.eleventy.js

// imports
const eleventyNavigationPlugin = require('@11ty/eleventy-navigation');
const { DateTime } = require('luxon');

module.exports = function (eleventyConfig) {
	// adds the official eleventy navigation plugin for a scalable navigation
	eleventyConfig.addPlugin(eleventyNavigationPlugin);

	// allows assets, CMS files and other root files to be passed into /public. styles are automatically generated by LESS/SASS
	eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy('./src/assets');
	eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy('./src/admin');
	eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy('./src/_redirects');
	eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy({ './src/robots.txt': '/robots.txt' });
	eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy({ './src/sitemap.xml': '/sitemap.xml' });

	// normally, 11ty will render dates on blog posts in full JSDate format (Fri Dec 02 18:00:00 GMT-0600)
	// this filter allows dates to be converted into a normal, locale format. view the docs to learn more (https://moment.github.io/luxon/api-docs/index.html#datetime)
	eleventyConfig.addFilter('postDate', (dateObj) => {
		return DateTime.fromJSDate(dateObj).toLocaleString(DateTime.DATE_MED);
	});

	return {
		dir: {
			input: 'src',
			output: 'public',
			includes: '_includes',
			data: '_data',
		},
		htmlTemplateEngine: 'njk',
	};
};