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+const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const path = require('path');
+const matter = require('gray-matter');
+const marked = require('marked');
+
+marked.setOptions({
+  breaks: true,
+  gfm: true
+});
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} filePath - Path to markdown file
+ * @returns {Object} Parsed data with frontmatter and HTML content
+ */
+const parseMarkdownFile = async (filePath) => {
+  try {
+    const fileContent = await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8');
+    const { data, content } = matter(fileContent);
+    const html = marked.parse(content);
+
+    return {
+      ...data,
+      content: html,
+      excerpt: generateExcerpt(content),
+      slug: path.basename(filePath, '.md'),
+      date: data.date || new Date().toISOString()
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error parsing mardown file ${filePath}:`, error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Generate an excerpt from markdown content
+ * @param {string} content - Markdown content
+ * @param {number} length - Length of excerpt in characters
+ * @returns {string} Plain text excerpt
+ */
+const generateExcerpt = (content, length = 200) => {
+  // Convert markdown to plain text for excerpt
+  const plainText = content
+    .replace(/#+\s+(.*)/g, '$1') // Remove heading markers
+    .replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1') // Extract link text
+    .replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '$1') // Remove bold markers
+    .replace(/\*([^*]+)\*/g, '$1') // Remove italic markers
+    .replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, '$1') // Remove code markers
+    .replace(/```[\s\S]+?```/g, '') // Remove code blocks
+    .replace(/\n/g, ' ') // Replace newlines with spaces
+    .trim();
+    
+  return plainText.length > length 
+    ? plainText.substring(0, length) + '...' 
+    : plainText;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get all blog posts, optionally filtered by draft status
+ * @param {boolean} includeDrafts - Whether to include draft posts
+ * @returns {Array} Array of parsed blog posts
+ */
+const getAllPosts = async (includeDrafts = false) => {
+  try {
+    const postsDir = path.join(__dirname, '../content/posts');
+    const files = await fs.readdir(postsDir);
+    
+    const posts = await Promise.all(
+      files
+        .filter(file => file.endsWith('.md'))
+        .map(async (file) => {
+          const filePath = path.join(postsDir, file);
+          return await parseMarkdownFile(filePath);
+        })
+    );
+    
+    // Filter out drafts if needed
+    const filteredPosts = includeDrafts 
+      ? posts 
+      : posts.filter(post => !post.draft);
+    
+    // Sort by date, newest first
+    return filteredPosts.sort((a, b) => new Date(b.date) - new Date(a.date));
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error getting all posts:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get a single blog post by slug
+ * @param {string} slug - Post slug
+ * @returns {Object} Parsed blog post
+ */
+const getPostBySlug = async (slug) => {
+  try {
+    const postsDir = path.join(__dirname, '../content/posts');
+    const filePath = path.join(postsDir, `${slug}.md`);
+    
+    return await parseMarkdownFile(filePath);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error getting post with slug ${slug}:`, error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  parseMarkdownFile,
+  getAllPosts,
+  getPostBySlug
+};
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