Trifle::Docs
Simple documentation backend for your markdown files.
Integrate your documentation or blog into your existing Rails application. Trifle::Docs
maps your docs folder full of markdown files to your URLs and allows you to integrate it with same layout as the rest of your app.
Documentation
You can find guides and documentation at https://trifle.io/trifle-docs
Installation
Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:
$ bundle add trifle-docs
If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:
$ gem install trifle-docs
Usage
You can use this as a build-in Sinatra app or mount it in your Rails app. For each usecse, refere to documentation. Below is sample Sinatra integration.
# app.rb
require 'trifle/docs'
Trifle::Docs.configure do |config|
config.path = 'docs'
config.templates = File.join(__dir__, '..', 'templates', 'simple')
config.register_harvester(Trifle::Docs::Harvester::Markdown)
config.register_harvester(Trifle::Docs::Harvester::File)
end
Trifle::Docs.App.run!
Templates
Please create two files in folder you provided the configuration.
# templates/layout.erb
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Trifle::Docs</title>
</head>
<body>
<%= yield %>
</body>
</html>
# templates/page.erb
<%= content %>
Template variables
There are several variables available in your template file (except layout.erb
).
-
sitemap
- complete sitemap tree of the folder. -
collection
- current subtree of the folder (useful for rendering child content, aka collection). -
content
- rendered markdown file. -
meta
- metadata from markdown file.
Development
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup
to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec
to run the tests. You can also run bin/console
for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
You can test the sinatra app by running bin/docs
that uses templates/simple
templates to render docs
files.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install
. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb
, and then run bundle exec rake release
, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem
file to rubygems.org.
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/trifle-io/trifle-docs. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.
License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Code of Conduct
Everyone interacting in the Trifle::Docs project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.