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lib/articlehelpers.rb

@@ -18,3 +18,14 @@ def pathname_of_article(item)
   slug = idparts[2].sub( %r{^[0-9]*-}, "" )
   time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') + '-' + slug
 end
+
+
+def latest_articles(max=nil)
+  @cache_latest_art ||= @site.items.select do |p|
+    p.attributes[:kind] == 'article'
+  end.sort do |a, b|
+    a.attributes[:created_at] <=> b.attributes[:created_at]
+  end.reverse
+  @cache_latest_art[0..(max ? max-1 : @cache_latest_art.length-1)]
+end
+