mkdocs-swagger-ui

A MkDocs plugin created to help developer embed API Reference documentation into a mkdocs powered website.

The output file can be modified by editing a template file.

Setup

Install the plugin using pip:

pip install mkdocs-swagger-ui

Activate the plugin in mkdocs.yml:

plugins:
  - swagger-ui:
      spec_url: 'https://netstorage.ringcentral.com/dpw/api-reference/specs/rc-platform.yml'
      outfile: 'docs/api.md'

Options

• spec_url: Sets the URL to the Swagger specification for the RingCentral platform. This should default to the official URL. Override this for development purposes only.
• outfile: The file to output. This file is typically somewhere in your docs folder.
• template: The name of the template file that generates the contents of the Swagger UI generated page. This file should be located in a tmpl directory.

More information about plugins in the MkDocs documentation.

How the plugin works

This plugin works by generating a markdown file prior to the rest of a mkdocs project being built. In other words, as soon as mkdocs is started, this plugin downloads a spec file, parses it, generates a markdown file, and saves that file into the documentation tree. Then to make the generated page appear in your documentation, you add the file to your pages tree. For example:

plugins:
  - swagger-ui:
      outfile: api/quick-reference.md
pages:
  - 'Home': index.md
  - 'Quick Reference': api/quick-reference.md

See Also

More information about templates here.

More information about blocks here.