Static site generator in Odin — data-oriented publishing with predictable performance
Content pipelines are inherently data-oriented: parse source files, transform structured data, emit output. Odin’s design philosophy—data-oriented programming with predictable, explicit control—maps directly to this domain.
Odin provides first-class SOA (Structure of Arrays) data types and array programming primitives. Content processing becomes natural iteration over homogeneous data:
pages: [dynamic]Page
for &page in pages {
page.html = render(page.content, templates[page.layout])
}No hidden allocations. No iterator abstractions. Just data flowing through transformations.
No garbage collector. No runtime pauses. Memory allocation is explicit and visible:
arena := virtual.arena_init()
defer virtual.arena_destroy(&arena)
allocator := virtual.arena_allocator(&arena)
// All page processing uses arena allocation
// Single deallocation when build completesBuild times scale linearly with content size. What you measure is what you get.
Odin’s context system enables clean customization without global state or macro complexity:
context.allocator = tracking_allocator // Track all allocations
context.logger = file_logger // Redirect all logging
build_site(config) // No API changes neededThird-party libraries respect your context. Debugging and profiling require no special builds.
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Systems programmers seeking a web toolchain that respects their expectations
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Odin developers wanting practical applications beyond games and graphics
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Performance engineers who distrust GC pauses in build pipelines
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Minimalists frustrated by JavaScript SSG dependency graphs
gungir-ssg ├── src/ │ ├── parser/ # Markdown, frontmatter, templates │ ├── transform/ # Content processing, linking │ ├── emit/ # HTML, RSS, sitemap generation │ └── main.odin # CLI and orchestration ├── adapters/ # ReScript MCP adapter bindings └── templates/ # Default site templates
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/hyperpolymath/gungir-ssg.git
cd gungir-ssg
# Build
odin build src -out:gungir
# Generate a site
./gungir build --source content/ --output dist/
# Development server with live reload
./gungir serve --source content/ --port 8080Gungir-SSG operates as a standalone tool with optional MCP integration:
| Component | Purpose |
|---|---|
gungir (this repo) |
Core SSG binary in Odin |
poly-ssg-mcp |
Unified MCP server exposing 28+ SSGs including Gungir |
ReScript adapter |
Type-safe bindings for MCP tool invocation |
The poly-mcp portfolio (hyperpolymath) provides unified interfaces across domains: poly-container-mcp, poly-iac-mcp, poly-k8s-mcp, poly-cloud-mcp, and others. Gungir is the Odin implementation within poly-ssg-mcp.
PMPL-1.0-or-later — See LICENSE.txt
Copyright © 2025 Jonathan D.A. Jewell
