2>
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<p class="itemDate">PSKOV_ITEM_DATE</p>
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PSKOV_PREVIEW
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<div class="itemMore">
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<a href="PSKOV_ITEM_URL">Читать дальше</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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```
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Previews have no `<head>`, `<body>`, and similar full page HTML tags. Previews represent sections inserted into index (summary) files.
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Preview itself is referenced by `PSKOV_PREVIEW` constant:
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| PSKOV constant | Description |
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| `PSKOV_PREVIEW` | Provides contents from a Markdown file limited by `previewSize` characters (approximately) |
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<a name="index"/>
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## 05. Investigate index (summary) templates
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* `en/blog/index.template` contents:
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```
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<body>
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<div id="header">
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<strong>Serov</strong>
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<a href="../../en/blog/index.html">Blog</a>
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<a href="../../en/page/about.html">About me</a>
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<a href="../../en/page/cv.html">CV</a>
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<div id="lang">
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<a href="../../en/blog/PSKOV_INDEX_URL">EN</a>
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<a href="../../ru/blog/PSKOV_INDEX_URL">RU</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<center>
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<h1>Blog</h1>
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PSKOV_PREVIEWS
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PSKOV_PAGINATION
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<div id="footer">
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This sample web site has been generated by <a href="http://opengamestudio.org/pskov">PSKOV</a>.
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</div>
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</center>
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</body>
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```
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* `ru/blog/index.template` contents:
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```
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<body>
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<div id="header">
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<strong>Серов</strong>
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<a href="../../ru/blog/index.html">Блог</a>
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<a href="../../ru/page/about.html">Обо мне</a>
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<a href="../../ru/page/cv.html">Резюме</a>
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<div id="lang">
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<a href="../../en/blog/PSKOV_INDEX_URL">EN</a>
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<a href="../../ru/blog/PSKOV_INDEX_URL">RU</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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<center>
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<h1>Блог</h1>
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PSKOV_PREVIEWS
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PSKOV_PAGINATION
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<div id="footer">
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Этот пример сайта сгенерирован <a href="http://opengamestudio.org/pskov">ПСКОВОМ</a>.
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</div>
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</center>
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</body>
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```
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**Notes**:
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* beginning and ending were collapsed for brevity
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* `PSKOV_INDEX_URL` constant is used to provide language selection
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Index (summary) files are used to host previews.
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Here are new **PSKOV** constants explained:
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| PSKOV constant | Description |
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| `PSKOV_INDEX_URL` | Provides generated page's file name: `<previewsPageBaseName><id>.html` |
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| `PSKOV_PREVIEWS` | Provides a combination of `PSKOV_PREVIEW` sections |
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| `PSKOV_PAGINATION` | Provides pagination section to navigate index (summary) pages |
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<a name="pagination"/>
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## 06. Investigate pagination templates
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Pagination templates represent sections used to navigate index (summary) pages.
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There are free pagination templates:
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| Pagination template | Description |
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| prev | Is used for the last index (summary) page because we can only go backwards |
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| next | Is used for the first index (summary) page because we can only go forward |
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| both | Is used for intermediate index (summary) pages because we can either go backwards, or forward |
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Let's look at English pagination templates:
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* `en/blog/pagination.prev.template` contents:
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```
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<p>Page PSKOV_PAGE_ID of PSKOV_PAGES_COUNT</p>
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<p>
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<a href="PSKOV_PREV_PAGE_URL">« Newer</a>
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</p>
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```
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* `en/blog/pagination.next.template` contents:
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```
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<p>Page PSKOV_PAGE_ID of PSKOV_PAGES_COUNT</p>
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<p>
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<a href="PSKOV_NEXT_PAGE_URL">Older »</a>
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</p>
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```
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* `en/blog/pagination.template` contents:
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```
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<p>Page PSKOV_PAGE_ID of PSKOV_PAGES_COUNT</p>
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<p>
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<a href="PSKOV_PREV_PAGE_URL">« Newer</a>
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<a href="PSKOV_NEXT_PAGE_URL">Older »</a>
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</p>
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```
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Russian counterparts look similar. Here's `ru/blog/pagination.template` contents:
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```
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<p>Страница PSKOV_PAGE_ID из PSKOV_PAGES_COUNT</p>
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<p>
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<a href="PSKOV_PREV_PAGE_URL">« Новее</a>
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<a href="PSKOV_NEXT_PAGE_URL">Старее »</a>
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</p>
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```
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Here are new **PSKOV** constants we used:
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| PSKOV constant | Description |
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| `PSKOV_PAGE_ID` | Provides index (summary) page id starting from `1` |
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| `PSKOV_PAGES_COUNT` | Provides total number of index (summary) pages generated |
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| `PSKOV_PREV_PAGE_URL` | Provides previous index (summary) page file name |
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| `PSKOV_NEXT_PAGE_URL` | Provides next index (summary) page file name |
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<a name="md"/>
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## 07. Investigate Markdown files
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Markdown files represent blog posts and they look almost like Markdown files for pages. Here's `en/blog/1885.md` contents:
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```
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Title: Bullocks
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Date: 1885
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Slug: 1885.01.bullocks
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![Bullocks][bullocks]
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I've been painting "Bullocks" sketch while I was staying in Odessa at Kuznetsov's in 1885.
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[bullocks]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Walentin_Aleksandrovich_Serov_Bullocks.jpg
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```
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Date is used to sort blog posts by date in ascending order:
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| Header constant | Description |
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| `Date:` | Provides value for `PSKOV_ITEM_DATE` constant when generating HTML out of Markdown |
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<a name="gen"/>
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## 08. Launch LFSA and generate the site
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Launch [LFSA][lfsa] so that it points to directory with the files we just observed:
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```
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$ /path/to/lfsa-201905.py /path/to/dir/03.Blog
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```
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Generate the site:
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* Go to [Tool][tool] page
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* Press `Generate` button
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* Open generated `en/blog/index.html` or `ru/blog/index.html` from the site's directory locally
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* Navigate index (summary) pages to make sure everything works fine
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<a name="summary"/>
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## 09. Summary
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You have successfully generated a web site with "constant" and "dynamic" pages. [Check out the result][03-sample].
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Introduced PSKOV constants include:
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| PSKOV constant | Description |
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| `PSKOV_ITEM_DATE` | Provides date from `Date:` part of page's header section |
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| `PSKOV_PREVIEW` | Provides contents from a Markdown file limited by `previewSize` characters (approximately) |
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| `PSKOV_INDEX_URL` | Provides generated page's file name: `<previewsPageBaseName><id>.html` |
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| `PSKOV_PREVIEWS` | Provides a combination of `PSKOV_PREVIEW` sections |
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| `PSKOV_PAGINATION` | Provides pagination section to navigate index (summary) pages |
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| `PSKOV_PAGE_ID` | Provides index (summary) page id starting from `1` |
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| `PSKOV_PAGES_COUNT` | Provides total number of index (summary) pages generated |
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| `PSKOV_PREV_PAGE_URL` | Provides previous index (summary) page file name |
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| `PSKOV_NEXT_PAGE_URL` | Provides next index (summary) page file name |
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Introduced configuration keys include:
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| Key | Description |
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| `preview` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate HTML previews out of the first `previewSize` (approximately) characters of Markdown files |
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| `index` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate HTML index (summary) files to host previews |
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| `paginationPrev` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate pagination section used by the *last* index (summary) file |
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| `paginationNext` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate pagination section used by the *first* index (summary) file |
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| `paginationPrevNext` | Points to an HTML template file that is used to generate pagination section used by index (summary) files *except the ones at the beginning and at the end* |
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| `previewSize` | How many characters (approximately) to take out of a Markdown file to generate an HTML preview |
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| `previewEnding` | String to use at the end of HTML previews |
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| `previewsPerPage` | Number of HTML previews hosted by single index (summary) file |
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| `previewsPageBaseName` | Index (summary) file base name |
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Introduced header constants include:
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| Header constant | Description |
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| `Date:` | Provides value for `PSKOV_ITEM_DATE` constant when generating HTML out of Markdown |
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This was the final document to make you proficient in generating static sites with **PSKOV**. If you like what we do, support us by joining our group at [Twitter][tw], [Facebook][fb], or [VK][vk].
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Now use **PSKOV** to generate your very own web site!
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</div><div class="contents">
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| < Back | Index | Next > |
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| [04. Language][prev] | [Education][index] | Not available |
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[index]: education.html
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[prev]: education.04.lang.html
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[03-files]: https://github.com/OGStudio/site-pskov-sample/tree/master/03.Blog
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[03-sample]: http://opengamestudio.org/pskov/sample/03.Blog/en/blog/index.html
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[lfsa]: http://opengamestudio.org/lfsa
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[tool]: http://opengamestudio.org/pskov
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[tw]: https://twitter.com/OpenGameStudio
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[fb]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/162611230470183
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[vk]: https://vk.com/opengamestudo
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