#!/usr/bin/env node /** * CLI Documentation Generator for Phala Cloud CLI * * Generates MDX documentation files from `phala --help` output. * Run: node scripts/generate-cli-docs.js */ const { execSync } = require("child_process"); const fs = require("fs"); const path = require("path"); // Configuration - use process.cwd() for portability const ROOT_DIR = process.cwd(); const OUTPUT_DIR = path.join( ROOT_DIR, "phala-cloud/references/phala-cloud-cli/phala" ); const DOCS_JSON_PATH = path.join(ROOT_DIR, "docs.json"); // Commands to skip (deprecated or internal) const SKIP_COMMANDS = new Set(["help", "completion"]); // Files to preserve (manually edited, not auto-generated) // These files won't be overwritten but will still be included in docs.json const PRESERVE_FILES = new Set(["overview"]); // Commands that are deprecated but should redirect to new commands const DEPRECATED_REDIRECTS = { auth: "Use `phala login`, `phala logout`, and `phala status` instead.", }; /** * Execute a command and return its output */ function runCommand(args) { try { const command = `npx phala ${args.join(" ")} --help 2>&1`; return execSync(command, { encoding: "utf-8", timeout: 30000 }); } catch (error) { if (error.stdout) { return error.stdout; } console.error(`Failed to run: phala ${args.join(" ")} --help`); return ""; } } /** * Parse the help output into a structured Command object */ function parseHelpOutput(output, commandPath) { const lines = output.split("\n"); const command = { name: commandPath[commandPath.length - 1] || "phala", description: "", usage: "", options: [], subcommands: [], examples: [], arguments: [], passThrough: null, deprecated: false, unstable: false, }; let section = ""; let currentExample = ""; for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) { const line = lines[i]; const trimmedLine = line.trim(); // Parse usage line if (trimmedLine.startsWith("Usage:")) { command.usage = trimmedLine.replace("Usage:", "").trim(); continue; } // Parse description (line after usage, before sections) if ( command.usage && !command.description && trimmedLine && !trimmedLine.endsWith(":") && !trimmedLine.startsWith("-") && !trimmedLine.startsWith("<") && section === "" ) { command.description = trimmedLine; // Check for deprecated/unstable markers if (command.description.includes("[DEPRECATED]")) { command.deprecated = true; command.description = command.description .replace("[DEPRECATED]", "") .trim(); } if (command.description.includes("[UNSTABLE]")) { command.unstable = true; command.description = command.description .replace("[UNSTABLE]", "") .trim(); } continue; } // Detect section headers if (trimmedLine === "Available commands:") { section = "commands"; continue; } if ( trimmedLine === "Options:" || trimmedLine === "Global options:" || trimmedLine === "Global Options:" ) { section = "options"; continue; } if (trimmedLine === "Arguments:") { section = "arguments"; continue; } if (trimmedLine === "Examples:") { section = "examples"; continue; } if (trimmedLine.startsWith("Pass-through")) { section = "passthrough"; command.passThrough = ""; continue; } // Parse sections if (section === "commands" && trimmedLine) { // Format: " command-name Description [DEPRECATED]" const match = trimmedLine.match( /^(\S+)\s+(.+?)(?:\s+\[(DEPRECATED|UNSTABLE)\])?(?:\s+\[(DEPRECATED|UNSTABLE)\])?$/ ); if (match) { const subCmd = { name: match[1], description: match[2].trim(), deprecated: false, unstable: false, }; if ( trimmedLine.includes("[DEPRECATED]") || match[3] === "DEPRECATED" || match[4] === "DEPRECATED" ) { subCmd.deprecated = true; } if ( trimmedLine.includes("[UNSTABLE]") || match[3] === "UNSTABLE" || match[4] === "UNSTABLE" ) { subCmd.unstable = true; } command.subcommands.push(subCmd); } } if (section === "options" && trimmedLine) { // Format variations: // " -h, --help Description" // " --api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKENAPI token used for authentication" // " --cvm-id Description" // " -n, --name Description" // " -t, --instance-type Instance type..." (no space between and description) // Look for pattern: flags (with optional value placeholder) followed by 2+ spaces then description let optMatch = trimmedLine.match(/^(-[^\s]+(?:[\s,]+(?:<[^>]+>|\w+|--[^\s]+))*)\s{2,}(.+)$/); // Fallback: handle cases where description immediately follows with no space // e.g., "-t, --instance-type Instance type..." if (!optMatch) { optMatch = trimmedLine.match(/^(-[^\s]+(?:,\s*-[^\s]+)?(?:\s+<[^>]+>)?)([A-Z].*)$/); } if (optMatch) { let flags = optMatch[1].trim(); let description = optMatch[2].trim(); let defaultValue; // Clean up flags - keep only the flag parts, move to description context // For display, format as: --flag const flagParts = flags.split(/,\s*/); const cleanFlags = flagParts.map(part => { // Handle cases like "--cvm-id " or "--api-token TOKEN" return part.trim(); }).join(", "); // Extract default value if present const defaultMatch = description.match(/$default:\s*([^)]+)$/); if (defaultMatch) { defaultValue = defaultMatch[1]; } command.options.push({ flags: cleanFlags, description, defaultValue, }); } } if (section === "arguments" && trimmedLine) { // Format: " ? Description" if (trimmedLine.startsWith("<") || trimmedLine.match(/^\S+\s+/)) { command.arguments.push(trimmedLine); } } if (section === "examples") { if (trimmedLine.startsWith("#")) { // Comment line, start new example if (currentExample) { command.examples.push(currentExample.trim()); } currentExample = trimmedLine + "\n"; } else if (trimmedLine.startsWith("phala ")) { currentExample += trimmedLine + "\n"; } else if (trimmedLine && currentExample) { currentExample += trimmedLine + "\n"; } } if (section === "passthrough") { command.passThrough += line + "\n"; } } // Add last example if (currentExample) { command.examples.push(currentExample.trim()); } return command; } /** * Generate MDX content for a command */ function generateMdx(command, commandPath) { const fullCommand = ["phala", ...commandPath.slice(1)].join(" "); let title = commandPath.length > 1 ? commandPath[commandPath.length - 1] : "Overview"; // Add deprecation marker to title if (command.deprecated) { title += " (Deprecated)"; } let mdx = `--- title: "${title}" description: "${escapeForYaml(command.description || `Reference for the ${fullCommand} command`)}" --- `; // Add deprecation notice if (command.deprecated) { mdx += ` This command is deprecated. ${DEPRECATED_REDIRECTS[command.name] || "See the newer alternatives."} `; } // Add unstable notice if (command.unstable) { mdx += ` This command is marked as unstable and may change in future releases. `; } // Command header if (commandPath.length > 1) { mdx += `## Command: \`${fullCommand}\`\n\n`; } else { mdx += `## Base Command: \`phala\`\n\n`; } // Syntax mdx += `### Syntax\n\n`; mdx += "```\n"; mdx += command.usage + "\n"; mdx += "```\n\n"; // Description mdx += `### Description\n\n`; mdx += `${command.description}\n\n`; // Arguments if (command.arguments.length > 0) { mdx += `### Arguments\n\n`; mdx += `| Argument | Description |\n`; mdx += `| -------- | ----------- |\n`; for (const arg of command.arguments) { const parts = arg.match(/^(\S+)\s+(.*)$/); if (parts) { mdx += `| \`${parts[1]}\` | ${parts[2]} |\n`; } else { mdx += `| \`${arg}\` | - |\n`; } } mdx += "\n"; } // Options table if (command.options.length > 0) { mdx += `### Options\n\n`; mdx += `| Option | Description |\n`; mdx += `| ------ | ----------- |\n`; for (const opt of command.options) { const desc = opt.description; mdx += `| \`${opt.flags}\` | ${escapeForTable(desc)} |\n`; } mdx += "\n"; } // Subcommands tables (separate active from deprecated) if (command.subcommands.length > 0) { const activeSubcommands = command.subcommands.filter(sub => !sub.deprecated); const deprecatedSubcommands = command.subcommands.filter(sub => sub.deprecated); // Active subcommands if (activeSubcommands.length > 0) { mdx += `### Subcommands\n\n`; mdx += `| Command | Description |\n`; mdx += `| ------- | ----------- |\n`; for (const sub of activeSubcommands) { mdx += `| \`${sub.name}\` | ${escapeForTable(sub.description)} |\n`; } mdx += "\n"; } // Deprecated subcommands if (deprecatedSubcommands.length > 0) { mdx += `### Deprecated Subcommands\n\n`; mdx += `| Command | Description |\n`; mdx += `| ------- | ----------- |\n`; for (const sub of deprecatedSubcommands) { mdx += `| \`${sub.name}\` | ${escapeForTable(sub.description)} |\n`; } mdx += "\n"; } } // Pass-through section if (command.passThrough) { mdx += `### Pass-through Arguments\n\n`; mdx += command.passThrough .split("\n") .map((line) => line.trim()) .filter((line) => line) .join("\n\n"); mdx += "\n\n"; } // Examples if (command.examples.length > 0) { mdx += `### Examples\n\n`; for (const example of command.examples) { const lines = example.split("\n"); for (const line of lines) { if (line.startsWith("#")) { // Comment becomes description mdx += `${line.replace("#", "*").trim()}\n\n`; } else if (line.startsWith("phala ")) { mdx += "```bash\n"; mdx += line + "\n"; mdx += "```\n\n"; } } } } else { // Default examples mdx += `### Examples\n\n`; mdx += `* Display help:\n\n`; mdx += "```bash\n"; mdx += `${fullCommand} --help\n`; mdx += "```\n"; } // Replace placeholder domains with realistic Phala examples // TODO: Remove this workaround once CLI is fixed upstream // See: https://github.com/Phala-Network/phala-cloud/issues/139 mdx = mdx.replace(/dstack-gateway\.example\.com/g, "dstack-prod5.phala.network"); return mdx; } /** * Escape special characters for YAML frontmatter */ function escapeForYaml(str) { return str.replace(/"/g, '\\"').replace(/\n/g, " "); } /** * Escape special characters for markdown tables */ function escapeForTable(str) { return str.replace(/\|/g, "\\|").replace(/\n/g, " "); } /** * Get all commands recursively */ function getAllCommands() { const commands = new Map(); // Get root command const rootOutput = runCommand([]); const rootCommand = parseHelpOutput(rootOutput, ["phala"]); commands.set("overview", rootCommand); console.log(`Found ${rootCommand.subcommands.length} top-level commands`); // Get each top-level command for (const subCmd of rootCommand.subcommands) { if (SKIP_COMMANDS.has(subCmd.name)) { console.log(` Skipping: ${subCmd.name}`); continue; } console.log(` Processing: ${subCmd.name}`); const cmdOutput = runCommand([subCmd.name]); const cmd = parseHelpOutput(cmdOutput, ["phala", subCmd.name]); // Inherit deprecated/unstable status from parent's subcommand info if (subCmd.deprecated) cmd.deprecated = true; if (subCmd.unstable) cmd.unstable = true; commands.set(subCmd.name, cmd); // Get subcommands for this command (for reference in the same page) if (cmd.subcommands.length > 0) { console.log(` Found ${cmd.subcommands.length} subcommands`); } } return commands; } /** * Generate MDX files for all commands */ function generateMdxFiles(commands) { const generatedFiles = []; // Ensure output directory exists if (!fs.existsSync(OUTPUT_DIR)) { fs.mkdirSync(OUTPUT_DIR, { recursive: true }); } for (const [name, command] of commands) { const filename = `${name}.mdx`; const filepath = path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, filename); // Skip preserved files (manually edited) if (PRESERVE_FILES.has(name)) { console.log(`Preserved: ${filepath} (manually edited)`); generatedFiles.push(name); continue; } const commandPath = name === "overview" ? ["phala"] : ["phala", name]; const mdxContent = generateMdx(command, commandPath); fs.writeFileSync(filepath, mdxContent); console.log(`Generated: ${filepath}`); generatedFiles.push(name); } return generatedFiles; } /** * Update docs.json with new CLI pages */ function updateDocsJson(commandNames) { const docsJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(DOCS_JSON_PATH, "utf-8")); // Define the order of commands const commandOrder = [ "overview", "login", "logout", "status", "deploy", "cvms", "ssh", "cp", "docker", "simulator", "nodes", "config", "auth", // deprecated, at the end ]; // Sort command names by the defined order const sortedNames = commandNames.sort((a, b) => { const aIndex = commandOrder.indexOf(a); const bIndex = commandOrder.indexOf(b); if (aIndex === -1 && bIndex === -1) return a.localeCompare(b); if (aIndex === -1) return 1; if (bIndex === -1) return -1; return aIndex - bIndex; }); // Build the new pages array const cliPages = sortedNames.map( (name) => `/phala-cloud/references/phala-cloud-cli/phala/${name}` ); // Find and update the CLI Reference group in docs.json function findAndUpdateCliGroup(obj) { if (Array.isArray(obj)) { for (const item of obj) { if (typeof item === "object" && item !== null) { if (findAndUpdateCliGroup(item)) return true; } } } else if (typeof obj === "object" && obj !== null) { if (obj.group === "CLI Reference") { obj.pages = cliPages; return true; } for (const key of Object.keys(obj)) { const value = obj[key]; if (typeof value === "object" && value !== null) { if (findAndUpdateCliGroup(value)) return true; } } } return false; } if (findAndUpdateCliGroup(docsJson)) { fs.writeFileSync(DOCS_JSON_PATH, JSON.stringify(docsJson, null, 2) + "\n"); console.log(`Updated: ${DOCS_JSON_PATH}`); } else { console.error("Could not find CLI Reference group in docs.json"); } } /** * Main function */ function main() { console.log("Generating CLI documentation from phala --help...\n"); // Get all commands const commands = getAllCommands(); console.log(`\nTotal commands found: ${commands.size}\n`); // Generate MDX files const generatedFiles = generateMdxFiles(commands); console.log(`\nGenerated ${generatedFiles.length} MDX files\n`); // Update docs.json updateDocsJson(generatedFiles); console.log("\nDone! Run 'npx mintlify dev' to preview the documentation."); } main();

Option	Description
`-h, --help`	Show help information for the current command
`-v, --version`	Show CLI version

Phala Cloud

​Command: phala nodes

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Command: `phala nodes`

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