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+use std::path::Path;
+
+use markdown::{mdast::Node, CompileOptions, Constructs, Options, ParseOptions};
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use tokio::{fs, io::AsyncReadExt};
+
+use crate::{error::BlossomError, posts::Post, Result};
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+pub trait Article {
+    type Metadata;
+    type Article;
+
+    /// the directory of the articles
+    fn directory() -> &'static str;
+    fn new(file_name: String, metadata: Self::Metadata, content: String) -> Result<Self::Article>;
+
+    async fn get_articles() -> Result<Vec<Self::Article>>
+    where
+        <Self as Article>::Metadata: DeserializeOwned,
+        <Self as Article>::Article: Post + Send,
+    {
+        let mut articles = Vec::new();
+        let mut articles_dir = fs::read_dir(Self::directory()).await?;
+        while let Some(entry) = articles_dir.next_entry().await? {
+            let (file_name, metadata, content) = Self::from_path(entry.path()).await?;
+            let article = Self::new(file_name, metadata, content)?;
+            articles.push(article);
+        }
+        articles.sort_by_key(|article| article.published_at().clone());
+        articles.reverse();
+        Ok(articles)
+    }
+
+    async fn get_article(file_name: &str) -> Result<Self::Article>
+    where
+        <Self as Article>::Metadata: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        let path = Path::new(Self::directory())
+            .join(Path::new(file_name))
+            .with_extension("md");
+        println!("{:?}", path);
+        let (file_name, metadata, content) = Self::from_path(path).await?;
+        let article = Self::new(file_name, metadata, content)?;
+        Ok(article)
+    }
+
+    /// returns the article id, the metadata, and the content from the file path
+    async fn from_path(
+        path: impl AsRef<Path> + Send + Sync,
+    ) -> Result<(String, Self::Metadata, String)>
+    where
+        <Self as Article>::Metadata: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        let mut file = fs::File::open(&path).await?;
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+        file.read_to_string(&mut buf).await?;
+        let parse_options = ParseOptions {
+            constructs: Constructs {
+                frontmatter: true,
+                ..Constructs::gfm()
+            },
+            ..ParseOptions::default()
+        };
+        let tree = markdown::to_mdast(&buf, &parse_options).unwrap();
+        let children = tree.children();
+        let metadata;
+        if let Some(children) = children {
+            if let Some(toml) = children.into_iter().find_map(|el| match el {
+                Node::Toml(toml) => Some(&toml.value),
+                _ => None,
+            }) {
+                metadata = toml
+            } else {
+                return Err(BlossomError::NoMetadata);
+            }
+        } else {
+            return Err(BlossomError::NoMetadata);
+        };
+        let metadata = toml::from_str(metadata)?;
+        let file_name = path
+            .as_ref()
+            .file_prefix()
+            .ok_or(BlossomError::NotAFile)?
+            .to_string_lossy()
+            .to_string();
+        // TODO: cache render only when needed
+        let options = Options {
+            parse: parse_options,
+            compile: CompileOptions {
+                gfm_task_list_item_checkable: true,
+                allow_dangerous_html: true,
+                ..CompileOptions::default()
+            },
+        };
+        let content = markdown::to_html_with_options(&buf, &options).unwrap();
+        Ok((file_name, metadata, content))
+    }
+}