dadren.nim

import strutils
import sequtils
import ospaths

let
  root_path = thisDir()
  source_path = root_path / "dadren"
  docs_path = root_path / "docs"
  build_path = root_path / "gh_pages"

task docs, "build the dadren documentation":
  rmDir(build_path)
  mkDir(build_path)
  withDir(build_path):
    for file in listFiles(source_path):
      let (dir, name, ext) = splitFile(file)
      if ext == ".nim":
        let cmd = "nim --index:on -p=$1 doc2 $2".format(root_path, file)
        try: exec(cmd)
        except: discard

    for file in listFiles(docs_path):
      let (dir, name, ext) = splitFile(file)
      if ext == ".rst":
        let cmd = "nim rst2html $1".format(file)
        try: exec(cmd)
        except: discard

    for file in listFiles(docs_path):
      let (dir, name, ext) = splitFile(file)
      if ext == ".html":
        let
          filename = name & ext
          htmlfile = name & ".html"
          fullpath = joinPath(build_path, htmlfile)
        echo "File:"
        echo(file)
        echo "Build path:"
        echo(build_path)
        echo "Htmlfile:"
        echo(htmlfile)
        echo "Full path:"
        echo(fullpath)
        echo("moving $1 to $2".format(file, fullpath))
        mvFile(file, fullpath)

output

File:
/home/dlacewell/nim/dadren/docs/overview.html
Build path:
/home/dlacewell/nim/dadren/docs/overview.rst
Htmlfile:
overview.html
Full path:
/home/dlacewell/nim/dadren/docs/overview.rst/overview.html
moving /home/dlacewell/nim/dadren/docs/overview.html to /home/dlacewell/nim/dadren/docs/overview.rst/overview.html
stack trace: (most recent call last)
lib/system/nimscript.nim(253)
lib/system/nimscript.nim(228) docsTask
lib/system/nimscript.nim(131) cd
lib/system/nimscript.nim(131, 19) Error: unhandled exception: Not a directory Not a directory