Add Rakefile.

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+require 'yaml'
+
+task :default => ['server']
+
+desc 'Loads the configuration file into an instance variable to be used by other tasks.'
+task :load_config do
+  @config = YAML::load_file('_config.yml')
+  @config['posts'] = "#{@config['source']}/_posts"
+end
+
+desc 'Runs the server.'
+task :server => [:clean] do
+  system 'jekyll --server --auto'
+end
+
+desc 'Creates several test posts.'
+task :posts => [:load_config, :clean_posts, :create_posts_directory] do
+  year = Time.now.year
+  (1..20).each do |day|
+    save_post(Time.new(year, 1, day), "Dummy post #{day}")
+  end
+end
+
+desc 'Creates the required posts directory if one does not exist.'
+task :create_posts_directory => [:load_config] do
+  Dir.mkdir(@config['posts']) unless File.directory?(@config['posts'])
+end
+
+desc 'Deletes any generated files.'
+task :clean  => [:load_config] do
+  FileUtils.rm_rf(@config['destination'])
+end
+
+desc 'Deletes any test posts.'
+task :clean_posts  => [:load_config] do
+  FileUtils.rm_rf(@config['posts'])
+end
+
+def save_post(date, title)
+  template = File.read("templates/post.markdown")
+  template.gsub!(/:title/, title)
+
+  filename = "#{@config['source']}/_posts/#{date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{parameterize(title)}.markdown"
+  File.open(filename, 'w') { |f| f.write(template) }
+end
+  
+def parameterize(string, sep = '-')
+  string.downcase.gsub(/[^a-z0-9\-_]+/, sep)
+end