#!/usr/bin/python # manpage_generator # Converts top level docs.json format command info to # nroff manpage format. Done in python for easy json parsing. # # Usage: argv[1] = path to docs.json; argv[2] = output path import sys import os import json import datetime SECTION_SEPARATOR = "\n.P \n" MANPAGE_EXTENSION = ".1" # For now this is a magic number # See https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/dother.en.html#manpage SECTION_NUMBER = 1 def generate_man_pages(doc_path, output_dir): with open(doc_path) as doc_file: doc_json = None try: doc_json = json.load(doc_file) except: raise Exception("Failed to load json file. Check formatting.") tools = doc_json.get("tools", None) if tools is None: raise Exception("No tool sections in doc.json") for tool_name in tools: tool_data = tools[tool_name] man_page_content = generate_man_page(tool_name, tool_data) man_page_path = get_output_path(tool_name, output_dir) write_man_page(man_page_path, man_page_content) def get_output_path(toolname, output_dir): out_filename = toolname + MANPAGE_EXTENSION return os.path.join(output_dir, out_filename) def write_man_page(path, content): with open(path, 'w') as man_file: man_file.write(content) #Build Fails without a final newline man_file.write('\n') def generate_man_page(tool_name, tool_data): sections = [ generate_header_section(tool_name, tool_data), generate_name_section(tool_name, tool_data), generate_synopsis_section(tool_name, tool_data), generate_description_section(tool_name, tool_data), generate_options_section(tool_name, tool_data), generate_author_section(tool_name, tool_data), generate_copyright_section(tool_name, tool_data) ] return SECTION_SEPARATOR.join(sections) def generate_header_section(tool_name, tool_data):# roff_text_builder = [] header_format = ".TH {program_name} {section_number} {center_footer} {left_footer} {center_header}" today = datetime.date.today() today_string = today.strftime("%B %d, %Y") format_args = { "program_name" : tool_name, "section_number" : SECTION_NUMBER, "center_footer" : "", # Omitted "left_footer" : "", # Omitted "center_header" : "" # Omitted } roff_text_builder.append(header_format.format(**format_args)) return SECTION_SEPARATOR.join(roff_text_builder) def generate_name_section(tool_name, tool_data):# roff_text_builder = [] roff_text_builder.append(".SH NAME") tool_short_description = tool_data.get("short_description", "") name_format = ".B {program_name} - {short_description}" name_format_args = { "program_name": tool_name, "short_description" : tool_short_description } roff_text_builder.append(name_format.format(**name_format_args)) return SECTION_SEPARATOR.join(roff_text_builder) def generate_synopsis_section(tool_name, tool_data):# roff_text_builder = [] roff_text_builder.append(".SH SYNOPSIS") synopsis_format = '.B {program_name} {command_name} \n.RI {options} " "\n.I "{argument_list_name}"' tool_commands = tool_data.get("commands", []) for command_name in tool_commands: command_data = tool_commands[command_name] # Default options to empty list so the loop doesn't blow up options = command_data.get("options", []) argument_list = command_data.get("argumentlist", None) # Construct Option Strings option_string_list = [] argument_list_name = "" for option_name in options: option_data = options[option_name] specifier_short = option_data.get("short", None) specifier_long = option_data.get("long", None) parameter = option_data.get("parameter", None) option_string = _option_string_helper(specifier_short, specifier_long, parameter) option_string_list.append(option_string) # Populate Argument List Name if argument_list: argument_list_name = argument_list.get("name", "") cmd_format_args = { 'program_name' : tool_name, 'command_name' : command_name, 'options' : '" "'.join(option_string_list), 'argument_list_name' : argument_list_name } cmd_string = synopsis_format.format(**cmd_format_args) roff_text_builder.append(cmd_string) return SECTION_SEPARATOR.join(roff_text_builder) def generate_description_section(tool_name, tool_data):# roff_text_builder = [] roff_text_builder.append(".SH DESCRIPTION") # Tool Description long_description = tool_data.get("long_description", "") roff_text_builder.append(".PP {0}".format(long_description)) # Command Descriptions cmd_description_format = ".B {program_name} {command_name}\n{command_description}" tool_commands = tool_data.get("commands", []) for command_name in tool_commands: command_data = tool_commands[command_name] command_description = command_data.get("description", "") format_args = { "program_name" : tool_name, "command_name" : command_name, "command_description" : command_description } cmd_string = cmd_description_format.format(**format_args) roff_text_builder.append(cmd_string) return SECTION_SEPARATOR.join(roff_text_builder) def generate_options_section(tool_name, tool_data):# roff_text_builder = [] roff_text_builder.append(".SH OPTIONS") options_format = '.TP\n.B {option_specifiers}\n{option_description}' tool_commands = tool_data.get("commands", []) for command_name in tool_commands: command_data = tool_commands[command_name] # Default to empty list so the loop doesn't blow up options = command_data.get("options", []) for option_name in options: option_data = options[option_name] specifier_short = option_data.get("short", None) specifier_long = option_data.get("long", None) parameter = option_data.get("parameter", None) description = option_data.get("description", "") option_specifiers_string = _option_string_helper(specifier_short, specifier_long, parameter, include_brackets = False, delimiter=' ", " ') format_args = { "option_specifiers": option_specifiers_string, "option_description" : description } roff_text_builder.append(options_format.format(**format_args)) return SECTION_SEPARATOR.join(roff_text_builder) def generate_author_section(tool_name, tool_data):# roff_text_builder = [] roff_text_builder.append(".SH AUTHOR") author_format = '.B "{author_name}" " " \n.RI ( "{author_email}" )' author_name = tool_data.get("author", "") author_email = tool_data.get("author_email", "") format_args = { "author_name" : author_name, "author_email" : author_email } roff_text_builder.append(author_format.format(**format_args)) return SECTION_SEPARATOR.join(roff_text_builder) def generate_copyright_section(tool_name, tool_data):# roff_text_builder = [] roff_text_builder.append(".SH COPYRIGHT") copyright_data = tool_data.get("copyright") roff_text_builder.append('.B "{0}"'.format(copyright_data)) return SECTION_SEPARATOR.join(roff_text_builder) def _option_string_helper(specifier_short, specifier_long, parameter, include_brackets = True, delimiter = " | "): option_string = "" if include_brackets: option_string = " [ " if specifier_short: option_string += ' "{0}" '.format(specifier_short) if specifier_short and specifier_long: option_string += delimiter if specifier_long: option_string += ' "{0}" '.format(specifier_long) if parameter: option_string += ' " " ' option_string += ' "{0}" '.format(parameter) if include_brackets: option_string += " ] " return option_string def print_usage(): print "Usage: argv[1] = path to docs.json; argv[2] = output path" print "Example: manpage_generator.py ../docs.json ./dotnet-1.0/debian" def parse_args(): doc_path = sys.argv[1] output_dir = sys.argv[2] return (doc_path, output_dir) def validate_args(doc_path, output_dir): if not os.path.isfile(doc_path): raise Exception("Docs.json path is not valid.") if not os.path.isdir(output_dir): raise Exception("Output Directory Path is not valid.") def execute_command_line(): try: doc_path, output_dir = parse_args() validate_args(doc_path, output_dir) generate_man_pages(doc_path, output_dir) except Exception as exc: print "Error: ", exc print_usage() if __name__ == "__main__": execute_command_line()