Static site generator based upon directories & files

Question

I am looking for a nice way to generate a nested site structure in ruby. I want something that I can propose to clients instead of msword documents. Something of the form:

Answer 1

Monkeyman (Scala) supports markdown and SCAML, the Scala version of SCAML. It will basically copies and transforms a folder structure, in any way you like. Without any processing it will copy the structure as is, but it has a slew of decorators that not only are able to transform the content, but also the location to anything you like.

It doesn't support compass, SASS or any of that yet (although being based on Scalate, it probably does transform coffeescript embedded into the template pages, but I haven't tried that.)