1 files changed, 76 insertions, 36 deletions

diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix
index db266750a..964b57086 100644
--- a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix
+++ b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix
@@ -1,55 +1,95 @@
+command:
+
 with builtins;
 with import ./utils.nix;
 
 let
 
   showCommand =
-    { command, section, def }:
-    "${section} Name\n\n"
+    { command, def, filename }:
+    ''
+      **Warning**: This program is **experimental** and its interface is subject to change.
+    ''
+    + "# Name\n\n"
     + "`${command}` - ${def.description}\n\n"
-    + "${section} Synopsis\n\n"
+    + "# Synopsis\n\n"
     + showSynopsis { inherit command; args = def.args; }
+    + (if def.commands or {} != {}
+       then
+         let
+           categories = sort (x: y: x.id < y.id) (unique (map (cmd: cmd.category) (attrValues def.commands)));
+           listCommands = cmds:
+             concatStrings (map (name:
+               "* [`${command} ${name}`](./${appendName filename name}.md) - ${cmds.${name}.description}\n")
+               (attrNames cmds));
+         in
+         "where *subcommand* is one of the following:\n\n"
+         # FIXME: group by category
+         + (if length categories > 1
+            then
+              concatStrings (map
+                (cat:
+                  "**${toString cat.description}:**\n\n"
+                  + listCommands (filterAttrs (n: v: v.category == cat) def.commands)
+                  + "\n"
+                ) categories)
+              + "\n"
+            else
+              listCommands def.commands
+              + "\n")
+       else "")
     + (if def ? doc
-       then "${section} Description\n\n" + def.doc + "\n\n"
+       then def.doc + "\n\n"
        else "")
-    + (let s = showFlags def.flags; in
+    + (let s = showOptions def.flags; in
        if s != ""
-       then "${section} Flags\n\n${s}"
+       then "# Options\n\n${s}"
        else "")
-    + (if def.examples or [] != []
-       then
-         "${section} Examples\n\n"
-         + concatStrings (map ({ description, command }: "${description}\n\n```console\n${command}\n```\n\n") def.examples)
-       else "")
-    + (if def.commands or [] != []
-       then concatStrings (
-         map (name:
-           "# Subcommand `${command} ${name}`\n\n"
-           + showCommand { command = command + " " + name; section = "##"; def = def.commands.${name}; })
-           (attrNames def.commands))
-       else "");
-
-  showFlags = flags:
-    concatStrings
-      (map (longName:
-        let flag = flags.${longName}; in
-        if flag.category or "" != "config"
-        then
-          "  - `--${longName}`"
-          + (if flag ? shortName then " / `${flag.shortName}`" else "")
-          + (if flag ? labels then " " + (concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "*${s}*") flag.labels)) else "")
-          + "  \n"
-          + "    " + flag.description + "\n\n"
-        else "")
-        (attrNames flags));
+  ;
+
+  appendName = filename: name: (if filename == "nix" then "nix3" else filename) + "-" + name;
+
+  showOptions = flags:
+    let
+      categories = sort builtins.lessThan (unique (map (cmd: cmd.category) (attrValues flags)));
+    in
+      concatStrings (map
+        (cat:
+          (if cat != ""
+           then "**${cat}:**\n\n"
+           else "")
+          + concatStrings
+            (map (longName:
+              let
+                flag = flags.${longName};
+              in
+                "  - `--${longName}`"
+                + (if flag ? shortName then " / `-${flag.shortName}`" else "")
+                + (if flag ? labels then " " + (concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "*${s}*") flag.labels)) else "")
+                + "  \n"
+                + "    " + flag.description + "\n\n"
+            ) (attrNames (filterAttrs (n: v: v.category == cat) flags))))
+        categories);
 
   showSynopsis =
     { command, args }:
-    "`${command}` [*flags*...] ${concatStringsSep " "
+    "`${command}` [*option*...] ${concatStringsSep " "
       (map (arg: "*${arg.label}*" + (if arg ? arity then "" else "...")) args)}\n\n";
 
-in
+  processCommand = { command, def, filename }:
+    [ { name = filename + ".md"; value = showCommand { inherit command def filename; }; inherit command; } ]
+    ++ concatMap
+      (name: processCommand {
+        filename = appendName filename name;
+        command = command + " " + name;
+        def = def.commands.${name};
+      })
+      (attrNames def.commands or {});
 
-command:
+in
 
-showCommand { command = "nix"; section = "#"; def = command; }
+let
+  manpages = processCommand { filename = "nix"; command = "nix"; def = command; };
+  summary = concatStrings (map (manpage: "    - [${manpage.command}](command-ref/new-cli/${manpage.name})\n") manpages);
+in
+(listToAttrs manpages) // { "SUMMARY.md" = summary; }