# Code Review: The Fold Within

## Architecture Assessment

### Current State
- Minimal static site with custom Node.js index generator
- Markdown files served directly by Cloudflare Pages
- Index generation runs at build time
- No separate HTML templates for fieldnotes

### Issues Identified

#### 1. Rendering Pipeline
```
Current: Markdown → Cloudflare Pages (built-in) → HTML
Problem: Can't control metadata display, timestamps
```

#### 2. Timestamp Display
```
Problem: Sidebar shows ctime, not originalDate
Fix: Generator must output originalDate, template must use it
```

#### 3. No Frontend Templates
```
Current: index.json has data, but templates don't use it
Fix: Create HTML templates with full metadata injection
```

#### 4. Missing Build Configuration
```
Missing: _routes.json, _headers, _redirects
Impact: Can't optimize caching, redirects, headers
```

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## Best Practices Recommendations

### Phase 1: Quick Wins (This Session)
- [x] Enhanced index generator with full metadata
- [ ] Replace generate-index.mjs with enhanced version
- [ ] Update Cloudflare Pages build command

### Phase 2: Infrastructure (This Week)
- [ ] Add _headers for caching, security headers
- [ ] Add _routes.json for URL handling
- [ ] Create HTML template for fieldnotes
- [ ] Build step: markdown → HTML with metadata

### Phase 3: Full SSG (Future)
- [ ] Migrate to proper SSG (Astro, Hugo, or custom)
- [ ] Templates separated from content
- [ ] Component-based frontend
- [ ] Full SEO optimization

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## Code Quality Metrics

### Strengths
✅ Clean index generation logic
✅ Separation of concerns (extractors, parsers, generators)
✅ Proper error handling
✅ Cron-based automation
✅ Multi-platform mirroring

### Areas for Improvement
❌ No linting (ESLint, Prettier)
❌ No testing (Jest, PyTest)
❌ No type checking (TypeScript, Pyre)
❌ No code coverage tracking
❌ No documentation generation

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## Action Items

### Immediate
1. Replace generate-index.mjs with enhanced version
2. Test enhanced generator locally
3. Push to trigger Pages rebuild

### Short-term
1. Add _headers for security + caching
2. Create fieldnote HTML template
3. Document build process

### Long-term
1. Add linting + formatting
2. Add tests
3. Migrate to proper SSG
