test

.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml

@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 name: CI - Docs build check
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - gh-pages
   push: 
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+      - release-candidate
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+env:
+  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT || 'true' }}
+  MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml 
+  MKDOCS_OFFLINE: false
+  CSPELL_CONFIG: tools/spellcheck/cspell.yml
+  CSPELL_TARGETS: docs/**/*.md README.md
+
 jobs:
   build-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -27,9 +34,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           npx --yes cspell \
-            --config tools/spellcheck/cspell.yml \
-            "docs/**/*.md" \
-            README.md
+            --config ${CSPELL_CONFIG} \
+            ${CSPELL_TARGETS}
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
         run: |
@@ -37,8 +43,15 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r mkdocs/requirements.txt
 
       - name: MkDocs build (strict default)
+
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          # Default strict on if unset
-          echo "Strict is set to {MKDOCS_STRICT:-true}"
-          tools/build.sh
+          echo "Strict is set to ${MKDOCS_STRICT}"
+          FLAGS=()
+
+          if [ "${MKDOCS_STRICT}" = "true" ]; then
+            FLAGS+=(--strict)
+          fi
+          MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR="${RUNNER_TEMP:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}}/dist"
+           
+          mkdocs build "${FLAGS[@]}" -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: Build & publish docs (rc + release)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "rc-*"
+      - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
+  MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/dist
+  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT || 'true' }}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          pip install -r mkdocs/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Build docs (strict gate)
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          FLAGS=()
+          if [ "${MKDOCS_STRICT}" = "true" ]; then
+            FLAGS+=(--strict)
+          fi
+
+          mkdir -p "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
+
+          OFFLINE="${OFFLINE}" mkdocs build \
+            "${FLAGS[@]}" \
+            -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" \
+            -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
+
+      - name: Zip site
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cd "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
+          zip -r "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.zip" .
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+      steps:
+      # -------------------------
+      # RC-only step
+      # -------------------------
+      - name: Publish prerelease 
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc-')
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          prerelease: true
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          body: |
+            Release candidate preview (if deployed): /rc/
+          files: |
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+
+      # -------------------------
+      # Final release-only step
+      # -------------------------
+      - name: Publish release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v')
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          files: |
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      - name: Deploy
+        run: |
+          echo "TBD :)"
+   

mkdocs/mkdocs.yml

@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@ plugins:
       toc_depth: 2
       exclude:
         - index.md
+
+validation:
+  links:
+    anchors: warn #this defaults to info, but it will cause broken links in anchor headers

tools/build.sh

@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ STRICT_FLAG=""
 if [ "${MKDOCS_STRICT}" = "true" ]; then
   STRICT_FLAG="--strict"
 fi
-
+echo "MKDOCS_STRICT: $MKDOCS_STRICT, STRICT_FLAG: $STRICT_FLAG"
 mkdocs build ${STRICT_FLAG} -f $MKDOCS_CONFIG -d $OUTPUT_DIR