📚 Basic Usage

Documentation for 📚 Basic Usage.

This section demonstrates the markdown inclusion feature with practical examples.

Quick Start Checklist

Use this checklist to get started with markdown includes:

  • Install Introligo and Sphinx
  • Create introligo configuration file
  • Identify existing markdown files to include
  • Add markdown_includes to module configuration
  • Run Introligo to generate RST files
  • Build documentation with Sphinx
  • Preview generated documentation

Including Multiple Markdown Files

Multiple markdown files can be included in module documentation:

# Include multiple markdown files
modules:
  my_module:
    title: "My Module"
    description: "Module with markdown documentation"
    module: "myproject.my_module"

    # Include markdown files
    markdown_includes:
      - "docs/user_guide.md"
      - "docs/api_reference.md"
      - "CONTRIBUTING.md"

Single Markdown File

For simpler cases, a single file can be specified:

# Include single file (string instead of list)
modules:
  my_module:
    title: "My Module"
    markdown_includes: "README.md"

Relative Paths

All paths are resolved relative to the configuration file:

# Config file at: docs/composition/introligo_config.yaml
modules:
  my_module:
    title: "My Module"
    # Include from project root
    markdown_includes:
      - "../../README.md"
      - "../../docs/guides/setup.md"

Advantages of Markdown Includes

Benefits

  • Reuse existing documentation: Include README.md and other markdown files directly

  • DRY principle: Avoid documentation duplication across formats

  • Easy maintenance: Update once, changes reflect everywhere

  • Version control friendly: Markdown files are easily reviewed in pull requests

  • Familiar format: Write in markdown, generate RST documentation automatically