nixpkgs/nixos/lib/make-options-doc/generateDoc.py
sandydoo 3564228a10
nixos/make-options-doc: improve CommonMark formatting
Render the `type` attribute in a code block to match the rest of the
attributes.
2022-12-07 14:39:26 +00:00

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import argparse
import json
import sys
formats = ['commonmark', 'asciidoc']
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description = 'Generate documentation for a set of JSON-formatted NixOS options'
)
parser.add_argument(
'nix_options_path',
help = 'a path to a JSON file containing the NixOS options'
)
parser.add_argument(
'-f',
'--format',
choices = formats,
required = True,
help = f'the documentation format to generate'
)
args = parser.parse_args()
# Pretty-print certain Nix types, like literal expressions.
def render_types(obj):
if '_type' not in obj: return obj
_type = obj['_type']
if _type == 'literalExpression' or _type == 'literalDocBook':
return obj['text']
if _type == 'derivation':
return obj['name']
raise Exception(f'Unexpected type `{_type}` in {json.dumps(obj)}')
def generate_commonmark(options):
for (name, value) in options.items():
print('##', name.replace('<', '&lt;').replace('>', '&gt;'))
print(value['description'])
print()
if 'type' in value:
print('*_Type_*')
print ('```')
print(value['type'])
print ('```')
print()
print()
if 'default' in value:
print('*_Default_*')
print('```')
print(json.dumps(value['default'], ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':')))
print('```')
print()
print()
if 'example' in value:
print('*_Example_*')
print('```')
print(json.dumps(value['example'], ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':')))
print('```')
print()
print()
# TODO: declarations: link to github
def generate_asciidoc(options):
for (name, value) in options.items():
print(f'== {name}')
print()
print(value['description'])
print()
print('[discrete]')
print('=== details')
print()
print(f'Type:: {value["type"]}')
if 'default' in value:
print('Default::')
print('+')
print('----')
print(json.dumps(value['default'], ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':')))
print('----')
print()
else:
print('No Default:: {blank}')
if value['readOnly']:
print('Read Only:: {blank}')
else:
print()
if 'example' in value:
print('Example::')
print('+')
print('----')
print(json.dumps(value['example'], ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':')))
print('----')
print()
else:
print('No Example:: {blank}')
print()
with open(args.nix_options_path) as nix_options_json:
options = json.load(nix_options_json, object_hook=render_types)
if args.format == 'commonmark':
generate_commonmark(options)
elif args.format == 'asciidoc':
generate_asciidoc(options)
else:
raise Exception(f'Unsupported documentation format `--format {args.format}`')