Front Matter and Type Safety

Understanding the benefits and implementation of MyLittleContentEngine's strongly-typed front matter system.

Why Strongly-Typed Front Matter?

Traditional static site generators use loosely-typed YAML front matter, leading to:

• Runtime errors from typos or missing properties
• No IntelliSense support in editors
• Inconsistent data across content files
• Difficulty refactoring content structures

MyLittleContentEngine solves these problems with compile-time type checking.

The IFrontMatter Interface

Detailed explanation of the interface design to be added...

Core Interface Requirements

Metadata Mapping Strategy

Validation and Error Handling

Custom Property Implementation

Benefits in Practice

Real-world examples and benefits to be added...

Compile-Time Validation

IntelliSense and Editor Support

Refactoring Safety

Consistent Content Structure

Type-Safe Content Queries

Advanced Patterns

Advanced implementation patterns to be added...

Inheritance and Composition

Conditional Properties

Validation Attributes

Dynamic Property Resolution

Technical deep dive and implementation examples to be added...