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diff --git a/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md b/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md index 1323742488..de63e193f4 100644 --- a/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md +++ b/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md @@ -50,6 +50,48 @@ Use the same inline formatting as regular text: ##### The `:content_type` Option ``` +Linking to the API +------------------ + +Links to the API (`api.rubyonrails.org`) are processed by the guides generator in the following manner: + +Links that include a release tag are left untouched. For example + +``` +http://api.rubyonrails.org/v5.0.1/classes/ActiveRecord/Attributes/ClassMethods.html +``` + +is not modified. + +Please use these in release notes, since they should point to the corresponding version no matter the target being generated. + +If the link does not include a release tag and edge guides are being generated, the domain is replaced by `edgeapi.rubyonrails.org`. For example, + +``` +http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Response.html +``` + +becomes + +``` +http://edgeapi.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Response.html +``` + +If the link does not include a release tag and release guides are being generated, the Rails version is injected. For example, if we are generating the guides for v5.1.0 the link + +``` +http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Response.html +``` + +becomes + +``` +http://api.rubyonrails.org/v5.1.0/classes/ActionDispatch/Response.html +``` + +Please don't link to `edgeapi.rubyonrails.org` manually. + + API Documentation Guidelines ---------------------------- @@ -64,7 +106,9 @@ The guides and the API should be coherent and consistent where appropriate. In p HTML Guides ----------- -Before generating the guides, make sure that you have the latest version of Bundler installed on your system. As of this writing, you must install Bundler 1.3.5 on your device. +Before generating the guides, make sure that you have the latest version of +Bundler installed on your system. As of this writing, you must install Bundler +1.3.5 or later on your device. To install the latest version of Bundler, run `gem install bundler`. @@ -82,6 +126,8 @@ or bundle exec rake guides:generate:html ``` +Resulting HTML files can be found in the `./output` directory. + To process `my_guide.md` and nothing else use the `ONLY` environment variable: ``` @@ -93,8 +139,6 @@ By default, guides that have not been modified are not processed, so `ONLY` is r To force processing all the guides, pass `ALL=1`. -It is also recommended that you work with `WARNINGS=1`. This detects duplicate IDs and warns about broken internal links. - If you want to generate guides in a language other than English, you can keep them in a separate directory under `source` (eg. `source/es`) and use the `GUIDES_LANGUAGE` environment variable: ``` |