gitlab-ci/mkdocs/build.md

MKDocs Static Site Build

Build a MKDocs site from the config specified in mkdocs.yml. Only runs if mkdocs.yml exists in the repository root directory. This job is designated to run on all branchs so that you can use the artifacts for deployment to staging and/or production as required.

This job provides the following badge:

• None

Dependencies

• Mandatory file mkdocs.yml in the repository root directory with your MKDocs configuration

your .gitlab-ci.yml changes

To use this job add the following to your .gitlab-ci.yml file

stages:
    - build

include:
    - local: CI/build/.gitlab-ci.yml

MKDocs build:
  variables:
    MKDOCS_BUILD_PATH: "build"
  extends:
    - .MKDocs_Build

CI/CD Variables required

var name	Description
MKDOCS_BUILD_PATH	Mandatory, if different from default The path where MKDocs places the build files. Defaults to build
MKDOCS_INCLUDE_SOURCE	Optional Include the build source files in the artifacts. Default is Not set. Any value in this variable, will include the source files.
MKDOCS_SOURCE_PATH	Optional, if source files are not to be included Set to the path where mkdocs uses to build the static html.

Job Workflow

1. install mkdocs

   1. if file requirements.txt exists in the repository root directory, use this fill to also install additional dependencies.

   2. if no requirements.txt file exists, only install mkdocs.

2. run mkdocs to build the static pages

3. if variable $MKDOCS_INCLUDE_SOURCE is set, then copy $MKDOCS_SOURCE_PATH to the artifacts location.

4. copy directory $MKDOCS_BUILD_PATH to the artifacts location.

Artifacts

• files in "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/artifacts/$CI_JOB_STAGE/$CI_JOB_NAME"

License

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