Mintlify.Core

Mintlify.Core

Mintlify.Core is a comprehensive .NET library for working with Mintlify documentation configuration files (docs.json). This package provides robust loading, validation, manipulation, and generation capabilities for Mintlify documentation projects.

Features

• Complete Configuration Management: Load, validate, save, and manipulate docs.json files
• Intelligent Navigation Merging: Merge multiple documentation configurations with smart deduplication
• Directory-Based Navigation Generation: Automatically build navigation from folder structures
• URL Management: Apply prefixes and transformations to navigation URLs
• Type-Safe Models: Strongly-typed classes for all Mintlify configuration options
• Comprehensive Validation: Built-in validation with detailed error reporting
• Multiple Target Frameworks: Supports .NET 8+, .NET 9+, .NET 10+, and .NET Standard 2.0

Installation

Install via NuGet Package Manager:

dotnet add package Mintlify.Core

Or via Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Mintlify.Core

Quick Start

Loading and Working with docs.json

using Mintlify.Core;

// Load from file path
var manager = new DocsJsonManager("path/to/docs.json");
manager.Load();

// Or load from string content
var manager2 = new DocsJsonManager();
manager2.Load(jsonString);

// Access configuration
if (manager.IsLoaded)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Site name: {manager.Configuration.Name}");
    Console.WriteLine($"Theme: {manager.Configuration.Theme}");
}

// Check for errors
if (manager.ConfigurationErrors.Any())
{
    foreach (var error in manager.ConfigurationErrors)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"{error.ErrorNumber}: {error.ErrorText}");
    }
}

Creating Default Configuration

// Create a new documentation configuration
var config = DocsJsonManager.CreateDefault("My Documentation", "mint");

var manager = new DocsJsonManager();
manager.Configuration = config;
manager.Save("docs.json");

Merging Configurations

var mainManager = new DocsJsonManager("main-docs.json");
mainManager.Load();

var additionalManager = new DocsJsonManager("additional-docs.json");
additionalManager.Load();

// Merge configurations with intelligent navigation combining
mainManager.Merge(additionalManager.Configuration);

// Or merge only navigation (skip base properties)
mainManager.Merge(additionalManager.Configuration, combineBaseProperties: false);

Auto-Generating Navigation from Directory Structure

var manager = new DocsJsonManager();
manager.Configuration = DocsJsonManager.CreateDefault("My Docs");

// Scan directory and build navigation automatically
manager.PopulateNavigationFromPath("./docs", new[] { ".md", ".mdx" });

// Apply URL prefix to all navigation items
manager.ApplyUrlPrefix("/v2");

manager.Save("docs.json");

Advanced Usage

Custom Validation

var manager = new DocsJsonManager("docs.json");
manager.Load();

// Apply additional defaults
manager.ApplyDefaults();

// Validate and get detailed feedback
if (!manager.IsLoaded)
{
    var errors = manager.ConfigurationErrors.Where(e => !e.IsWarning);
    var warnings = manager.ConfigurationErrors.Where(e => e.IsWarning);
    
    Console.WriteLine($"Found {errors.Count()} errors and {warnings.Count()} warnings");
}

Working with Navigation Structures

// Access navigation elements
var navigation = manager.Configuration.Navigation;

if (navigation.Groups?.Any() == true)
{
    foreach (var group in navigation.Groups)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Group: {group.Group}");
        if (group.Pages?.Any() == true)
        {
            foreach (var page in group.Pages.OfType<string>())
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"  Page: {page}");
            }
        }
    }
}

Error Handling

try
{
    var manager = new DocsJsonManager("docs.json");
    manager.Load();
    
    if (!manager.IsLoaded)
    {
        throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to load configuration");
    }
}
catch (FileNotFoundException)
{
    // Handle missing file
    var defaultConfig = DocsJsonManager.CreateDefault("New Documentation");
    // ... initialize with defaults
}
catch (ArgumentException ex)
{
    // Handle invalid arguments (e.g., invalid file paths)
    Console.WriteLine($"Invalid argument: {ex.Message}");
}

Configuration Model

The library provides strongly-typed models for all Mintlify configuration options:

• DocsJsonConfig: Root configuration object
• NavigationConfig: Navigation structure with pages, groups, tabs, anchors
• GroupConfig: Documentation groups with nested pages
• TabConfig: Tab-based navigation sections
• ColorsConfig: Theme color customization
• LogoConfig: Logo configuration for light/dark themes
• FooterConfig: Footer links and social media
• And many more...

URL Management

Transform and prefix navigation URLs:

// Apply prefix to all URLs in navigation
manager.ApplyUrlPrefix("/api/v1");

// This transforms:
// "getting-started" → "/api/v1/getting-started"
// "guides/authentication" → "/api/v1/guides/authentication"
// Group roots, tab hrefs, anchor hrefs are all updated recursively

Navigation Generation

Build navigation from directory structure:

// Given directory structure:
// docs/
//   getting-started.md
//   guides/
//     authentication.md
//     deployment.md
//   api/
//     endpoints.md

manager.PopulateNavigationFromPath("./docs");

// Generates navigation:
// {
//   "pages": [
//     "getting-started",
//     {
//       "group": "Guides", 
//       "pages": ["guides/authentication", "guides/deployment"]
//     },
//     {
//       "group": "Api",
//       "pages": ["api/endpoints"] 
//     }
//   ]
// }

Requirements

• .NET 8.0+ (for modern C# features and performance)
• .NET 9.0+ (fully supported)
• .NET 10.0+ (fully supported)
• .NET Standard 2.0 (for broader compatibility)

Dependencies

• System.Text.Json (for JSON serialization)
• System.CodeDom (for error reporting)
• CloudNimble.EasyAF.Core (internal utilities)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! This library is part of the EasyAF Framework.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• GitHub Issues
• Documentation
• NuGet Package