doc generation for commandline now extracted into an RST directly.

doc/bam_cli_argparse.py

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#
+# ***** END GPL LICENCE BLOCK *****
+
+
+# ------------------
+# Ensure module path
+import os
+import sys
+path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "exts"))
+if path not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.append(path)
+del os, sys, path
+# --------
+
+# ------------------
+# Ensure module path
+import os
+import sys
+path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), ".."))
+if path not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.append(path)
+del os, sys, path
+# --------
+
+
+import os
+CURRENT_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+INDENT = "   "
+
+import bam.cli
+
+# start at this level
+title_level = 2
+
+title_chars = (
+    '%',  # not from python docs!
+    '#',
+    '*',
+    '=',
+    '-',
+    '^',
+    '"',
+    "'",  # not from python docs!
+    )
+
+
+def write_title(title, ch, double=False):
+    ret = [""]
+    line = ch * len(title)
+    assert(len(ch) == 1)
+    if double:
+        ret.append(line)
+    ret.append(title)
+    ret.append(line)
+    ret.append("")
+    return ret
+
+
+def text_unintend(text):
+    text = text.lstrip("\n")
+    text_newlines = text.split("\n")
+    text_indent = len(text_newlines[0]) - len(text_newlines[0].lstrip(" \t"))
+    return "\n".join([t[text_indent:] for t in text_newlines])
+
+
+def options_as_rst(data):
+    ret = []
+    ret.extend([
+        ".. list-table::",
+        INDENT + ":widths: 2, 8",
+        "",
+        ])
+    for c in data:
+        c_name = c["name"]
+        if isinstance(c_name, list):
+            c_name = ", ".join(["``%s``" % w for w in c["name"]])
+        c_metavar = c["metavar"]
+        c_choices = c.get("choices")
+
+        ret.extend([
+            INDENT + "* - " + c_name + (" ``<%s>``" % c_metavar if c_metavar else ""),
+            INDENT + "  - " + c["help"],
+            ])
+        if c_choices:
+            ret.extend([
+                "",
+                INDENT + "    Possible choices: " + ", ".join(["``%s``" % w for w in c_choices])
+                ])
+
+        # print(c.keys())
+    ret.append("")
+    return ret
+
+
+def subcommands_as_rst(data, commands, subcommands, level):
+    # import IPython; IPython.embed()
+    ret = []
+    for c in data:
+        name = c["name"]
+        name_abbr = name.split(" ", 1)[0]
+        if (subcommands is None) or (name_abbr in subcommands):
+            commands_sub = commands + [name_abbr]
+            ret.extend(write_title(" ".join(commands_sub[1:]), title_chars[level]))
+
+            # ret.extend([".. program:: " + " ".join(commands_sub), ""])
+
+            ret.extend([c["help"], ""])
+            ret.extend(["::", "", INDENT + c["usage"], ""])
+            ret.extend([text_unintend(c.get("description", "")), ""])
+
+            ls = c.get("args")
+            if ls:
+                ret.extend(write_title("Positional arguments:", title_chars[level + 1]))
+                ret.extend(options_as_rst(ls))
+
+            ls = c.get("options")
+            if ls:
+                ret.extend(write_title("Options:", title_chars[level + 1]))
+                # import IPython; IPython.embed()
+                ret.extend(options_as_rst(c["options"]))
+
+            ls = c.get("children")
+            if ls:
+                ret.extend(write_title("Subcommands:", title_chars[level + 1]))
+                ret.extend(subcommands_as_rst(ls, commands_sub, None, level + 2))
+
+            # ret.extend(["", "----", ""])
+    return ret
+
+
+def write_argparse_rst(title_level):
+    program_root = "bam"
+
+    parser = bam.cli.create_argparse()
+
+    import sphinxarg.parser as sp
+    data = sp.parse_parser(parser)
+
+    # import pprint
+    # pprint.pprint(data)
+
+    with open(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'bam_cli_argparse.rst'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        main_doc_split = f.read().split("\n")
+
+    for i, l in enumerate(main_doc_split):
+        l_strip = l.lstrip()
+        if l_strip.startswith(".. %%"):
+            # ".. %%(foo, bar)%%"  -->  ("foo", "bar")
+            subcommands = tuple([w.strip() for w in l_strip[3:].strip("%()").split(",")])
+            l = subcommands_as_rst(data["children"], [program_root], subcommands, title_level)
+            main_doc_split[i] = "\n".join(l)
+
+    return main_doc_split
+
+
+def main():
+    os.makedirs(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, "source", "reference"), exist_ok=True)
+    with open(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, "source", "reference", "index.rst"), 'w') as f:
+        ret = write_argparse_rst(3)
+        f.write("\n".join(ret))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

doc/bam_cli_argparse.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+****************
+Bam Command Line
+****************
+
+
+Standalone Subcommands
+======================
+
+These commands can run standalone.
+
+.. %%(pack,remap,deps)%%
+
+
+Project Subcommands
+===================
+
+These commands relate to projects which use a BAM server.
+
+.. %%(init,create,checkout,update,commit,revert,status,list,deps)%%
+

doc/exts/sphinxarg/ext.py

@@ -9,6 +9,29 @@ from sphinx.util.nodes import nested_parse_with_titles
 from sphinxarg.parser import parse_parser, parser_navigate
 
 
+def text_from_rst(text, is_rst=False):
+    if not text:
+        return []
+    if not is_rst:
+        return [nodes.paragraph(text=text)]
+    else:
+        text = text.lstrip("\n")
+        text_newlines = text.split("\n")
+        text_indent = len(text_newlines[0]) - len(text_newlines[0].lstrip(" \t"))
+        text = "\n".join([t[text_indent:] for t in text_newlines])
+        del text_newlines, text_indent
+
+        import docutils.parsers.rst
+        parser = docutils.parsers.rst.Parser()
+        filepath = None
+        settings = docutils.frontend.OptionParser(
+                components=(docutils.parsers.rst.Parser,)
+                ).get_default_values()
+        document = docutils.utils.new_document(filepath, settings)
+        parser.parse(text, document)
+        return document.children
+
+
 def map_nested_definitions(nested_content):
     if nested_content is None:
         raise Exception('Nested content should be iterable, not null')
@@ -91,7 +114,7 @@ def print_opt_list(data, nested_content):
     return nodes.option_list('', *items) if items else None
 
 
-def print_command_args_and_opts(arg_list, opt_list, sub_list=None):
+def print_command_args_and_opts(arg_list, opt_list, epilog_list=None, sub_list=None):
     items = []
     if arg_list:
         items.append(nodes.definition_list_item(
@@ -101,6 +124,8 @@ def print_command_args_and_opts(arg_list, opt_list, sub_list=None):
         items.append(nodes.definition_list_item(
             '', nodes.term(text='Options:'),
             nodes.definition('', opt_list)))
+    if epilog_list:
+        items.extend(epilog_list)
     if sub_list and len(sub_list):
         items.append(nodes.definition_list_item(
             '', nodes.term(text='Sub-commands:'),
@@ -137,7 +162,9 @@ def print_subcommand_list(data, nested_content):
             my_def.append(print_command_args_and_opts(
                 print_arg_list(child, nested_content),
                 print_opt_list(child, nested_content),
-                print_subcommand_list(child, nested_content)
+                text_from_rst(child.get('description', ""), is_rst=True),
+                print_subcommand_list(child, nested_content),
+
             ))
             items.append(
                 nodes.definition_list_item(
@@ -345,6 +372,7 @@ class ArgParseDirective(Directive):
         items.append(print_command_args_and_opts(
             print_arg_list(result, nested_content),
             print_opt_list(result, nested_content),
+            None,
             print_subcommand_list(result, nested_content)
         ))
         if 'epilog' in result:

doc/exts/sphinxarg/parser.py

@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ def parse_parser(parser, data=None, **kwargs):
         option = {
             'name': action.option_strings,
             'default': action.default if show_defaults else '==SUPPRESS==',
-            'help': action.help or ''
+            'help': action.help or '',
+            'metavar': action.metavar
         }
         if action.choices:
             option['choices'] = action.choices

doc/source/conf.py

@@ -33,14 +33,11 @@ extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.todo',
 ]
 
-if 1:
-    extensions += ['sphinxarg.ext']
-    sys.path.extend([
-        # to import 'bam.py'
-        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", ".."),
-        # to access the 'sphinxarg' extension
-        os.path.abspath(os.path.join("..", "exts"))
-        ])
+# create bam_cli_argparse.rst
+import os
+import sys
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
+__import__("bam_cli_argparse").main()
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ['_templates']

doc/source/reference/index.rst

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-Client Reference
-################
-
-Here is a reference of all the BAM cli commands.
-
-.. argparse::
-   :module: bam.cli
-   :func: create_argparse
-   :prog: bam