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Docuowl
Docuowl generates a static single-page documentation from Markdown files
Rationale
As a long-time fan of documentation style made by Stripe, and Markdown, I decided to use the former as a base to create a pretty documentation generator that outputs something like Stripe's. Stripe also generously allowed me to use their layout, so here's a big thank you to them!
Demo
Looking for a demo? A simple demo is available at https://docuowl.github.io/demo/!
Installing
Refer to the releases page to get the latest version.
Documentation Organization
Docuowl takes a directory as input. The directory is expected to have one directory for each section or group. Each group may have subsections, which by their turn must also be placed into directories. Each Section is required to have an content.md file, containing the Frontmatter for that section, and an optional sidenotes.md file, that will be rendered to the right of the section. The Frontmatter must contain at least a Title property, and an optional ID property containing a unique slug for that section. Each Group must contain a single meta.md file, containing a Frontmatter like a Section, and an optional content following the frontmatter.
For instance, take the following directory tree as example:
.
├── 1-introduction
│ └── content.md
├── 2-errors
│ ├── content.md
│ └── sidenotes.md
├── 3-authentication
│ ├── content.md
│ └── sidenotes.md
├── 4-authorization
│ ├── 1-login
│ │ ├── content.md
│ │ └── sidenotes.md
│ ├── 2-logout
│ │ ├── content.md
│ │ └── sidenotes.md
│ ├── 4-me
│ │ ├── content.md
│ │ └── sidenotes.md
│ └── meta.md
├── 5-foo
│ ├── 1-listing-foos
│ │ ├── content.md
│ │ └── sidenotes.md
│ ├── 2-merged-foos
│ │ ├── content.md
│ │ └── sidenotes.md
│ └── meta.md
├── 6-bars
│ ├── content.md
│ └── sidenotes.md
├── 7-list-foobars
│ ├── content.md
│ └── sidenotes.md
├── 8-get-foobar
│ ├── content.md
│ └── sidenotes.md
└── 9-foobar-data
├── content.md
└── sidenotes.md
Example of meta.md:
---
Title: Authorization
---
> :warning: **Warning**: All authorization endpoints are currently in maintenance
Markdown Extensions
Docuowl introduces two new blocks to Markdown: Boxes and Attributes List.
Boxes
Boxes can only be used in sidenotes. To create a new box, use the following format:
#! This is a box
And this is the box's content
After one #!, the box will take any content that follows until one of the following conditions are met:
- A horizontal ruler is found (
----) - Another Box begins.
Attributes List
Attributes Lists can only be used in contents. To create a new Attribute List, use the following format:
#- Attribute List
- Key1 `type`
- Key1 Description
Usage
Docuowl can be invoked in two modes: Compile, and Watch.
Compile
Compilation will output a single index.html file to an specified directory, taking another directory as input. For instance:
$ docuowl --input docs --output docs-html
Watch
Watch allows one to continuously write documentation and see the preview with auto-reload. For that, use:
$ docuowl --input docs --output docs-html --watch
Docuowl v0.1
Listening on 127.0.0.1:8000
Then open your browser and point to 127.0.0.1:8000. The page will be reloaded each time a file changes in the input directory.
Building
In order to locally build, use the provided Makefile. Steps consist of running cmd/static-generator/main.go, responsible for compiling static files required by static/static.go, and running go build on cmd/docuowl/main.go.
TODO
- Full-text Search
- Add tests
License
This software uses other open-source components. For a full list, see the LICENSE file.
MIT License
Copyright © 2021 Victor Gama
Copyright © 2021 Real Artists
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
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