.. toctree:: +

Enhanced Sphinx TocTree which shows classes, functions etc. as if they were sections.

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This idea has been suggested in sphinx-doc/sphinx#6316sphinx-doc/sphinx#6316 and sphinx-doc/sphinx#6435sphinx-doc/sphinx#6435.

You can see toctree-plus in action in this project’s documentation, and the documentation for domdf-python-tools (ReadTheDocs Sphinx Theme) and whey (Furo Sphinx Theme).

Contents

Usage

Installation

python3 -m pip install toctree_plus --user

First add the required channels

conda config --add channels https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
conda config --add channels https://conda.anaconda.org/domdfcoding

Then install

conda install toctree_plus

python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/sphinx-toolbox/toctree_plus@master --user

Enable toctree_plus by adding the following to the extensions variable in your conf.py:

extensions = [
    ...
    'sphinxcontrib.toctree_plus',
    ]

For more information see https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/extensions#third-party-extensions .

Configuration

toctree_plus_types: Type: Dict[str]

Default: {"class", "function", "method"}

This determines the directive types that appear in the toctree.

.. toctree:: + Demo

Note

This documentation was generated with the following setting in conf.py:

toctree_plus_types = {"class", "function", "data"}

Attention

Observe that the methods of AClass do not appear in the TOC. This is a known limitation.

class AClass

__repr__()

__str__()

__int__()

__float__()

months = ['Jan', 'Feb', ...]

a_function(foo, bar, baz)

API Reference

Enhanced Sphinx TocTree which shows classes and functions as if they were sections.

Classes:

TocTreePlusCollector()

Subclass of sphinx.environment.collectors.toctree.TocTreeCollector that includes classes and functions in the toctree as if they were sections.

Functions:

setup(app)

Setup Sphinx Extension.

class TocTreePlusCollector[source]

Bases: TocTreeCollector

Subclass of sphinx.environment.collectors.toctree.TocTreeCollector that includes classes and functions in the toctree as if they were sections.

Methods:

process_doc(app, doctree)

Build a TOC from the doctree and store it in the inventory.

process_doc(app, doctree)[source]

Build a TOC from the doctree and store it in the inventory.

Parameters

app (Sphinx) – The Sphinx application.
doctree (document)

setup(app)[source]

Setup Sphinx Extension.

Parameters: app (Sphinx) – The Sphinx application.
Return type: Dict[str, Any]

Downloading source code

The toctree_plus source code is available on GitHub, and can be accessed from the following URL: https://github.com/sphinx-toolbox/toctree_plus

If you have git installed, you can clone the repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/sphinx-toolbox/toctree_plus

Cloning into 'toctree_plus'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 47, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (47/47), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (41/41), done.
remote: Total 173 (delta 16), reused 17 (delta 6), pack-reused 126
Receiving objects: 100% (173/173), 126.56 KiB | 678.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (66/66), done.

Alternatively, the code can be downloaded in a ‘zip’ file by clicking:

Clone or download –> Download Zip

Downloading a ‘zip’ file of the source code

Building from source

The recommended way to build toctree_plus is to use tox:

tox -e build

The source and wheel distributions will be in the directory dist.

If you wish, you may also use pep517.build or another PEP 517-compatible build tool.

License

toctree_plus is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause “New” or “Revised” License

A permissive license similar to the BSD 2-Clause License, but with a 3rd clause that prohibits others from using the name of the copyright holder or its contributors to promote derived products without written consent.

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