**Daux.io** is an documentation generator that uses a simple folder structure and Markdown files to create custom documentation on the fly. It helps you create great looking documentation in a developer friendly way.
Download this repository as a zip, and unpack. Copy the files to a web server that can run PHP 5.3 or greater. You can also run the documentation locally using Grunt.js, which is covered at the end of this readme.
By default, the generator will look for folders in the `/docs` folder. Add your folders inside the `/docs` folder. This project contains some example folders and files to get you started.
If you'd prefer to keep your docs somewhere else (like outside of the daux.io root directory) you can specify your docs path in the `config.json` file.
You must use the `.md` file extension for your files. Also, you must use underscores instead of spaces. Here are some example file names and what they will be converted to:
To sort your files and folders in a specific way, you can prefix them with a number and underscore, e.g. `/docs/01_Hello_World.md` and `/docs/05_Features.md` This will list *Hello World* before *Features*, overriding the default alpha-numeric sorting. The numbers will be stripped out of the navigation and urls.
If you want to create a beautiful landing page for your project, simply create a `index.md` file in the root of the `/docs` folder. This file will then be used to create a landing page. You can also add a tagline and image to this page using the config file like this:
If you are interested in having a landing page for a subsection of your docs, all you need to do is add an `index.md` file to the folder. For example, `/docs/01_Examples` has a landing page for that section since there exists a `/docs/01_Examples/index.md` file.
To customize the look and feel of your documentation, you can create a `config.json` file in the of the `/docs` folder. The `config.json` file is a simple JSON object that you can use to change some of the basic settings of the documentation.
To create a custom color scheme, set the `theme` property to `custom` and then define the required colors. Copy the following configuration to get started:
By default your code blocks will be floated to a column on the right side of your content. To disable this feature, set the `float` property to `false`.
Some users might wish to hide the code blocks & view just the documentation. By setting the `toggle_code` property to `true`, you can offer a toggle button on the page.
Set custom files and entire folders to ignore within your `/docs` folder. For files make sure to include the file extension in the name. For both files and folders, names are case-sensitive.
By default, Daux.io will create clean url's that do not include index.php. On servers running Apache, uploading the included .htaccess file should be enough for them to work properly. On servers that are not running Apache or that do not allow custom .htaccess files, you may need to disable clean_urls:
By default, daux.io will display the last modified time as reported by the system underneath the title for each document. To disable this, change the option in your config.json to false.
If your server does not have a default timezone set in php.ini, it may return errors when it tries to generate the last modified date/time for docs. To fix these errors, specify a timezone in your config file. Valid options are available in the [PHP Manual](http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php).
There are several ways to run the docs locally. You can use something like <ahref="http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html"target="_blank">MAMP</a> or <ahref="http://www.wampserver.com/en/"target="_blank">WAMP</a>. If you are like me and use alot of Node.js and <ahref="http://gruntjs.com/"target="_blank">Grunt.js</a>, then you can use the optional grunt command I have packaged with the project which will start a PHP web server for you in the project folder.
The Grunt.js task uses the built in web server in PHP 5.4 to host the docs on your local machine. This is really only intended be used when you are writing/updating a ton of docs and want to preview the changes locally.
This project contains a package.json file, so once you have the requirements installed, you can simply run a `npm install` and then `grunt` in the projects folder to start the local web server. By default the server will run at: <ahref="http://localhost:8085"target="_blank">http://localhost:8085</a>
You will only need the mime map entry if you are using a custom theme and receive 404s for `.less` files.
If you have a global mime map entry for `.less` files set for the server, you will receive an internal server (500) error for having duplicate mime map entries.
If you need help using Daux.io, or have found a bug, please create an issue on the <ahref="https://github.com/justinwalsh/daux.io/issues"target="_blank">GitHub repo</a>.
