[openstack-dev] Automatic documentation plan

Anne Gentle anne at openstack.org
Fri May 24 18:12:50 UTC 2013


Hi all,

I wanted to let you all know we've got a blueprint for the docs group that
automates configuration reference information. Tom Fifield and Steven
Deaton have been spearheading this effort. Their work so far is in [1] and
the doc team is reviewing the resulting docs in patches [2] [3]. This
supports the work in a docs blueprint [4]. The idea is to automate pulling
the doc strings into tables for easy lookup in the documentation. Likely
the result will be output as "Configuration Reference Guides" initially,
with the goal of producing accurate lists at each milestone release,
culminating in a go-to list for each six-month release. The tool itself
will sit in the openstack-manuals/tools directory.

What does this mean for you? If you're a developer write the best
description you can for the docstrings for items that go into .conf files.
If you're a code reviewer, be on the lookout for patches that clean those
up.

We also want input from deployers on how best to introduce each
configuration table with useful information. Please also take a look at the
patches and review for:
 - completeness
 - groupings (Is every option in the correct group? Are the groups
right-sized?)

Anything else you want to know about this effort, please contact Tom
Fifield or Steven Deaton or myself.

Thanks,
Anne

1. https://github.com/fifieldt/autogenerate-config-docs/
2. https://review.openstack.org/#/c/28903/
3. https://review.openstack.org/#/c/28904/
4.
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/openstack-manuals/+spec/autogenerate-config-tables
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