Directory Data File in Top Level Input Directory

[mahnunchik]

It is not clear in the documentation how to name directory data file in top level of input directory. Page: https://www.11ty.dev/docs/data-template-dir/

1. --unput=. file should be .11tydata.json or project-name.11tydata.json?
2. --unput=./src/ file should be .11tydata.json or src.11tydata.json?

Related issues:

• Allow top level directory specific data files #245
• Directory Data File in Top Level Input Directory is not parsed #935
• Add the ability to use Input / Root directory data files #993

[phlummox]

This still doesn't seem to be documented as at 13 July, 2023 (11ty/docs@dcf4410).

But for anyone else who comes across this: if you have files under ./src, then the correct name for a corresponding directory data file seems to be src.11tydata.json (or src.11tydata.js, etc., for other data formats).

[BorisAnthony]

But how does one specify data for a subdirectory, say ./src/sub/subsub in src.11tydata.js, including "layout"? (Because sub/ and subsub/ can only contain .md files in my usecase.)

[phlummox]

I have no idea - as I said, it's undocumented. Or was your question directed at the eleventy maintainers?

[zachleat]

Workarounds until this one ships are to use global data or the Configuration API method to set global data:

https://www.11ty.dev/docs/data/#sources-of-data

• https://www.11ty.dev/docs/data-global/
• https://www.11ty.dev/docs/data-global-custom/

[zachleat]

One more addition here, if your input directory is nested inside of your project directory (e.g. src), it is supported to use src/src.json for directory data files.

This feature is specifically when your input directory is ..

[zachleat]

Punting this one out of 3.0, sorry!

Placing in the enhancement queue:

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[zachleat]

Ah, sorry: home base for this one is #3979