1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/page/index.js b/lib/page/index.js
index 8b4fcc9..2dcf704 100644
--- a/lib/page/index.js
+++ b/lib/page/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var path = require('path');
 var direction = require('direction');
+var fm = require('front-matter');
 
 var error = require('../utils/error');
 var pathUtil = require('../utils/path');
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ function Page(book, filename) {
     // Current content
     this.content = '';
 
+    // Short description for the page
+    this.description = '';
+
     // Relative path to the page
     this.path = filename;
 
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ Page.prototype.getContext = function() {
             },
             page: {
                 title: article? article.title : null,
+                description: this.description,
                 next: next? next.getContext() : null,
                 previous: prev? prev.getContext() : null,
                 level: article? article.level : null,
@@ -156,6 +161,17 @@ Page.prototype.toHTML = function(output) {
 
     return this.read()
 
+    // Parse yaml front matter
+    .then(function() {
+        var parsed = fm(that.content);
+
+        // Extend page with the fontmatter attribute
+        that.description = parsed.attributes.description || '';
+
+        // Keep only the body
+        that.update(parsed.body);
+    })
+
     .then(function() {
         return hook('page:before');
     })
@@ -205,6 +221,12 @@ Page.prototype.toHTML = function(output) {
                 });
             },
 
+            // Extract description from page's content if no frontmatter
+            onDescription: function(description) {
+                if (that.description) return;
+                that.description = description;
+            },
+
             // Convert glossary entries to annotations
             annotations: that.book.glossary.annotations()
         };