cs-astronaut/human-readable

This repository is a static site built with Astro. Its architecture is centered on content-driven pages: Markdown blog posts are compiled into site pages through Astro’s content collection and dynamic routing system.

Site runtime and build model

The project is an Astro application, so the primary output is static HTML/CSS/assets generated at build time. There is no evidence of a server-side application runtime or database; the site is assembled from page components, layouts, and Markdown content.

Top-level route structure

src/pages defines the public routes. The main entry points are:

• index.astro for the homepage

• about.astro for a static about page

• blog/[slug].astro for individual blog post pages generated from content

This makes routing file-based, with the blog detail page acting as the dynamic route boundary.

Content layer

Blog content lives under src/content/blog/... as Markdown files. The posts are organized as content entries rather than hardcoded page components, which means the content itself is the main source of page data for blog rendering.

Content collection configuration

src/content.config.ts defines the content collection schema/validation used by Astro. This file is the bridge between raw Markdown files and typed content used by routes and components.

Blog rendering pipeline

The blog flow is: Markdown post content in src/content/blog is loaded by Astro’s content system, then rendered by the dynamic route in src/pages/blog/[slug].astro, and wrapped in the blog-specific layout from src/layouts/BlogPost.astro.

Reusable UI components

src/components contains shared presentational pieces:

• PostCard.astro for listing or previewing blog posts

• Footer.astro for site-wide footer content

These components support composition across the homepage and blog listing surfaces.

Homepage and content discovery

src/pages/index.astro likely acts as the landing page and uses PostCard.astro to surface recent or featured blog posts. This suggests the homepage is a content index rather than an application dashboard or transactional UI.

Blog detail data flow

For a blog page request, the slug from the URL maps to a Markdown entry, content is loaded from the collection, and the post is rendered through the blog layout. The key boundary here is between route resolution and content rendering.

Dependency and toolchain layer

package.json, package-lock.json, astro.config.mjs, and tsconfig.json show a Node-based build toolchain with Astro and TypeScript configuration. These files define how the site is compiled, typed, and deployed, but the project remains a static content site rather than a full backend system.

Overall, the architecture is a three-layer static content site: Astro pages and layouts form the presentation layer, Markdown content collections form the content/data layer, and GitHub Actions handles build/deploy automation.