Combine define generate Help file with Docfx

[chuongmep]

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What improvement/feature would you like to see in Dynamo?

Example I have this document online : https://chuongmep.github.io/OpenMEP/api/OpenMEP.ConnectorManager.ConnectorManager.html
With Method defind for pictute example : https://github.com/chuongmep/OpenMEP/blob/ec4dee35ac75a515e158f65842ef9f72a2c28df8/OpenMEP/ConnectorManager/ConnectorManager.cs#LL19C5-L19C5

I don't want defind two time one for help file and one for document online, view this isssue : DynamoDS/Dynamo#13648 (comment)

How would you see this improvement/feature working?

• User just need defind same format with docfx and then can resolve problem for both

Please provide any sketch/mock-up or video of your requested improvement/feature

Example:

    /// <summary>
    /// return connector manager of element
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="element">element</param>
    /// <returns name="ConnectorManager">Autodesk.Revit.DB.ConnectorManager</returns>
    /// <example>
    /// ![](../OpenMEPPage/connectormanager/dyn/pic/ConnectorManager.GetConnectorManager.png)
    /// </example>

///

This will be generate same with docfx include code, picture, markdown,...

[Amoursol]

@chuongmep just to confirm, you are looking for Dynamo to also support the .docfx file format as well as the current Markdown approach? 😊

[chuongmep]

@Amoursol yes, at the moment my process break with Markdown define in dynamo, it is not same and I don't have any way to connect document guideline.

[Amoursol]

@mjkkirschner any reason why we couldn't also support the docfx format? Assuming we'll also need to add it to the HTML sanitizer workflow? So just a time-cost?

[mjkkirschner]

markdown is simpler and wider adopted than docfx, docfx requires use of a library and it generates a static site on the other end, unclear if it's appropriate for our use case without investigation.

It may perform some kind of sanitization as well but I have no idea.

[chuongmep]

Docfx also support markdown when I insert a path markdown to example, why we can see this is a not wider adopted ? I can write a acticle to explain for one node and link with online documentation. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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[Amoursol]

@chuongmep we hear you on how useful it would be and will keep it in mind when we loop back onto the Documentation piece.

Currently we use a Markdown input that goes through an HTML sanitizer to create the HTML pages in order to meet security obligations. Any further improvement would also need to meet those standards.