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+/*
+metalsmith-setdate
+ensures every file has a date set
+adds dateFormat metadata with formatted creation date
+*/
+module.exports = function() {
+
+	'use strict';
+
+	var month = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'];
+
+	return function(files, metalsmith, done) {
+
+		var file, f;
+
+		for (f in files) {
+
+			// get file object
+			file = files[f];
+
+			// date from date, publish, file creation or now
+			file.date =
+				(Date.parse(file.date) && new Date(file.date)) ||
+				(Date.parse(file.publish) && new Date(file.publish)) ||
+				(file.stats && file.stats.ctime) || new Date();
+
+			// add a formatted date
+			file.dateFormat =
+				file.date.getUTCDate() + ' ' +
+				month[file.date.getUTCMonth()] + ' ' +
+				file.date.getUTCFullYear();
+
+		}
+
+		done();
+
+	};
+
+};