1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/strike.py b/strike.py
index b417bf1..0679bd1 100755
--- a/strike.py
+++ b/strike.py
@@ -25,13 +25,27 @@ def read_config(location):
     return basedir, parser
 
 def handle_file(location):
-    metadata = dict(
+    meta_dict = dict(
         title = '.'.join(path.basename(location).split('.')[:-1]),
         date = strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT', gmtime(path.getmtime(location)))
     )
     with open(location, 'r') as fin:
         file_contents = fin.read()
-    return file_contents, metadata
+    contents = handle_frontmatter(file_contents, meta_dict)
+    return contents, meta_dict
+
+def handle_frontmatter(file_contents, meta_dict):
+    delim = '---\n'
+    if not file_contents.startswith(delim):
+        return file_contents
+    parts = file_contents.split(delim, maxsplit=2)
+    meta_lines = parts[1].splitlines()
+    meta = dict(
+        (x.strip(), y.strip())
+        for x, y in (kvp.split('=') for kvp in meta_lines)
+    )
+    meta_dict.update(meta)
+    return parts[2]
 
 def apply_template(content, metadata, template="{content}"):
     return template.format(