add feature to load static custom header from file

ansibledoctor/Config.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Config():
         self.dry_run = self._set_dry_run() or False
         self.config = self._get_config()
         self._annotations = self._set_annotations()
+        self._post_processing()
 
     def _set_args(self, args):
         defaults = self._get_defaults()
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class Config():
             "template_dir": default_template,
             "template": "readme",
             "force_overwrite": False,
+            "appent_to_file": "",
             "exclude_files": [],
         }
 
@@ -90,7 +92,6 @@ class Config():
     def _get_config(self):
         defaults = self._get_defaults()
         source_files = []
-
         source_files.append(self.config_file)
         source_files.append(os.path.join(self.base_dir, ".ansibledoctor"))
         source_files.append(os.path.join(self.base_dir, ".ansibledoctor.yml"))
@@ -156,6 +157,15 @@ class Config():
         if self.args.get("dry_run"):
             return True
 
+    def _post_processing(self):
+        # Override append file path
+        append_file = self.config.get("append_to_file")
+        if append_file:
+            if not os.path.isabs(os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(append_file))):
+                append_file = os.path.join(self.base_dir, append_file)
+
+            self.config["append_to_file"] = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(append_file)))
+
     def _validate(self, config):
         try:
             anyconfig.validate(config, self.schema, ac_schema_safe=False)

ansibledoctor/DocumentationGenerator.py

@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ class Generator:
         for file in self.template_files:
             doc_file = os.path.join(self.config.config.get("output_dir"), os.path.splitext(file)[0])
             source_file = self.config.get_template() + "/" + file
+            append_file = self.config.config.get("append_to_file")
+            role_data = self._parser.get_data()
+            custom_header = ""
+
+            if append_file:
+                role_data["internal"]["append"] = True
+                with open(append_file, "r") as a:
+                    custom_header = a.read()
 
             self.logger.debug("Writing doc output to: " + doc_file + " from: " + source_file)
 
@@ -90,13 +98,14 @@ class Generator:
                     data = template.read()
                     if data is not None:
                         try:
-                            # print(json.dumps(self._parser.get_data(), indent=4, sort_keys=True))
+                            # print(json.dumps(role_data, indent=4, sort_keys=True))
                             jenv = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(self.config.get_template()), lstrip_blocks=True, trim_blocks=True)
                             jenv.filters["to_nice_yaml"] = self._to_nice_yaml
                             jenv.filters["deep_get"] = self._deep_get
-                            data = jenv.from_string(data).render(self._parser.get_data(), role=self._parser.get_data())
+                            data = jenv.from_string(data).render(role_data, role=role_data)
                             if not self.config.dry_run:
                                 with open(doc_file, "wb") as outfile:
+                                    outfile.write(custom_header.encode("utf-8"))
                                     outfile.write(data.encode("utf-8"))
                                     self.logger.info("Writing to: " + doc_file)
                             else:

ansibledoctor/templates/readme/README.md.j2

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+{% if not append | deep_get(role, "internal.append") %}
 {% set meta = role.meta | default({}) %}
 # {{ name | deep_get(meta, "name.value") | default("_undefined_") }}
+{% endif %}
 {% if description | deep_get(meta, "description.value") %}
 
 {{ description | deep_get(meta, "description.value") }}

ansibledoctor/templates/readme/_vars.j2

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 ### {{ key }}
 {% if item.description is defined and item.description %}
 
-{% for desc_line in item.description %}
+{{ item.description | join(" ") | striptags }}
-{{ desc_line }}
-{% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 {% if item.value is defined and item.value %}
 

example/README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-# demo-role
+# demo-role-custom-header
+
+[![Build Status](https://cloud.drone.io/api/badges/xoxys/ansible-later/status.svg)](https://cloud.drone.io/xoxys/ansible-later)
+![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/ansible-later)
 
 Role to demonstrate ansible-doctor
 
@@ -97,8 +100,7 @@ demo_role_dict:
 
 ### demo_role_other_tags
 
-The role requires epel repository and pip to work.
+If a variable need some more explanation, this is a good place to do so.
-You can use dockerengine_packages_extra to install these dependencys.
 
 #### Default value
 

example/demo-role/.ansibledoctor.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+append_to_file: HEADER.md

example/demo-role/HEADER.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# demo-role-custom-header
+
+[![Build Status](https://cloud.drone.io/api/badges/xoxys/ansible-later/status.svg)](https://cloud.drone.io/xoxys/ansible-later)
+![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/ansible-later)

example/demo-role/defaults/main.yml

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ demo_role_dict:
     sub: some value
 
 # @var demo_role_other_tags:description: >
-# The role requires epel repository and pip to work.
+# If a variable need some more explanation,
-# You can use dockerengine_packages_extra to install these dependencys.
+# this is a good place to do so.
 # @end
 
 # @var dockerengine_packages_extra:example: ["package1", "package2"]