Build
Prerequisites
The only dependency required is CommandBox. Ensure that commandbox is installed and that the box command is in your path.
Fork and contribute to the documentation
Fork the repository and clone a local copy, or you can simply use the GitHub links on any page of the docs to edit the docs and submit changes.
Building the static documentation output
The purpose of the structure of the documentation is to allow a human readable and editable form of documentation that can be built into multiple output formats. At present, there is a single "HTML" builder, found at ./builders/html that will build the documentation website.
To run the build and produce a static HTML version of the documentation website, execute the build(.sh|bat) script found in the root of the project, i.e.
documentation>./build.sh or build.bat
Once this has finished, you should find a ./builds/html directory with the website content.
Running a server locally
We have provided a utility server whose purpose is to run locally to help while developing/writing the documentation. To start it up, execute the serve.(sh|bat) script found in the root of the project, i.e.
documentation>./serve.sh or serve.bat
This will spin up a server using CommandBox on port 4040 and open it in your browser. You should also see a tray icon that will allow you to stop the server. Changes to the source docs should trigger an internal rebuild of the documentation tree which may take a little longer than regular requests to the documentation.
Local Editing
When running the server locally, you can edit the content inline and it will save your changes back to your local file system.
Once you have finished making your changes, simply use your preferred git client to create a pull request to publish your changes.
Recent improvements
https://dev.lucee.org/t/building-lucee-documentation-on-windows-and-performance-tuning/3662
https://dev.lucee.org/t/lucee-documentation-visual-and-navigation-improvements/3683