How to generate output with a different extension?

[konstruktiv]

By default, statik generates HTML output. To get output with any other type of extension, we can make a change in view.py, e.g.: default_output_ext='.txt'

Is there a way to submit a parameter somewhere to set a project's output extension?

[konstruktiv]

This can be done with a few changes starting on line 336 of views.py:

    if 'output-extension' in self.vars and self.vars['output-extension']:
        output_ext = self.vars['output-extension']
    else:
        output_ext = default_output_ext
    self.path = StatikViewPath.create(
        self.vars['path'],
        template_engine=template_engine,
        output_filename=default_output_filename,
        output_ext=output_ext,
        view_name=self.name
    )

Then you can add output-extension: .txt to the yml view file of the pages concerned.

@thanethomson Useful enough for a PR?

[jayvdb]

What about determining the output filename from the template filename extensions.

i.e. how in #71

path: /google_image_sitemap.xml
template: google_image_sitemap.xml.jinja2
...