Adding list and pagination]

app.js

@@ -62,23 +62,56 @@ function slugToTitle(slug) {
     return slug.replace(/-/g, ' ');
 }
 
-// Function to load all blog posts
-function getAllBlogPosts() {
+// Function to load all blog posts with pagination support
+function getAllBlogPosts(page = 1, postsPerPage = 5) {
     const blogFiles = fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, 'markdown')).filter(file => file.endsWith('.md'));
-    return blogFiles.map(file => {
+
+    // Paginate the results
+    const totalPosts = blogFiles.length;
+    const totalPages = Math.ceil(totalPosts / postsPerPage);
+    const start = (page - 1) * postsPerPage;
+    const end = start + postsPerPage;
+
+    const paginatedFiles = blogFiles.slice(start, end);
+    
+    const blogPosts = paginatedFiles.map(file => {
         const title = file.replace('.md', '').replace(/-/g, ' '); // Keep original casing for title
         const slug = titleToSlug(title); // Convert title to slug (lowercase)
+
+        // Get the last modified date of the markdown file
+        const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(__dirname, 'markdown', file));
+        const lastModifiedDate = new Date(stats.mtime); // Use mtime for last modification time
+        
+        // Format the date
+        const formattedDate = lastModifiedDate.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+            year: 'numeric',
+            month: 'long',
+            day: 'numeric'
+        });
+
         return {
             title, // Original casing title
-            slug
+            slug,
+            date: formattedDate // Include the formatted date
         };
     });
+
+    return { blogPosts, totalPages };
 }
 
-// Home Route (Blog Home)
+// Home Route (Blog Home with Pagination)
 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
-    const blogPosts = getAllBlogPosts();
-    res.render('index', { title: 'Raven Scott Blog', blogPosts });
+    const page = parseInt(req.query.page) || 1;
+    const postsPerPage = 5; // Set how many posts to display per page
+
+    const { blogPosts, totalPages } = getAllBlogPosts(page, postsPerPage);
+    
+    res.render('index', {
+        title: 'Raven Scott Blog',
+        blogPosts,
+        currentPage: page,
+        totalPages
+    });
 });
 
 // About Route

public/css/styles.css

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ main {
     flex-grow: 1;
 }
 
+a {
+    color: #000;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
 .bg-primary {
     --bs-bg-opacity: 1;
     background-color: rgb(0 0 0) !important;
@@ -49,15 +54,45 @@ p.lead {
     font-size: 1.5rem;
 }
 
-.btn-primary {
+/* Read Article Button Styling */
+.btn-outline-primary {
     font-size: 1.25rem;
     padding: 10px 20px;
+    color: #ffffff;
+    border: 2px solid #000000;
     background-color: #000000;
-    border: none;
+    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
 }
 
-.btn-primary:hover {
-    background-color: #000000;
+.btn-outline-primary:hover {
+    background-color: #2c5364;
+    border-color: #2c5364;
+    color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+/* Pagination Styling */
+.pagination {
+    margin-top: 20px;
+}
+
+.pagination .page-item .page-link {
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background-color: #1e1e1e;
+    border: 1px solid #2c5364;
+    padding: 10px 15px;
+    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.pagination .page-item.active .page-link {
+    background-color: #2c5364;
+    border-color: #2c5364;
+    color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.pagination .page-item .page-link:hover {
+    background-color: #2c5364;
+    border-color: #2c5364;
+    color: #ffffff;
 }
 
 footer {

views/index.ejs

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
         </div>
     </nav>
     
-
     <header class="py-5">
         <div class="container text-center">
             <h1>Welcome to my long form post blog</h1>
@@ -42,18 +41,40 @@
     <section class="py-5">
         <div class="container">
             <h2>Recent Posts</h2>
-            <div class="row">
+            <ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
                 <% blogPosts.forEach(post => { %>
-                    <div class="col-md-4">
-                        <div class="card mb-4">
-                            <div class="card-body">
-                                <h5 class="card-title"><%= post.title %></h5>
-                                <a href="/blog/<%= post.slug %>" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a>
-                            </div>
+                    <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center py-4">
+                        <div>
+                            <h5 class="mb-1"><a href="/blog/<%= post.slug %>"> <%= post.title %> </a></h5>
+                            <p class="mb-1 text-muted">Posted on <%= post.date %></p>
                         </div>
-                    </div>
+                        <a href="/blog/<%= post.slug %>" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Read Article</a>
+                    </li>
                 <% }) %>
-            </div>
+            </ul>
+            
+            <!-- Pagination controls -->
+            <nav aria-label="Page navigation">
+                <ul class="pagination justify-content-center mt-4">
+                    <% if (currentPage > 1) { %>
+                        <li class="page-item">
+                            <a class="page-link" href="?page=<%= currentPage - 1 %>">Previous</a>
+                        </li>
+                    <% } %>
+                    
+                    <% for (let i = 1; i <= totalPages; i++) { %>
+                        <li class="page-item <%= currentPage === i ? 'active' : '' %>">
+                            <a class="page-link" href="?page=<%= i %>"><%= i %></a>
+                        </li>
+                    <% } %>
+                    
+                    <% if (currentPage < totalPages) { %>
+                        <li class="page-item">
+                            <a class="page-link" href="?page=<%= currentPage + 1 %>">Next</a>
+                        </li>
+                    <% } %>
+                </ul>
+            </nav>
         </div>
     </section>