📅 2025-11-10 — Session: Automated Deployment and Customization of Avocado Template
🕒 20:15–21:20
🏷️ Labels: Automation, Web Development, Python, Gulp, Template Deployment
📂 Project: Dev
Session Goal
The session aimed to automate the deployment and customization of the ‘Avocado’ hotel template using a combination of Python scripts, command-line tools, and web development frameworks.
Key Activities
- HTML Template Origin Identification: Utilized command-line tools to trace the origin of a free HTML template and retrieve Firefox browsing history using SQLite.
- Customization and Deployment: Developed a runbook for customizing the ‘Avocado’ hotel template, including content replacement, site building, and deployment.
- Automation with Python and Gulp: Automated the deployment process using Python scripts for token replacement and a Gulp-based build pipeline.
- Gulp Migration Queries: Investigated Gulp’s end of life and compatibility issues for future-proofing the deployment pipeline.
- Template Rendering: Created a structured HTML template with placeholders and a Python renderer for dynamic content generation.
- Asset Management System: Outlined a Python-based system for managing customer assets and batch rendering web pages.
- Tech Stack Recommendations: Provided recommendations for tech stacks focusing on automation capabilities for client work.
- Static Site Generation with Stride: Explored tactical approaches for generating static sites using the Stride package.
Achievements
- Successfully automated the deployment of the ‘Avocado’ template using Python and Gulp.
- Established a robust system for template customization and deployment, enhancing efficiency.
- Developed a Python-based asset management system for customer-specific web page generation.
Pending Tasks
- Further exploration of Gulp migration strategies to ensure long-term compatibility.
- Enhancements to the Python renderer for more flexible template customization.