From 0f561b0353f607ee8c42568c2df2f09019778f88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raven Scott <raven@ssh.surf>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 23:05:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix post order

---
 app.js          | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
 views/index.ejs | 16 ++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 2e028f9..868ff4f 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ function slugToTitle(slug) {
 function getAllBlogPosts(page = 1, postsPerPage = 5) {
     const blogFiles = fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, 'markdown')).filter(file => file.endsWith('.md'));
 
+    // Sort by birthtime (latest first) like in your RSS feed
+    blogFiles.sort((a, b) => {
+        const statA = fs.statSync(path.join(__dirname, 'markdown', a)).birthtime;
+        const statB = fs.statSync(path.join(__dirname, 'markdown', b)).birthtime;
+        return statB - statA; // Descending order, latest first
+    });
+
     // Paginate the results
     const totalPosts = blogFiles.length;
     const totalPages = Math.ceil(totalPosts / postsPerPage);
@@ -83,24 +90,18 @@ function getAllBlogPosts(page = 1, postsPerPage = 5) {
         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
+        // Get the creation time of the markdown file
         const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(__dirname, 'markdown', file));
-        const dateCreated = new Date(stats.birthtime); // Use birthtime for last modification time
-
-        // Format the date
-        const formattedDate = dateCreated.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
-            year: 'numeric',
-            month: 'long',
-            day: 'numeric'
-        });
+        const dateCreated = new Date(stats.birthtime); // Use birthtime for sorting and displaying
 
         return {
-            title, // Original casing title
+            title, 
             slug,
-            date: formattedDate // Include the formatted date
+            dateCreated, // Keep as Date object for sorting
         };
     });
 
+    // Return the paginated and sorted blog posts and the total pages
     return { blogPosts, totalPages };
 }
 
diff --git a/views/index.ejs b/views/index.ejs
index 112e0a9..a30ff0b 100644
--- a/views/index.ejs
+++ b/views/index.ejs
@@ -37,22 +37,30 @@
             <p class="lead">Where Technology Meets Creativity: Insights from a Linux Enthusiast</p>
         </div>
     </header>
-
+   
     <section class="py-5">
         <div class="container">
             <h2>Recent Posts</h2>
             <ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
-                <% blogPosts.sort((a, b) => new Date(b.date) - new Date(a.date)).forEach(post => { %>
+                <% blogPosts.forEach(post => { %>
                     <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>
+                            <p class="mb-1 text-muted">Posted on 
+                                <%= new Date(post.dateCreated).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+                                    year: 'numeric',
+                                    month: 'long',
+                                    day: 'numeric'
+                                }) %>
+                            </p>
                         </div>
                         <a href="/blog/<%= post.slug %>" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Read Article</a>
                     </li>
                 <% }) %>
             </ul>
-            
+        </div>
+    </section>
+    
             <!-- Pagination controls -->
             <nav aria-label="Page navigation">
                 <ul class="pagination justify-content-center mt-4">