From 4c5c4c9711f10a0f09fcf34f1d3720bfaa9c5ede Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Sanderson Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2024 15:27:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] DOC: Add basic docs. --- README.md | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ example-book/README.md | 3 ++ example-book/book.toml | 17 +++++++++++ 3 files changed, 89 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md create mode 100644 example-book/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4cdabb5 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +# mdbook-minijinja + +mdbook-minijinja is an [mdbook][mdbook] [preprocessor][mdbook-preprocessor] +that evaluates the files in your book as [minijinja][minijinja] +templates. Template features are fully supported inside book chapters. Limited +template features are available in `SUMMARY.md` (see below). + +[mdbook]: https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook +[mdbook-preprocessor]: https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/format/configuration/preprocessors.html +[minijinja]: https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/ + +## Example Configuration + +```toml +# book.toml +[preprocessor.minijinja] + +# Configure behavior of evaluating undefined variables in minijinja. +# +# Options are "strict", "lenient", or "chained". +# +# See https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/enum.UndefinedBehavior.html +# for more details. +# +# Default value is "strict". +undefined_behavior = "strict" + +# Path to a directory containing minijinja templates. Minijinja import and +# include directives will look for templates here. +# +# If this path is absolute, it is used as-is. If it is relative, it is +# interpreted relative to the path containing book.toml. +# +# See https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/fn.path_loader.html for more +# details. +# +# Default value is "templates". +templates = "templates" + +# Variables defined in this section will be available for use in templates. +[preprocessor.minijinja.variables] +my_var = "my_var_value" +chapter_1_name = "Cool Chapter 1" +part_1_name = "Cool Part 1" +part_2_name = "Cool Part 2" +condition_true = true +condition_false = false +list_of_strings = ["foo", "bar", "buzz"] +partial_chapter_name = "Partial" +``` + +## SUMMARY.md Limitations + +The structure of an mdbook is defined by the top-level +[SUMMARY.md](https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/format/summary.html) file, +which contains a list of the book's chapters and titles. mdbook only invokes +preprocessors after it has already parsed and evaluated SUMMARY.md. This means +mdbook-minijinja can only support a limited set of jinja template operations in +SUMMARY.md: + +- ✅ Simple if/else conditionals to enable or disable chapters based on + variables are supported. +- ✅ Template expressions within chapter and part titles are supported. +- ❌ `{% include %}` or other template expansions that evaluate to new book + chapters are not supported. All book chapters must be present in the + SUMMARY.md source. + +For an example of supported functionality, see the [example +book](./example-book/src/SUMMARY.md). diff --git a/example-book/README.md b/example-book/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..62b3187 --- /dev/null +++ b/example-book/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +# Example mdbook-minijinja Configuration + +This directory contains an example mdbook-minijinja configuration. diff --git a/example-book/book.toml b/example-book/book.toml index 233bf97..e0465aa 100644 --- a/example-book/book.toml +++ b/example-book/book.toml @@ -6,9 +6,26 @@ src = "src" title = "MDBook Minijinja Example" [preprocessor.minijinja] + +# Configure behavior of evaluating undefined variables in minijinja. +# +# Options are "strict", "lenient", or "chained". Default is "strict". +# +# See https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/enum.UndefinedBehavior.html +# for more details. undefined_behavior = "strict" + +# Path to a directory containing minijinja templates. Minijinja import and +# include directives will look for templates here. +# +# If this path is absolute, it is used as-is. If it is relative, it is +# interpreted relative to the path containing book.toml. +# +# See https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/fn.path_loader.html for more +# details templates = "templates" +# Variables defined in this section will be available for use in templates. [preprocessor.minijinja.variables] my_var = "my_var_value" chapter_1_name = "Cool Chapter 1"