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Docs: Add a book preprocessor #910

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This PR adds a preprocessor for the book that removes Sphinx-related sections.
This was previously done by docs/build_book.py script, which this PR removes.
There are some advantages of new approach:

  • No unnecessary file writing. Book content is passed to preprocessor by stdin. This is both faster and more friendly to disk.
  • No way to accidentally build a book without preprocessing. Also now developer doesn't need to know about the script or Makefile target that uses it.
  • New script is simpler as it doesn't need to handle files anymore. As a contributor I can certify that it's possible to not know about the script or Makefile target and be frustrated about Sphinx sections.

There is one disadvantage: book must be built either from main directory, or docs directory. If it's built from different location, build will succeed buy Sphinx sections won't be stripped.
This is because of mdbook limitation - PWD of build process is the folder the command is executed in, not the folder in which book.toml is located.
This shouldn't be a problem - I suspect book build is never / very rarely executed from other dir.
If it becomes a problem, it's possible to fix it. The script in bash.sh will need to be modified:

  • if executed with supports argument - just exit.
  • Otherwise, read stdin using jq. From first element extract root element, cd to it's value.
  • Execute python ./sphinx_preprocessor.py with previosuly-read stdin.

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Submitted an issue to mdbook: rust-lang/mdBook#2289

@Lorak-mmk Lorak-mmk self-assigned this Jan 11, 2024
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mdbook issue was closed in favor of rust-lang/mdBook#1424 which is open and not touches for 3 years now, so we shouldn't hope for mdbook fix. Imo the script I wrote should be enough, if it isn't I can write more complicated one that would always work.

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Nit: how about adding a shebang? We had it in the previous script.

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This script is not supposed to be run manually, so I don't see how shebang helps?

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Makes sense not to do it.

This is to avoid having to use build_book.py script.
1. Preprocessor is faster and doesn't use disk, as all communication is
   trough stdio.
2. It doesn't need to be executed explicitly. You can just use
   `mdbook build docs` and it will create correct documentation.
3. New script is shorter and simpler than old.

Script is based on example from https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/for_developers/preprocessors.html
and uses a function from build_book.py

In book.toml the command used is a simple bash script instead of just
`python ./sphinx_preprocessor.py` because the command is run in the
directory the user executed it in, not the directory that book.toml
is in (which is imho a poor design in this case), so in order to be able
to run the command both from main dir and from docs dir, such a script
locating the preprocessor is necessary.
This script is no longer necessary and just double the work
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v2

  • Changed contributing.md: added a note about limitations
  • Removed unnecessary in the script coment.

@Lorak-mmk Lorak-mmk requested a review from piodul January 12, 2024 12:02
@piodul piodul merged commit c9aecf4 into scylladb:main Jan 12, 2024
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