feat: skip file output

skip file output with settings.output as false

lib/generator.js

@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ const build = options => {
   const transformData = transformDataPlugin(settings)
   const serveData = serveDataPlugin(settings)
 
-  const distFolder = path.resolve(
-    options.cwd,
-    options.dist.replace(/(.*\/).*\.json$/, '$1')
-  )
-  if (!fs.existsSync(distFolder)) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(distFolder, { recursive: true })
+  if (options.dist) {
+    const distFolder = path.resolve(
+      options.cwd,
+      options.dist.replace(/(.*\/).*\.json$/, '$1')
+    )
+    if (!fs.existsSync(distFolder)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(distFolder, { recursive: true })
+    }
   }
 
   const ignorePattern = options.ignore

lib/plugins/write-json.js

@@ -20,20 +20,26 @@ const plugin = settings => {
    * @param done
    */
   return function writeJson (files, metalsmith, done) {
-    const data = {
-      app: settings,
-      data: files.data || []
-    }
+    if (settings.dist) {
+      const data = {
+        app: settings,
+        data: files.data || []
+      }
 
-    data.app.version = pkg ? pkg.version : 'n/a'
+      data.app.version = pkg ? pkg.version : 'n/a'
 
-    json.writeFileSync(settings.dist, data, { spaces: 2 }, err => {
-      cli.fatal(err)
-    })
+      json.writeFileSync(settings.dist, data, { spaces: 2 }, err => {
+        cli.fatal(err)
+      })
+    }
 
     if (settings.display) {
-      cli.info(`Total files: ${Object.keys(files).length}`)
-      cli.info(`Output file created on: ${settings.dist}`)
+      cli.info(`Total files: ${Object.keys(files).filter(file => file !== 'data').length}`)
+      if (settings.dist) {
+        cli.info(`Output file created on: ${settings.dist}`)
+      } else {
+        cli.info(`Output file creation skipped. Settings Value: ${settings.dist}`)
+      }
       cli.ok('Markdown to json process has been finished!')
     }
 

stubs/settings.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const SETTINGS = {
   src: './example/',
   filePattern: '**/*.md',
   ignore: '*(icon|input)*',
-  dist: 'build/example/output.json',
+  dist: false,
   metadata: false,
   deterministicOrder: true
 }