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.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 fes
 *.tar.gz
+/stuff/

Brewfile

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# build deps
+brew "go@1.25"

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Fes
 
-A lightweight, static, and opinionated microframework.
+Fes is an embedded Lua microwebframework for create static, extensible
+websites. Using file-based routes you can easily strucutre you website just by
+moving files around. See [fsdproject.org](https://fsdproject.org) for a
+real-world example.
 
-## Usage
+## A Simple Example
-
-This is the `fes new <project>` output
 ```lua
+-- project/www/index.lua as created from fes new project
 local fes = require("fes")
 local site = fes.fes()
 
@@ -14,32 +16,9 @@ site:h1("Hello, World!")
 return site
 ```
 
-This can be ran with `fes run <project>` where `<project>` is the location of the website.
+```
-
+$ fes run project
-## Examples
-
-See `examples/` for different features, `canonical/` contains the best practices for this microframework.
-
-## Build
-
-```sh
-git clone https://git.vxserver.dev/fSD/fes.git
-cd fes
-
-go build .
-./fes run examples/hello-world # if this works install
-
-go install fes
 ```
 
-## Documentation
+## Contributing
-
+See [fSD hacking](https://fsdproject.org/hacking) and [fSD community](https://fsdproject.org/community)
-Run `fes doc` for the documentation website or goto [docs.vxserver.dev](https://docs.vxserver.dev)
-
-## License
-
-ISC License
-
-Copyright (C) 2025-2026 fSD
-
-See `COPYING`

lib/fes.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local std = require("lib.std")
+local symbol = require("lib.symbol")
 
 local M = {}
 M.__index = M
@@ -318,11 +319,30 @@ em, i { font-style: italic; }
 	return setmetatable(self, M)
 end
 
-function M:custom(str)
+function M:g(str)
 	table.insert(self.parts, str)
 	return self
 end
 
+function M:extend(name, tbl)
+	if type(name) ~= "string" then
+		error("First argument to extend must be a string (namespace name)")
+	end
+	if type(tbl) ~= "table" then
+		error("Second argument to extend must be a table of functions")
+	end
+	self[name] = {}
+	for k, v in pairs(tbl) do
+		if type(v) ~= "function" then
+			error("Extension values must be functions, got " .. type(v) .. " for key " .. k)
+		end
+		self[name][k] = function(...)
+			return v(self, ...)
+		end
+	end
+	return self
+end
+
 for name, func in pairs(std) do
 	if type(func) == "function" then
 		M[name] = function(self, ...)
@@ -340,9 +360,11 @@ function M:build()
 	header = header:gsub(
 		"{{FAVICON}}",
 		favicon_html
-			or [[<link rel="icon" href="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns=%%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%%22 viewBox=%%220 0 100 100%%22><text y=%%22.9em%%22 font-size=%%2290%%22>🔥</text></svg>">]]
+		or
+		[[<link rel="icon" href="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns=%%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%%22 viewBox=%%220 0 100 100%%22><text y=%%22.9em%%22 font-size=%%2290%%22>🔥</text></svg>">]]
 	)
-	local footer = self.footer:gsub("{{COPYRIGHT}}", self.copyright or "&#169; The Copyright Holder")
+	local footer = self.footer:gsub("{{COPYRIGHT}}",
+		self.copyright or symbol.legal.copyright .. "The Copyright Holder")
 	return header .. table.concat(self.parts, "\n") .. footer
 end
 

lib/std.lua

@@ -1,155 +1,163 @@
 local M = {}
 
-function M.fes_version()
+function M.element(tag, attrs, content)
-	local fes_mod = package.loaded.fes
+	local out = { "<", tag }
-	if fes_mod and fes_mod.config and fes_mod.config.fes and fes_mod.config.fes.version then
-		return fes_mod.config.fes.version
-	end
-	return ""
-end
 
-function M.site_version()
+	if attrs then
-	local fes_mod = package.loaded.fes
+		for k, v in pairs(attrs) do
-	if fes_mod and fes_mod.config and fes_mod.config.site and fes_mod.config.site.version then
+			if v ~= false and v ~= nil then
-		return fes_mod.config.site.version
+				if v == true then
+					out[#out + 1] = " " .. k
+				else
+					out[#out + 1] = " " .. k .. "=\"" .. tostring(v) .. "\""
+				end
+			end
+		end
 	end
-	return ""
+
+	if content == nil then
+		out[#out + 1] = " />"
+		return table.concat(out)
+	end
+
+	out[#out + 1] = ">"
+	out[#out + 1] = tostring(content)
+	out[#out + 1] = "</"
+	out[#out + 1] = tag
+	out[#out + 1] = ">"
+
+	return table.concat(out)
 end
 
 function M.a(link, str)
 	link = link or "https://example.com"
 	str = str or link
-	return '<a href="' .. link .. '">' .. str .. "</a>"
+	return M.element("a", { href = link }, str)
+end
+
+function M.download(link, str, downloadName)
+	link = link or "."
+	str = str or link
+	return M.element("a", { href = link, download = downloadName }, str)
 end
 
 function M.ha(link, str)
 	link = link or "https://example.com"
 	str = str or link
-	return '<a class="hidden" href="' .. link .. '">' .. str .. "</a>"
+	return M.element("a", { href = link, class = "hidden" }, str)
 end
 
 function M.external(link, str)
-	return '<a target="_blank" href="' .. link .. '">' .. str .. "</a>"
+	return M.element("a", { href = link, target = "_blank" }, str)
 end
 
 function M.note(str)
-	return '<div class="note">' .. str .. "</div>"
+	return M.element("div", { class = "note" }, str)
 end
 
 function M.muted(str)
-	return '<div class="muted">' .. str .. "</div>"
+	return M.element("div", { class = "muted" }, str)
 end
 
 function M.callout(str)
-	return '<div class="callout">' .. str .. "</div>"
+	return M.element("div", { class = "callout" }, str)
 end
 
 function M.h1(str)
-	return "<h1>" .. (str or "") .. "</h1>"
+	return M.element("h1", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.h2(str)
-	return "<h2>" .. (str or "") .. "</h2>"
+	return M.element("h2", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.h3(str)
-	return "<h3>" .. (str or "") .. "</h3>"
+	return M.element("h3", nil, str or "")
 end
+
 function M.h4(str)
-	return "<h4>" .. (str or "") .. "</h4>"
+	return M.element("h4", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.h5(str)
-	return "<h5>" .. (str or "") .. "</h5>"
+	return M.element("h5", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.h6(str)
-	return "<h6>" .. (str or "") .. "</h6>"
+	return M.element("h6", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.p(str)
-	return "<p>" .. (str or "") .. "</p>"
+	return M.element("p", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.pre(str)
-	return "<pre>" .. (str or "") .. "</pre>"
+	return M.element("pre", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.code(str)
-	return "<pre><code>" .. (str or "") .. "</code></pre>"
+	return M.element("pre", nil, M.element("code", nil, str or ""))
 end
 
 function M.ul(items)
 	items = items or {}
-	local html = "<ul>"
+	local out = {}
 	for _, item in ipairs(items) do
-		html = html .. "<li>" .. tostring(item) .. "</li>"
+		out[#out + 1] = M.element("li", nil, item)
 	end
-	html = html .. "</ul>"
+	return M.element("ul", nil, table.concat(out))
-	return html
 end
 
 function M.ol(items)
 	items = items or {}
-	local html = "<ol>"
+	local out = {}
 	for _, item in ipairs(items) do
-		html = html .. "<li>" .. tostring(item) .. "</li>"
+		out[#out + 1] = M.element("li", nil, item)
 	end
-	html = html .. "</ol>"
+	return M.element("ol", nil, table.concat(out))
-	return html
 end
 
 function M.tl(items)
 	items = items or {}
-	local html = '<ul class="tl">'
+	local out = {}
 	for _, item in ipairs(items) do
-		html = html .. "<li>" .. tostring(item) .. "</li>"
+		out[#out + 1] = M.element("li", nil, item)
 	end
-	html = html .. "</ul>"
+	return M.element("ul", { class = "tl" }, table.concat(out))
-	return html
 end
 
 function M.blockquote(str)
-	return "<blockquote>" .. (str or "") .. "</blockquote>"
+	return M.element("blockquote", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.hr()
-	return "<hr>"
+	return M.element("hr")
 end
 
 function M.img(src, alt)
-	src = src or ""
+	return M.element("img", { src = src or "", alt = alt or "" })
-	alt = alt or ""
-	return '<img src="' .. src .. '" alt="' .. alt .. '">'
 end
 
 function M.strong(str)
-	return "<strong>" .. (str or "") .. "</strong>"
+	return M.element("strong", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.em(str)
-	return "<em>" .. (str or "") .. "</em>"
+	return M.element("em", nil, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.br()
-	return "<br>"
+	return M.element("br")
 end
 
 function M.div(content, class)
-	content = content or ""
+	return M.element("div", class and { class = class } or nil, content or "")
-	class = class or ""
-	local class_attr = class ~= "" and (' class="' .. class .. '"') or ""
-	return "<div" .. class_attr .. ">" .. content .. "</div>"
 end
 
 function M.span(content, class)
-	content = content or ""
+	return M.element("span", class and { class = class } or nil, content or "")
-	class = class or ""
-	local class_attr = class ~= "" and (' class="' .. class .. '"') or ""
-	return "<span" .. class_attr .. ">" .. content .. "</span>"
 end
 
--- HTML escaping utility
 function M.escape(str)
 	str = tostring(str or "")
 	str = str:gsub("&", "&amp;")
@@ -160,55 +168,28 @@ function M.escape(str)
 	return str
 end
 
--- Get site name from config
-function M.site_name()
-	local fes_mod = package.loaded.fes
-	if fes_mod and fes_mod.config and fes_mod.config.site and fes_mod.config.site.name then
-		return fes_mod.config.site.name
-	end
-	return ""
-end
-
--- Get site title from config
-function M.site_title()
-	local fes_mod = package.loaded.fes
-	if fes_mod and fes_mod.config and fes_mod.config.site and fes_mod.config.site.title then
-		return fes_mod.config.site.title
-	end
-	return ""
-end
-
--- Get site authors from config
-function M.site_authors()
-	local fes_mod = package.loaded.fes
-	if fes_mod and fes_mod.config and fes_mod.config.site and fes_mod.config.site.authors then
-		return fes_mod.config.site.authors
-	end
-	return {}
-end
-
 function M.highlight(str)
-	return '<span class="highlight">' .. (str or "") .. "</span>"
+	return M.element("span", { class = "highlight" }, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.banner(str)
-	return '<div class="banner">' .. (str or "") .. "</div>"
+	return M.element("div", { class = "banner" }, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.center(str)
-	return '<div class="center">' .. (str or "") .. "</div>"
+	return M.element("div", { class = "center" }, str or "")
 end
 
 function M.nav(link, str)
 	link = link or "example.com"
 	str = str or link
-	return '<a class="nav" href="' .. link .. '">' .. str .. "</a>"
+	return M.element("a", { href = link, class = "nav" }, str)
 end
 
 function M.rl(r, l)
-	r = r or ""
+	return
-	l = l or ""
+		M.element("span", { class = "left" }, r or "") ..
-	return string.format('<span class="left">%s</span><span class="right">%s</span>', r, l)
+		M.element("span", { class = "right" }, l or "")
 end
 
 return M

lib/symbol.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,75 @@
 local M = {}
 
-M.copyright = "©"
+local function get(s)
-M.registered_trademark = "®"
+	return "&" .. (s or "") .. ";"
-M.trademark = "™"
+end
+
+M.legal = {
+	copyright = get("copy"),
+	registered_trademark = get("reg"),
+	trademark = get("trade"),
+}
+
+M.currency = {
+	euro = get("euro"),
+	pound = get("pound"),
+	yen = get("yen"),
+	cent = get("cent"),
+	dollar = "$",
+}
+
+M.math = {
+	plus_minus = get("plusmn"),
+	multiply = get("times"),
+	divide = get("divide"),
+	not_equal = get("ne"),
+	less_equal = get("le"),
+	greater_equal = get("ge"),
+	infinity = get("infin"),
+	approx = get("asymp"),
+}
+
+M.arrows = {
+	left = get("larr"),
+	right = get("rarr"),
+	up = get("uarr"),
+	down = get("darr"),
+	left_right = get("harr"),
+}
+
+M.punctuation = {
+	left_double_quote = get("ldquo"),
+	right_double_quote = get("rdquo"),
+	left_single_quote = get("lsquo"),
+	right_single_quote = get("rsquo"),
+	ellipsis = get("hellip"),
+	em_dash = get("mdash"),
+	en_dash = get("ndash"),
+}
+
+M.whitespace = {
+	non_breaking = get("nbsp"),
+	thin = get("thinsp"),
+}
+
+M.symbols = {
+	degree = get("deg"),
+	micro = get("micro"),
+	section = get("sect"),
+	paragraph = get("para"),
+	check = get("check"),
+	cross = get("cross"),
+	bullet = get("bull"),
+	middle_dot = get("middot"),
+	broken_bar = get("brvbar"),
+}
+
+M.html = {
+	less_than = get("lt"),
+	greater_than = get("gt"),
+	ampersand = get("amp"),
+	double_quote = get("quot"),
+	single_quote = get("apos"),
+}
 
 return M

lib/util.lua

@@ -3,12 +3,33 @@ local symbol = require("lib.symbol")
 
 local M = {}
 
-function M.cc(tbl)
+function M.cc(tbl, sep)
-	return table.concat(tbl)
+	return table.concat(tbl, sep or "")
+end
+
+function M.year(y)
+	return y or os.date("%Y")
 end
 
 function M.copyright(link, holder)
-	return symbol.copyright .. " " .. std.external(link, holder)
+	return symbol.legal.copyright .. " " .. std.external(link, holder)
+end
+
+function M.license(name)
+	return symbol.legal.registered .. " " .. name
+end
+
+function M.ls(dir)
+	local p = io.popen('ls -A -1 -- ' .. string.format('%q', dir))
+	if not p then
+		return nil
+	end
+	local t = {}
+	for line in p:lines() do
+		t[#t + 1] = line
+	end
+	p:close()
+	return t
 end
 
 return M

main.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"embed"
-	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -65,10 +64,6 @@ func main() {
 		color.NoColor = true
 	}
 
-	if *config.Port == 3000 {
-		ui.WARNING("Using default port, this may lead to conflicts with other services")
-	}
-
 	args := flag.Args()
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		flag.Usage()
@@ -98,22 +93,16 @@ func main() {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	case "run":
+		if *config.Port == 3000 {
+			ui.WARNING("Using default port, this may lead to conflicts with other services")
+		}
 		ui.Log("Fes is starting")
 		ui.Log("Fes version=%s, commit=%s, just started", version.VERSION, version.GetCommit())
 
 		runtime.ReadMemStats(&m)
 		ui.Log("FRE memory usage when created %v Mb", m.TotalAlloc/1024/1024)
 
-		if err := server.Start(dir); err != nil {
+		server.Start(dir)
-			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s does not exist\n", dir)
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Try: fes new %s\n", dir)
-				os.Exit(1)
-			} else {
-				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error:", err)
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
-		}
 	default:
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unknown command: %s\n", cmd)
 		flag.Usage()

modules/new/new.go

@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@ Check out [Fes's docs](https://docs.vxserver.dev/static/fes.html).`, "$$", "`"),
 	ui.Hint("you can run this with `fes run %s`", dir)
 
 	fmt.Println("Created new Fes project at", func() string {
-		if res, err := filepath.Abs(dir); err == nil {
+		if cwd, err := os.Getwd(); err != nil {
-			return res
+			return dir
+		} else {
+			return cwd
 		}
-		return dir
 	}())
 
 	return nil

modules/server/archive.go

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"text/template"
+	"time"
+)
+
+/* this indexes and generate the page for viewing the archive directory */
+func generateArchiveIndex(fsPath string, urlPath string) (string, error) {
+	info, err := os.Stat(fsPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if !info.IsDir() {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("not a directory")
+	}
+	ents, err := os.ReadDir(fsPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	type entryInfo struct {
+		name  string
+		isDir bool
+		href  string
+		size  int64
+		mod   time.Time
+	}
+	var list []entryInfo
+	for _, e := range ents {
+		n := e.Name()
+		full := filepath.Join(fsPath, n)
+		st, err := os.Stat(full)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		isd := st.IsDir()
+		displayName := n
+		if isd {
+			displayName = n + "/"
+		}
+		href := path.Join(urlPath, n)
+		if isd && !strings.HasSuffix(href, "/") {
+			href = href + "/"
+		}
+		size := int64(-1)
+		if !isd {
+			size = st.Size()
+		}
+		list = append(list, entryInfo{name: displayName, isDir: isd, href: href, size: size, mod: st.ModTime()})
+	}
+	sort.Slice(list, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if list[i].isDir != list[j].isDir {
+			return list[i].isDir
+		}
+		return strings.ToLower(list[i].name) < strings.ToLower(list[j].name)
+	})
+
+	urlPath = strings.TrimPrefix(urlPath, "/archive")
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+
+	b.WriteString("<html>\n<head><title>Index of ")
+	b.WriteString(template.HTMLEscapeString(urlPath))
+	b.WriteString("</title></head>\n<body>\n<h1>Index of ")
+	b.WriteString(template.HTMLEscapeString(urlPath))
+	b.WriteString("</h1><hr><pre>")
+	b.WriteString("<a href=\"../\">../</a>\n")
+
+	nameCol := 50
+	for _, ei := range list {
+		escapedName := template.HTMLEscapeString(ei.name)
+		dateStr := ei.mod.Local().Format("02-Jan-2006 15:04")
+		var sizeStr string
+		if ei.isDir {
+			sizeStr = "-"
+		} else {
+			sizeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%d", ei.size)
+		}
+		spaces := 1
+		if len(escapedName) < nameCol {
+			spaces = nameCol - len(escapedName)
+		}
+		line := `<a href="` + template.HTMLEscapeString(ei.href) + `">` + escapedName + `</a>` + strings.Repeat(" ", spaces) + dateStr + strings.Repeat(" ", 19-len(sizeStr)) + sizeStr + "\n"
+		b.WriteString(line)
+	}
+	b.WriteString("</pre><hr></body>\n</html>")
+	return b.String(), nil
+}
+
+/* helper to read the archive files */
+func readArchive(w http.ResponseWriter, route string) error {
+	fsPath := "." + route
+	if info, err := os.Stat(fsPath); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
+		if page, err := generateArchiveIndex(fsPath, route); err == nil {
+			w.Write([]byte(page))
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

modules/server/dirs.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fes/modules/ui"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+/* performs relavent handling based on the directory passaed
+ *
+ * Special directories
+ *  - www/     <= contains lua routes.
+ *  - static/  <= static content accessable at /static/path or /static/dir/path.
+ *  - include/ <= globally accessable lua functions, cannot directly access "fes" right now.
+ *  - archive/ <= contains user facing files such as archives or dists.
+ *
+ */
+func handleDir(entries []os.DirEntry, dir string, routes map[string]string, base string, isStatic bool) error {
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		path := filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name())
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			nextBase := joinBase(base, entry.Name())
+			subEntries, err := os.ReadDir(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to read directory %s: %w", path, err)
+			}
+			if err := handleDir(subEntries, path, routes, nextBase, isStatic); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		route := joinBase(base, entry.Name())
+		if !isStatic && strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".lua") {
+			name := strings.TrimSuffix(entry.Name(), ".lua")
+			if name == "index" {
+				routes[basePath(base)] = path
+				routes[route] = path
+				continue
+			}
+			route = joinBase(base, name)
+		} else if !isStatic && strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".md") {
+			name := strings.TrimSuffix(entry.Name(), ".md")
+			if name == "index" {
+				routes[basePath(base)] = path
+				routes[route] = path
+				continue
+			}
+			route = joinBase(base, name)
+		}
+		routes[route] = path
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+/* helper to load all special directories */
+func loadDirs() map[string]string {
+	routes := make(map[string]string)
+
+	if entries, err := os.ReadDir("www"); err == nil {
+		if err := handleDir(entries, "www", routes, "", false); err != nil {
+			ui.Warning("failed to handle www directory", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if entries, err := os.ReadDir("static"); err == nil {
+		if err := handleDir(entries, "static", routes, "/static", true); err != nil {
+			ui.Warning("failed to handle static directory", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if entries, err := os.ReadDir("archive"); err == nil {
+		if err := handleDir(entries, "archive", routes, "/archive", true); err != nil {
+			ui.Warning("failed to handle archive directory", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return routes
+}

modules/server/render.go

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fes/modules/config"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
+)
+
+/* this is the request data we pass over the bus to the application, via the fes.bus interface */
+type reqData struct {
+	path   string
+	params map[string]string
+}
+
+/* returns a string of rendered html */
+func render(luapath string, requestData reqData) ([]byte, error) {
+	L := lua.NewState()
+	defer L.Close()
+
+	if lib, err := fs.ReadDir(config.Lib, "lib"); err == nil {
+		for _, de := range lib {
+			if de.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(de.Name(), ".lua") {
+				continue
+			}
+			path := filepath.Join("lib", de.Name())
+			if data, err := config.Lib.ReadFile(path); err != nil {
+				continue
+			} else {
+				L.DoString(string(data))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	preloadLuaModule := func(name, path string) {
+		L.PreloadModule(name, func(L *lua.LState) int {
+			fileData, err := config.Lib.ReadFile(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			if err := L.DoString(string(fileData)); err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			L.Push(L.Get(-1))
+			return 1
+		})
+	}
+
+	preloadLuaModule("lib.std", "lib/std.lua")
+	preloadLuaModule("lib.symbol", "lib/symbol.lua")
+	preloadLuaModule("lib.util", "lib/util.lua")
+
+	L.PreloadModule("fes", func(L *lua.LState) int {
+		mod := L.NewTable()
+		libModules := []string{}
+		if ents, err := fs.ReadDir(config.Lib, "lib"); err == nil {
+			for _, e := range ents {
+				if e.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".lua") {
+					continue
+				}
+				libModules = append(libModules, strings.TrimSuffix(e.Name(), ".lua"))
+			}
+		}
+		for _, modName := range libModules {
+			path := filepath.Join("lib", modName+".lua")
+			fileData, err := config.Lib.ReadFile(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err := L.DoString(string(fileData)); err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			val := L.Get(-1)
+			L.Pop(1)
+			tbl, ok := val.(*lua.LTable)
+			if !ok || tbl == nil {
+				tbl = L.NewTable()
+			}
+			if modName == "fes" {
+				tbl.ForEach(func(k, v lua.LValue) { mod.RawSet(k, v) })
+			} else {
+				mod.RawSetString(modName, tbl)
+			}
+		}
+
+		mod.RawSetString("app", func() *lua.LTable {
+			app := L.NewTable()
+			includeDir := "include"
+
+			includes, err := os.ReadDir(includeDir)
+			if err != nil {
+				return app // load no includes
+			}
+
+			for _, de := range includes {
+				if de.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(de.Name(), ".lua") {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				base := strings.TrimSuffix(de.Name(), ".lua")
+				path := filepath.Join(includeDir, de.Name())
+
+				if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+					continue
+				} else if err := L.DoFile(path); err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				val := L.Get(-1)
+				L.Pop(1)
+				tbl, ok := val.(*lua.LTable)
+				if !ok || tbl == nil {
+					tbl = L.NewTable()
+				}
+				app.RawSetString(base, tbl)
+			}
+
+			return app
+		}())
+
+		bus := L.NewTable()
+		bus.RawSetString("url", lua.LString(requestData.path))
+		params := L.NewTable()
+		for k, v := range requestData.params {
+			params.RawSetString(k, lua.LString(v))
+		}
+		bus.RawSetString("params", params)
+		mod.RawSetString("bus", bus)
+
+		mod.RawSetString("markdown_to_html", L.NewFunction(func(L *lua.LState) int {
+			L.Push(lua.LString(markdownToHTML(L.ToString(1))))
+			return 1
+		}))
+
+		L.Push(mod)
+		return 1
+	})
+
+	if err := L.DoFile(luapath); err != nil {
+		return []byte(""), err
+	}
+
+	if L.GetTop() == 0 {
+		return []byte(""), nil
+	}
+
+	L.SetGlobal("__fes_result", L.Get(-1))
+	if err := L.DoString("return tostring(__fes_result)"); err != nil {
+		L.GetGlobal("__fes_result")
+		if s := L.ToString(-1); s != "" {
+			return []byte(s), nil
+		}
+		return []byte(""), nil
+	}
+
+	if s := L.ToString(-1); s != "" {
+		return []byte(s), nil
+	}
+
+	return []byte(""), nil
+}

modules/server/server.go

@@ -1,435 +1,25 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fes/modules/config"
 	"fes/modules/ui"
 	"fmt"
-	"html/template"
+	"log"
-	"io/fs"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
-	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 )
 
-/* this is the request data we pass over the bus to the application, via the fes.bus interface */
+var routes map[string]string
-type reqData struct {
-	path   string
-	params map[string]string
-}
 
-/* performs relavent handling based on the directory passaed
+func Start(dir string) {
- *
- * Special directories
- *  - www/     <= contains lua routes.
- *  - static/  <= static content accessable at /static/path or /static/dir/path.
- *  - include/ <= globally accessable lua functions, cannot directly access "fes" right now.
- *  - archive/ <= contains user facing files such as archives or dists.
- *
- */
-func handleDir(entries []os.DirEntry, dir string, routes map[string]string, base string, isStatic bool) error {
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		path := filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name())
-		if entry.IsDir() {
-			nextBase := joinBase(base, entry.Name())
-			subEntries, err := os.ReadDir(path)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to read directory %s: %w", path, err)
-			}
-			if err := handleDir(subEntries, path, routes, nextBase, isStatic); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		route := joinBase(base, entry.Name())
-		if !isStatic && strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".lua") {
-			name := strings.TrimSuffix(entry.Name(), ".lua")
-			if name == "index" {
-				routes[basePath(base)] = path
-				routes[route] = path
-				continue
-			}
-			route = joinBase(base, name)
-		} else if !isStatic && strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".md") {
-			name := strings.TrimSuffix(entry.Name(), ".md")
-			if name == "index" {
-				routes[basePath(base)] = path
-				routes[route] = path
-				continue
-			}
-			route = joinBase(base, name)
-		}
-		routes[route] = path
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// TODO(vx-clutch): this should not be a function
-func loadIncludeModules(L *lua.LState, includeDir string) *lua.LTable {
-	app := L.NewTable()
-	ents, err := os.ReadDir(includeDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return app
-	}
-	for _, e := range ents {
-		if e.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".lua") {
-			continue
-		}
-		base := strings.TrimSuffix(e.Name(), ".lua")
-		path := filepath.Join(includeDir, e.Name())
-		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
-			tbl := L.NewTable()
-			tbl.RawSetString("error", lua.LString(fmt.Sprintf("file not found: %s", path)))
-			app.RawSetString(base, tbl)
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := L.DoFile(path); err != nil {
-			tbl := L.NewTable()
-			tbl.RawSetString("error", lua.LString(err.Error()))
-			app.RawSetString(base, tbl)
-			continue
-		}
-		val := L.Get(-1)
-		L.Pop(1)
-		tbl, ok := val.(*lua.LTable)
-		if !ok || tbl == nil {
-			tbl = L.NewTable()
-		}
-		app.RawSetString(base, tbl)
-	}
-	return app
-}
-
-/* renders the given lua route */
-func renderRoute(entry string, cfg *config.AppConfig, requestData reqData) ([]byte, error) {
-	L := lua.NewState()
-	defer L.Close()
-
-	libFiles, err := fs.ReadDir(config.Lib, "lib")
-	if err == nil {
-		for _, de := range libFiles {
-			if de.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(de.Name(), ".lua") {
-				continue
-			}
-			path := filepath.Join("lib", de.Name())
-			fileData, err := config.Lib.ReadFile(path)
-			if err != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			L.DoString(string(fileData))
-		}
-	}
-
-	preloadLuaModule := func(name, path string) {
-		L.PreloadModule(name, func(L *lua.LState) int {
-			fileData, err := config.Lib.ReadFile(path)
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-			if err := L.DoString(string(fileData)); err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-			L.Push(L.Get(-1))
-			return 1
-		})
-	}
-
-	preloadLuaModule("lib.std", "lib/std.lua")
-	preloadLuaModule("lib.symbol", "lib/symbol.lua")
-	preloadLuaModule("lib.util", "lib/util.lua")
-
-	L.PreloadModule("fes", func(L *lua.LState) int {
-		mod := L.NewTable()
-		libModules := []string{}
-		if ents, err := fs.ReadDir(config.Lib, "lib"); err == nil {
-			for _, e := range ents {
-				if e.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".lua") {
-					continue
-				}
-				libModules = append(libModules, strings.TrimSuffix(e.Name(), ".lua"))
-			}
-		}
-		for _, modName := range libModules {
-			path := filepath.Join("lib", modName+".lua")
-			fileData, err := config.Lib.ReadFile(path)
-			if err != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			if err := L.DoString(string(fileData)); err != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			val := L.Get(-1)
-			L.Pop(1)
-			tbl, ok := val.(*lua.LTable)
-			if !ok || tbl == nil {
-				tbl = L.NewTable()
-			}
-			if modName == "fes" {
-				tbl.ForEach(func(k, v lua.LValue) { mod.RawSet(k, v) })
-			} else {
-				mod.RawSetString(modName, tbl)
-			}
-		}
-
-		mod.RawSetString("app", loadIncludeModules(L, filepath.Join(".", "include")))
-
-		if cfg != nil {
-			site := L.NewTable()
-			site.RawSetString("version", lua.LString(cfg.App.Version))
-			site.RawSetString("name", lua.LString(cfg.App.Name))
-			authors := L.NewTable()
-			for i, a := range cfg.App.Authors {
-				authors.RawSetInt(i+1, lua.LString(a))
-			}
-			site.RawSetString("authors", authors)
-			mod.RawSetString("site", site)
-		}
-
-		bus := L.NewTable()
-		bus.RawSetString("url", lua.LString(requestData.path))
-		params := L.NewTable()
-		for k, v := range requestData.params {
-			params.RawSetString(k, lua.LString(v))
-		}
-		bus.RawSetString("params", params)
-		mod.RawSetString("bus", bus)
-
-		mod.RawSetString("markdown_to_html", L.NewFunction(func(L *lua.LState) int {
-			L.Push(lua.LString(markdownToHTML(L.ToString(1))))
-			return 1
-		}))
-
-		L.Push(mod)
-		return 1
-	})
-
-	if err := L.DoFile(entry); err != nil {
-		return []byte(""), err
-	}
-
-	if L.GetTop() == 0 {
-		return []byte(""), nil
-	}
-
-	L.SetGlobal("__fes_result", L.Get(-1))
-	if err := L.DoString("return tostring(__fes_result)"); err != nil {
-		L.GetGlobal("__fes_result")
-		if s := L.ToString(-1); s != "" {
-			return []byte(s), nil
-		}
-		return []byte(""), nil
-	}
-
-	if s := L.ToString(-1); s != "" {
-		return []byte(s), nil
-	}
-	return []byte(""), nil
-}
-
-/* this indexes and generate the page for viewing the archive directory */
-func generateArchiveIndex(fsPath string, urlPath string) (string, error) {
-	info, err := os.Stat(fsPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if !info.IsDir() {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("not a directory")
-	}
-	ents, err := os.ReadDir(fsPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	type entryInfo struct {
-		name  string
-		isDir bool
-		href  string
-		size  int64
-		mod   time.Time
-	}
-	var list []entryInfo
-	for _, e := range ents {
-		n := e.Name()
-		full := filepath.Join(fsPath, n)
-		st, err := os.Stat(full)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		isd := st.IsDir()
-		displayName := n
-		if isd {
-			displayName = n + "/"
-		}
-		href := path.Join(urlPath, n)
-		if isd && !strings.HasSuffix(href, "/") {
-			href = href + "/"
-		}
-		size := int64(-1)
-		if !isd {
-			size = st.Size()
-		}
-		list = append(list, entryInfo{name: displayName, isDir: isd, href: href, size: size, mod: st.ModTime()})
-	}
-	sort.Slice(list, func(i, j int) bool {
-		if list[i].isDir != list[j].isDir {
-			return list[i].isDir
-		}
-		return strings.ToLower(list[i].name) < strings.ToLower(list[j].name)
-	})
-
-	urlPath = basePath(strings.TrimPrefix(urlPath, "/archive"))
-
-	var b strings.Builder
-
-	b.WriteString("<html>\n<head><title>Index of ")
-	b.WriteString(template.HTMLEscapeString(urlPath))
-	b.WriteString("</title></head>\n<body>\n<h1>Index of ")
-	b.WriteString(template.HTMLEscapeString(urlPath))
-	b.WriteString("</h1><hr><pre>")
-
-	if urlPath != "/" {
-		b.WriteString(
-			`<a href="/archive` +
-				template.HTMLEscapeString(path.Dir(strings.TrimSuffix(urlPath, "/"))) +
-				`">../</a>` + "\n",
-		)
-	} else {
-		b.WriteString(
-			`<a href="/">../</a>` + "\n",
-		)
-	}
-
-	nameCol := 50
-	for _, ei := range list {
-		escapedName := template.HTMLEscapeString(ei.name)
-		dateStr := ei.mod.Local().Format("02-Jan-2006 15:04")
-		var sizeStr string
-		if ei.isDir {
-			sizeStr = "-"
-		} else {
-			sizeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%d", ei.size)
-		}
-		spaces := 1
-		if len(escapedName) < nameCol {
-			spaces = nameCol - len(escapedName)
-		}
-		line := `<a href="` + template.HTMLEscapeString(ei.href) + `">` + escapedName + `</a>` + strings.Repeat(" ", spaces) + dateStr + strings.Repeat(" ", 19-len(sizeStr)) + sizeStr + "\n"
-		b.WriteString(line)
-	}
-	b.WriteString("</pre><hr></body>\n</html>")
-	return b.String(), nil
-}
-
-/* generates the data for the not found page. Checks for user-defined source in this order
- * 404.lua => 404.md => 404.html => default.
- */
-func generateNotFoundData(cfg *config.AppConfig) []byte {
-	notFoundData := []byte(`
-<html>
-<head><title>404 Not Found</title></head>
-<body>
-<center><h1>404 Not Found</h1></center>
-<hr><center>fes</center>
-</body>
-</html>
-`)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join("www", "404.lua")); err == nil {
-		if nf, err := renderRoute("www/404.lua", cfg, reqData{}); err == nil {
-			notFoundData = nf
-		}
-	} else if _, err := os.Stat("www/404.md"); err == nil {
-		if buf, err := os.ReadFile("www/404.html"); err == nil {
-			notFoundData = []byte(markdownToHTML(string(buf)))
-		}
-	} else if _, err := os.Stat("www/404.html"); err == nil {
-		if buf, err := os.ReadFile("www/404.html"); err == nil {
-			notFoundData = buf
-		}
-	}
-	return notFoundData
-}
-
-/* helper to load all special directories */
-func loadDirs() map[string]string {
-	routes := make(map[string]string)
-
-	if entries, err := os.ReadDir("www"); err == nil {
-		if err := handleDir(entries, "www", routes, "", false); err != nil {
-			ui.Warning("failed to handle www directory", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if entries, err := os.ReadDir("static"); err == nil {
-		if err := handleDir(entries, "static", routes, "/static", true); err != nil {
-			ui.Warning("failed to handle static directory", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if entries, err := os.ReadDir("archive"); err == nil {
-		if err := handleDir(entries, "archive", routes, "/archive", true); err != nil {
-			ui.Warning("failed to handle archive directory", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return routes
-}
-
-/* helper to parse the Fes.toml and generate config */
-func parseConfig() config.AppConfig {
-	defaultCfg := config.AppConfig{}
-	defaultCfg.App.Authors = []string{"unknown"}
-	defaultCfg.App.Name = "unknown"
-	defaultCfg.App.Version = "unknown"
-
-	tomlDocument, err := os.ReadFile("Fes.toml")
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			ui.WARN("no config file found, using the default config. In order to specify a config file write to Fes.toml")
-			return defaultCfg
-		} else {
-			ui.Error("failed to read Fes.toml", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	}
-	docStr := fixMalformedToml(string(tomlDocument))
-	var cfg config.AppConfig
-	if err := toml.Unmarshal([]byte(docStr), &cfg); err != nil {
-		ui.Warning("failed to parse Fes.toml", err)
-		cfg = defaultCfg
-	}
-	return cfg
-}
-
-/* helper to read the archive files */
-func readArchive(w http.ResponseWriter, route string) error {
-	fsPath := "." + route
-	if info, err := os.Stat(fsPath); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
-		if page, err := generateArchiveIndex(fsPath, route); err == nil {
-			w.Write([]byte(page))
-			return nil
-		} else {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-/* start the Fes server */
-func Start(dir string) error {
 	if err := os.Chdir(dir); err != nil {
-		return ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to change directory to %s", dir), err)
+		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to change directory to %s", dir), err)
 	}
 
-	ui.Log("Running root=%s, port=%d.", filepath.Clean(dir), *config.Port)
+	ui.Log("running root=%s, port=%d.", filepath.Clean(dir), *config.Port)
 
-	cfg := parseConfig()
-	notFoundData := generateNotFoundData(&cfg)
 	routes := loadDirs()
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -450,7 +40,13 @@ func Start(dir string) error {
 				err = readArchive(w, route)
 			} else {
 				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-				w.Write([]byte(notFoundData))
+				w.Write([]byte(`<html>
+<head><title>404 Not Found</title></head>
+<body>
+<center><h1>404 Not Found</h1></center>
+<hr><center>fes</center>
+</body>
+</html>`))
 			}
 			return
 		}
@@ -464,7 +60,7 @@ func Start(dir string) error {
 
 		var data []byte
 		if strings.HasSuffix(route, ".lua") {
-			data, err = renderRoute(route, &cfg, reqData{path: r.URL.Path, params: params})
+			data, err = render(route, reqData{path: r.URL.Path, params: params})
 		} else if strings.HasSuffix(route, ".md") {
 			data, err = os.ReadFile(route)
 			data = []byte(markdownToHTML(string(data)))
@@ -481,6 +77,5 @@ func Start(dir string) error {
 	})
 	ui.Log("Server initialized")
 
-	ui.Log("Ready to accept connections tcp")
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", *config.Port), nil))
-	return http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", *config.Port), nil)
 }

modules/server/util.go

@@ -4,36 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown"
 	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/html"
 	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/parser"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
 )
 
-func joinBase(base, name string) string {
-	if base == "" {
-		return "/" + name
-	}
-	return base + "/" + name
-}
-
-func basePath(base string) string {
-	if base == "" || base == "." {
-		return "/"
-	}
-	return base
-}
-
-func fixMalformedToml(content string) string {
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^(\s*\w+\s*=\s*)$`)
-	return re.ReplaceAllStringFunc(content, func(match string) string {
-		parts := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(match), "=")
-		if len(parts) == 2 && strings.TrimSpace(parts[1]) == "" {
-			key := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-			return key + " = \"\""
-		}
-		return match
-	})
-}
-
 func markdownToHTML(mdText string) string {
 	extensions := parser.CommonExtensions | parser.AutoHeadingIDs | parser.NoEmptyLineBeforeBlock
 	p := parser.NewWithExtensions(extensions)
@@ -43,3 +15,17 @@ func markdownToHTML(mdText string) string {
 	renderer := html.NewRenderer(opts)
 	return string(markdown.Render(doc, renderer))
 }
+
+func basePath(base string) string {
+	if base == "" || base == "." {
+		return "/"
+	}
+	return base
+}
+
+func joinBase(base, name string) string {
+	if base == "" {
+		return "/" + name
+	}
+	return base + "/" + name
+}

modules/ui/ui.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func Hint(msg string, args ...any) {
 		g = (hex >> 8) & 0xFF
 		b = hex & 0xFF
 		return
-	}(hintColor)).Printf("%s * hint: %s\n", formatTimestamp(), formatted)
+	}(hintColor)).Printf("hint: %s\n", formatted)
 }
 
 // Path logging: prints route and status

modules/version/version.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var gitCommit string = "devel"
 
 const PROGRAM_NAME string = "fes"
 const PROGRAM_NAME_LONG string = "fes/fSD"
-const VERSION string = "0.2.1"
+const VERSION string = "1.1.0"
 
 func Version() {
 	fmt.Printf("%s version %s\n", PROGRAM_NAME_LONG, VERSION)

scripts/test_all

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Runs Fes on all projects in test/
+
+scriptversion="1"
+
+#
+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2025-2026 fSD
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+me=$0
+version="$me/fSD v$scriptversion
+
+Copyright (C) 2025-2026 fSD.
+This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it.
+There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law."
+
+usage="Usage: $me [OPTION]... <arg1> <arg2>
+Runs Fes on all projects in test/
+
+Options:
+   --help         print this help and exit
+   --version      output version information"
+
+say() {
+    if [ -z "$q" ]; then
+        echo "$me: $*"
+    fi
+}
+
+lsay() {
+    if [ -z "$q" ]; then
+        echo " => $*"
+    fi
+}
+
+check_dep() {
+	printf 'checking for %s... ' "$1"
+	if command -v "$1" > /dev/null; then
+		echo "yes"
+	else
+	    echo "no"
+	    exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case $1 in
+    --help) echo "$usage"; exit 0 ;;
+    --version) echo "$version"; exit 0 ;;
+    -*) echo "$me: Unknown option '$1'." >&2; exit 1 ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ ! -d "modules" ]; then
+    echo "$me: error: must be run in project root." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "fes" ]; then
+    echo "$me: error: run 'make'." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+for dir in test/*; do
+    ./fes run "$dir" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+    pid=$!
+
+    printf "test '%s'" "$dir"
+
+    printf "\nPress [Enter] to move to start the next..."
+    read -r unused
+
+    if kill -0 $pid 2>/dev/null; then
+        kill $pid
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "done"
+kill $$
+
+# BUGS
+#
+# doesn't kill the last test