Docs Collator

A Deno application that combines Docusaurus MDX documentation files into a single text file, respecting the Docusaurus ordering system. This tool processes documentation content while maintaining the same order as it appears in your Docusaurus site.

Features

• Recursively walks through a directory to find all .mdx files
• Respects Docusaurus ordering system:
  • Directory order from _category_.json files
  • Page order from sidebar_position in MDX frontmatter
  • Alphabetical fallback for equal positions
• Combines the content of all MDX files into a single output file
• Preserves file paths and titles as headers in the output
• Handles errors gracefully with proper error reporting
• Supports processing specific subdirectories of the documentation

Usage

The app can be run in two ways:

1. Process all MDX files in the base docs directory:

deno run main.ts

2. Process MDX files in a specific subdirectory:

deno run main.ts <subdirectory-path>

For example:

deno run main.ts auth/jwt

Output

The app generates a text file containing all the MDX content, with each file's content preceded by a header showing its path and title. The output file is named based on the input:

• If no subdirectory is specified: allContent.txt
• If a subdirectory is specified: <subdirectory-name>.txt

The output format includes:

• File path
• Title (from frontmatter title, sidebar_label, or path)
• Full MDX content

Requirements

• Deno runtime environment
• Access to the documentation directory (default path: ../ddn-docs/docs)
• Docusaurus-style documentation structure with:
  • Optional _category_.json files for directory ordering
  • Optional sidebar_position in MDX frontmatter for page ordering

Error Handling

The app includes error handling for:

• File reading errors
• File writing errors
• Invalid paths
• Processing errors
• Missing or invalid frontmatter
• Missing or invalid category configurations

All errors are logged to the console with descriptive messages.