Sparcpoint.Documentation (sp-docs)

CLI tool for compiling (building) documentation for various types of files and projects.

Installation

The sp-docs tool can be installed via dotnet tool install using the following command:

dotnet tool install --global sp-docs

Once installed, usage is simply calling

sp-docs --help

Supported Documentation Types

SQL Server (build-sql)

Converts a set of SQL Server scripts (*.sql) to linked markdown files (by default).

NOTE: Only Microsoft SQL Server 15.0 is currently supported by the system.

The input path parameter is the root directory to search for .sql files and attempt to compile.

The output output parameter is the directory to store all rendered files. If the directory does not exist, it will be created automatically.

If no other parameters are supplied, the default template is used to render the SQL files. However, by supplying a path to the --template parameter, you can specify your own templates.

If an index page is not required, utilize the --no-index-page parameter to ignore this output.

Warnings will show for all statements and constraints that are not currently supported by the system.

Templates

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Templates are simply a set of flat text files of each model type allowed in the compilation process.

For instance, the default template is a set of markdown files that utilize Stubble (Mustache) template rendering.

Note: Only Stubble (Mustache) template syntax is currently supported

Filename	Description
Index.md	The primary index file that can be used as the jumping off point for the remainder of the schema
SchemaModel.md	Describes a schema and includes links to all associated schema objects (tables, types, views, etc.)
TableModel.md	Describes a table and includes all columns, constraints, and foreign keys
ViewModel.md	Describes a view
StoredProcedureModel.md	Describes a Stored Procedure
FunctionModel.md	Describes a user-defined function
TableTypeModel.md	Describes a user-defined table type
DataTypeModel.md	Describes a user-defined data type
SequenceModel.md	Describes a sequence

NOTE: Not all types are currently supported and the current types only support the CREATE syntax. ALTER syntax is not currently supported.

FUTURE: Describe the available data on the models to provide insight for developers creating their own templates. For now, see the model sources: ./Sparcpoint.Documentation.Sql/Models/

Usage

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build-sql
  Build the SQL Commands into Markdown

Usage:
  sp-docs [options] build-sql <path> <output>

Arguments:
  <path>    Path to source directory or .dbproj
  <output>  Path to output directory

Options:
  -t, --template <template>  Path to the template directory [default: .\Templates\Default]
  --no-index-page            Do not generate an index page
  -v, --verbose              Show detail output logging
  -?, -h, --help             Show help and usage information

Example

sp-docs --verbose build-sql "C:\SqlProject\Scripts" "C:\Temp\Output"