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src/components/examples/BlogTemplates.tsx · DeveloperTSX
function Developer({ blog }: { blog: BlogExample }) {
  return (
    <div className="tpl tpl-developer">
      <header>
        <a href="/example">
          undefined<span>.blog</span>
        </a>
        <nav>
          <a href="#articles">/articles</a>
          <a href="#snippets">/snippets</a>
          <a href="#about">/about</a>
        </nav>
      </header>
      <main>
        <section className="dev-lead">
          <div>
            <span>FEATURED_POST</span>
            <h1>
              <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${blog.posts[0].slug}`}>
                Compilers are just
                <br />
                careful readers<span>_</span>
              </a>
            </h1>
            <p>
              A practical tour through ASTs, transforms, and why boring compiler
              passes usually win.
            </p>
            <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${blog.posts[0].slug}`}>
              readArticle() →
            </a>
          </div>
          <pre>
            <code>{`const result = source
  |> parse()
  |> transform()
  |> print()

// no magic required`}</code>
          </pre>
        </section>
        <section className="dev-feed" id="articles">
          <header>
            <span>RECENT_WRITING</span>
            <small>2 entries</small>
          </header>
          {blog.posts.slice(1).map((post, index) => (
            <article>
              <span>0{index + 1}</span>
              <div>
                <small>{index ? "DOM" : "JAVASCRIPT"}</small>
                <h2>
                  <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${post.slug}`}>
                    {post.title}
                  </a>
                </h2>
              </div>
              <code>{post.meta}</code>
            </article>
          ))}
        </section>
        <section className="dev-snippet" id="snippets">
          <span>SNIPPET_014</span>
          <code>const lessCode = bugs.filter(Boolean).length</code>
          <button>Copy</button>
        </section>
      </main>
    </div>
  );
}
src/components/examples/BlogArticles.tsx · shared articleTSX
export function BlogArticle({ blog, post }: { blog: BlogExample; post: Post }) {
  const index = blog.posts.findIndex((entry) => entry.slug === post.slug);
  const previous =
    blog.posts[(index + blog.posts.length - 1) % blog.posts.length];
  const next = blog.posts[(index + 1) % blog.posts.length];
  const feature = articleFeature(blog.layout);
  const copy = articleCopy(blog.layout);
  const section = articleSection(blog.layout);
  const deck = articleDeck(blog.layout);
  const author = articleAuthor(blog.layout);
  const heading = articleHeading(blog.layout);
  const quote = articleQuote(blog.layout);

  return (
    <div className={`article-template article-${blog.layout}`}>
      <header>
        <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>{blog.publication}</a>
        <nav>
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>All stories</a>
          <a href="/example">Kudzu examples ↗</a>
        </nav>
      </header>
      <main>
        <div className="article-breadcrumb">
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>{blog.name}</a>
          <span>/</span>
          <span>{post.meta}</span>
        </div>
        <article>
          <header>
            <span>{section}</span>
            <h1>{post.title}</h1>
            <p>{deck}</p>
            <div>
              <span>By {author}</span>
              <time>July 25, 2026 · 8 min read</time>
            </div>
          </header>
          <figure
            className="article-hero"
            role="img"
            aria-label={`${post.title} cover`}
          />
          <div className="article-content">
            {feature}
            <div className="article-copy">
              <p className="article-opening">{copy[0]}</p>
              <h2>{heading}</h2>
              <p>{copy[1]}</p>
              <blockquote>{quote}</blockquote>
              <p>{copy[2]}</p>
            </div>
          </div>
        </article>
        <footer className="article-pagination">
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${previous.slug}`}>
            <span>← Previous</span>
            <strong>{previous.title}</strong>
          </a>
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${next.slug}`}>
            <span>Next →</span>
            <strong>{next.title}</strong>
          </a>
        </footer>
      </main>
    </div>
  );
}

// Layout-specific feature
case "developer":
src/components/examples/BlogExamples.tsx · developerTSX
slug: "developer",
src/pages/example/blog/[slug]/demo.tsxTSX
import {
  BlogDemo,
  BlogExample,
  blogExamples,
} from "../../../../components/examples/BlogExamples";
import {
  inlineStyles,
  loadBlogStyles,
} from "../../../../components/examples/ExampleSource";

export const metadata = {
  title: "Kudzu Blog Demo",
    description: "A static blog design compiled with Kudzu 0.16.46 TSX.",
  lang: "en",
  locale: "en_US",
  siteName: "Kudzu Examples",
  styles: true,
};

export function getStaticPaths() {
  return blogExamples.map((blog) => ({
    params: { slug: blog.slug },
    props: { blog },
  }));
}

export default async function BlogDemoPage({ blog }: { blog: BlogExample }) {
  const css = await loadBlogStyles(blog);
  return [inlineStyles(css), BlogDemo({ blog })];
}
src/pages/example/blog/[slug]/demo/[post].tsxTSX
import { BlogArticle } from "../../../../../components/examples/BlogArticles";
import {
  BlogExample,
  blogExamples,
} from "../../../../../components/examples/BlogExamples";
import {
  inlineStyles,
  loadBlogStyles,
} from "../../../../../components/examples/ExampleSource";

type Post = BlogExample["posts"][number];

export const metadata = {
  title: "Kudzu Blog Article Demo",
    description: "A statically generated article page compiled with Kudzu 0.16.46 TSX.",
  lang: "en",
  locale: "en_US",
  siteName: "Kudzu Examples",
  styles: true,
};

export function getStaticPaths() {
  return blogExamples.flatMap((blog) =>
    blog.posts.map((post) => ({
      params: { slug: blog.slug, post: post.slug },
      props: { blog, post },
    })),
  );
}

export default async function BlogArticlePage({
  blog,
  post,
}: {
  blog: BlogExample;
  post: Post;
}) {
  const css = await loadBlogStyles(blog);
  return [inlineStyles(css), BlogArticle({ blog, post })];
}
examples/styles/base.cssCSS
.tpl {
  min-height: 100vh;
}
.tpl,
.tpl * {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.tpl > main,
.tpl main {
  width: auto;
  margin: 0;
}
.tpl a {
  text-decoration: none;
}
.tpl button,
.tpl input {
  font: inherit;
}
.tpl nav {
  font-family: inherit;
}
.tpl h1 a,
.tpl h2 a,
.tpl h3 a {
  color: inherit;
}
.tpl .story-link {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 11px 14px;
  color: inherit;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-template {
  min-height: 100vh;
  color: #25211d;
  background: #f3efe7;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
.article-template > header,
.article-template > main {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: auto;
}
.article-template > header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 82px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-template > header > a {
  color: inherit;
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.article-template > header nav a {
  color: inherit;
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.article-breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 30px 0;
  color: #766f67;
  font: 10px var(--mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.article-breadcrumb a {
  color: inherit;
}
.article-template article > header {
  max-width: 920px;
  padding: 50px 0 65px;
}
.article-template article > header > p {
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.article-template article > header > div {
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  color: #746c64;
  font: 10px var(--mono);
}
.article-hero {
  min-height: 620px;
  margin: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(130deg, #c55e40, #e7b778);
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.article-content {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 240px minmax(0, 680px);
  gap: 70px;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 80px 0 120px;
}
.article-content > aside {
  align-self: start;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 13px;
  padding: 22px;
  border-top: 3px solid currentColor;
  background: #e7dfd2;
  font: 11px var(--mono);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.article-content > aside a {
  color: inherit;
  border-bottom: 1px solid;
}
.article-copy {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}
.article-copy .article-opening:first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: 8px 10px 0 0;
  font-size: 76px;
  line-height: 0.7;
}
.article-copy h2 {
  margin: 60px 0 20px;
  font-size: 38px;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.article-copy blockquote {
  margin: 55px 0;
  padding-left: 28px;
  border-left: 3px solid #b64b31;
  font: italic 31px/1.45 Georgia;
}
.article-pagination {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  width: auto;
  padding: 0 0 80px;
  border-top: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-pagination a {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 30px;
  color: inherit;
}
.article-pagination a:last-child {
  border-left: 1px solid;
  text-align: right;
}
.article-pagination span {
  color: #81786f;
  font: 9px var(--mono);
}
.article-pagination strong {
  font-size: 20px;
}
.article-ingredients ul,
.article-takeaways ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
}
.article-developer,
.article-changelog,
.article-photography,
.article-community {
  color: #e6edf3;
  background: #0d1117;
  font-family: var(--mono);
}
.article-developer article > header h1,
.article-changelog article > header h1 {
  font-family: var(--mono);
}
.article-developer article > header > span,
.article-changelog article > header > span {
  color: #56d29a;
}
.article-developer .article-content > aside,
.article-changelog .article-content > aside,
.article-community .article-content > aside {
  background: #161b22;
}
.article-developer .article-copy blockquote,
.article-changelog .article-copy blockquote {
  border-color: #56d29a;
}
.article-template article > header > span {
  color: #b64b31;
  font: 10px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
}
.article-template article > header h1 {
  margin: 22px 0;
  font:
    600 clamp(60px, 9vw, 120px)/0.87 Georgia,
    serif;
  letter-spacing: -0.07em;
}
.article-content > aside > strong:first-child,
.article-content > aside > span:first-child {
  color: #b64b31;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.article-editorial .article-hero {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1489599849927-2ee91cede3ba?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1500&q=85");
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .article-template > header,
  .article-template > main {
    width: min(100% - 28px, 1120px);
  }
  .article-content {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    padding-top: 50px;
  }
  .article-content > aside {
    position: static;
  }
  .article-hero {
    min-height: 440px;
  }
  .tpl > header nav {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .article-template > header nav a:first-child {
    display: none;
  }
  .article-template article > header > div {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .article-pagination {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .article-pagination a:last-child {
    border-top: 1px solid;
    border-left: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }
}
examples/styles/developer.cssCSS
.article-developer .article-hero {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d2d1e, #79f2b5);
}
.tpl-developer {
  color: #d7f5e5;
  background: #07100c;
  font-family: var(--mono);
}
.tpl-developer > header,
.tpl-developer > main {
  width: min(1160px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: auto;
}
.tpl-developer > header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 74px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #244334;
}
.tpl-developer > header > a {
  color: #79f2b5;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.tpl-developer > header > a span {
  color: #718077;
}
.dev-lead > div > span,
.dev-feed > header span,
.dev-snippet > span {
  color: #79f2b5;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}
.dev-lead h1 {
  margin: 22px 0;
  font: 700 clamp(48px, 7vw, 92px)/0.9 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: -0.07em;
}
.dev-lead h1 span {
  color: #79f2b5;
}
.article-code code {
  padding: 14px;
  color: #79f2b5;
  background: #07100c;
}
.dev-lead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.75fr;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 580px;
}
.dev-lead p {
  color: #799285;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.dev-lead > div > a {
  color: #79f2b5;
}
.dev-lead pre {
  padding: 32px;
  color: #bce8d0;
  border: 1px solid #315942;
  background: #0b1912;
  line-height: 2;
  box-shadow: 12px 12px 0 #10271b;
}
.dev-feed {
  border-top: 1px solid #315942;
}
.dev-feed > header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 18px 0;
}
.dev-feed article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 25px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #1c3327;
}
.dev-feed article > span,
.dev-feed small,
.dev-feed article > code {
  color: #6d8879;
}
.dev-feed h2 {
  margin: 7px 0 0;
  font-size: 24px;
}
.dev-snippet {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr auto;
  margin: 70px 0;
  padding: 24px;
  border: 1px dashed #315942;
}
.dev-snippet button {
  color: #79f2b5;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .dev-lead {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .dev-lead {
    padding: 70px 0;
  }
  .dev-feed article {
    grid-template-columns: 45px 1fr;
  }
  .dev-feed article > code {
    grid-column: 2;
  }
  .dev-snippet {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 14px;
  }
}