It turns out you can compile a Swift app with Hugo in-process, use it to build web pages, serve those pages from an in-app webserver, and browse those pages in an in-app browser. I was honestly surprised I got this to work.
It would be pretty neat to be able to do microblog-style posts from a phone. Currently I can do that with the Working Copy Git client and some editor plus a process to build and deploy the site in CI, but in practice the process is so cumbersome it’s not worth it.
I don’t know if I’ll ever take this anywhere, but it is a program I wish existed. Maybe I’ll get around to it one day…
I first posted about this over on micro.blog:
