#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Converts NixOS options JSON into clean, table-formatted Markdown.
"""
import json
import sys
import re
def clean_description(desc: str) -> str:
"""Removes Nix tags, fixes dangling periods, and formats blockquotes."""
if not desc:
return "*No description provided.*"
desc = re.sub(r'\{[a-zA-Z]+\}', '', desc).replace('\n.', '.')
lines = desc.splitlines()
cleaned = []
in_note = False
for line in lines:
if line.startswith("::: {.note"):
in_note = True
cleaned.append("> **Note:**\n>")
elif line.startswith(":::"):
in_note = False
else:
cleaned.append(f"> {line}" if in_note else line)
return "\n".join(cleaned)
def format_default_value(default_data) -> str:
"""Safely formats the default value, handling HTML escaping for tables."""
if default_data is None:
return "*None*"
val_text = default_data.get("text", "") if isinstance(default_data, dict) and default_data.get("_type") == "literalExpression" else str(default_data)
val_text = val_text.replace('|', '|')
if '\n' in val_text:
safe_html = val_text.replace('<', '<').replace('>', '>').replace('\n', '
')
return f"{safe_html}"
return f"`{val_text}`"
def main():
if len(sys.argv) != 4:
sys.exit("Usage: format_docs.py ")
input_json, output_md, title = sys.argv[1:4]
with open(input_json, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
data = json.load(f)
with open(output_md, 'a', encoding='utf-8') as out:
out.write(f"## {title}\n\n")
for key, opt in sorted(data.items()):
if key.startswith("_module"):
continue
desc = clean_description(opt.get("description", ""))
opt_type = str(opt.get("type", "unknown")).replace('|', '|')
default_val = format_default_value(opt.get("default"))
markdown_block = (
f"### `{key}`\n\n"
f"{desc}\n\n"
f"| Attribute | Value |\n"
f"| :--- | :--- |\n"
f"| **Type** | `{opt_type}` |\n"
f"| **Default** | {default_val} |\n\n"
f"---\n\n"
)
out.write(markdown_block)
print(f"Appended {title} to {output_md} successfully.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()