Build infrastructure for Read the Docs
Project description
This module is the main building interface to Read the Docs. It has no explicit dependency on RTD code itself, and can be used outside of RTD to test your builds.
An example use of this library is:
import os
from doc_builder.loader import loading
from doc_builder.state import BuildState
docs_dir = os.getcwd()
state = BuildState(root=docs_dir)
BuilderClass = loading.get('sphinx')
builder = BuilderClass(state=state)
builder.build()
This will run the same code as RTD, so you should be able to debug the build more easily.
Development
Just run:
pip install -e .
This will install the project into your environment, and have it pick up changes as you edit them in the code.
To run the tests:
./runtests.sh
Build Process
Read the Docs creates a full environment for your build. In your local environment, you can choose what portions of this environment to re-create. You can either use your existing environment with our builder code installed, or allow our builder to create a fully isolated environment for itself. A fully isolated environment is much closer to our production build environment for testing purposes.
Using
Running a build is simple:
rtd-build
You can set a specific output directory:
rtd-build --output=html_dir
Run a fully isolated build:
rtd-build --full --output=html_dir