# Metadata Gen (metadata-gen) A powerful Rust library for extracting, validating, and processing metadata in YAML, TOML, and JSON formats from any content or data file. [![Made With Love][made-with-rust]][08] [![Crates.io][crates-badge]][03] [![lib.rs][libs-badge]][01] [![Docs.rs][docs-badge]][04] [![Codecov][codecov-badge]][06] [![Build Status][build-badge]][07] [![GitHub][github-badge]][09] • [Website][00] • [Documentation][04] • [Report Bug][02] • [Request Feature][02] • [Contributing Guidelines][05] ## Overview `metadata-gen` is a robust Rust library designed for extracting, validating, and processing metadata from various content and data file formats. It focuses on the following key areas: - Parsing and serialization of metadata in YAML, TOML, and JSON formats - Extraction of frontmatter metadata from content files - Generation and management of meta tags for web content - Efficient processing of both local files and string content - Flexible integration with static site generators and content management systems Key features include: - A unified API for handling metadata across different formats - Robust error handling and reporting - Customizable parsing options to accommodate various metadata structures - Asynchronous file processing capabilities - Utility functions for HTML entity escaping and unescaping - Type-safe metadata value handling through a custom `Value` enum - Generation of SEO-friendly meta tags from extracted metadata `metadata-gen` aims to provide a stable and powerful foundation for metadata management across all platforms supported by Rust. [00]: https://metadata-gen.com [01]: https://lib.rs/crates/metadata-gen [02]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/metadata-gen/issues [03]: https://crates.io/crates/metadata-gen [04]: https://docs.rs/metadata-gen [05]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/metadata-gen/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md [06]: https://codecov.io/gh/sebastienrousseau/metadata-gen [07]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/metadata-gen/actions?query=branch%3Amain [08]: https://www.rust-lang.org/ [09]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/metadata-gen [build-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/sebastienrousseau/metadata-gen/release.yml?branch=main&style=for-the-badge&logo=github [codecov-badge]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/sebastienrousseau/metadata-gen?style=for-the-badge&token=Q9KJ6XXL67&logo=codecov [crates-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/metadata-gen.svg?style=for-the-badge&color=fc8d62&logo=rust [docs-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs.rs-metadata--gen-66c2a5?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=555555&logo=docs.rs [github-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/github-sebastienrousseau/metadata--gen-8da0cb?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=555555&logo=github [libs-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/lib.rs-v0.0.1-orange.svg?style=for-the-badge [made-with-rust]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-f04041?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=c0282d&logo=rust ## Changelog 📚