{{- $scratch := newScratch }}

{{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
    {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default ":date_long" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
{{- end }}

{{- if (.Param "ShowReadingTime") -}}
    {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default (printf "%d min" .ReadingTime)))) }}
{{- end }}

{{- if (.Param "ShowWordCount") -}}
    {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "words" .WordCount | default (printf "%d words" .WordCount)))) }}
{{- end }}

{{- if not (.Param "hideAuthor") -}}
    {{- with (partial "author.html" .) }}
        {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" .)) }}
    {{- end }}
{{- end }}

{{/* Combine all meta information into a single string with separators and render it as HTML.*/}}

{{- with ($scratch.Get "meta") }}
    {{- delimit . "&nbsp;·&nbsp;" | safeHTML -}}
{{- end -}}
