feat(docs): improve devx, fix Makefile targets (#32237)

**TL;DR much of the provided `Makefile` targets were broken, and any
time I wanted to preview changes locally I either had to refer to a
command Chester gave me or try waiting on a Vercel preview deployment.
With this PR, everything should behave like normal.**

Significant updates to the `Makefile` and documentation files, focusing
on improving usability, adding clear messaging, and fixing/enhancing
documentation workflows.

### Updates to `Makefile`:

#### Enhanced build and cleaning processes:
- Added informative messages (e.g., "📚 Building LangChain
documentation...") to makefile targets like `docs_build`, `docs_clean`,
and `api_docs_build` for better user feedback during execution.
- Introduced a `clean-cache` target to the `docs` `Makefile` to clear
cached dependencies and ensure clean builds.

#### Improved dependency handling:
- Modified `install-py-deps` to create a `.venv/deps_installed` marker,
preventing redundant/duplicate dependency installations and improving
efficiency.

#### Streamlined file generation and infrastructure setup:
- Added caching for the LangServe README download and parallelized
feature table generation
- Added user-friendly completion messages for targets like `copy-infra`
and `render`.

#### Documentation server updates:
- Enhanced the `start` target with messages indicating server start and
URL for local documentation viewing.

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### Documentation Improvements:

#### Content clarity and consistency:
- Standardized section titles for consistency across documentation
files.
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- Refined phrasing and formatting in sections like "Dependency
management" and "Formatting and linting" for better readability.
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#### Enhanced workflows:
- Updated instructions for building and viewing documentation locally,
including tips for specifying server ports and handling API reference
previews.
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- Expanded guidance on cleaning documentation artifacts and using
linting tools effectively.
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#### API reference documentation:
- Improved instructions for generating and formatting in-code
documentation, highlighting best practices for docstring writing.
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### Minor Changes:
- Added support for a new package name (`langchain_v1`) in the API
documentation generation script.
- Fixed minor capitalization and formatting issues in documentation
files.
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
This commit is contained in:
Mason Daugherty
2025-07-25 14:49:03 -04:00
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parent 549ecd3e78
commit f624ad489a
53 changed files with 761 additions and 246 deletions

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@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
import sys
from pathlib import Path
from langchain_community import document_loaders
from langchain_core.document_loaders.base import BaseLoader
KV_STORE_TEMPLATE = """\
---
sidebar_class_name: hidden

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@@ -175,8 +175,23 @@ def _modify_frontmatter(
def _convert_notebook(
notebook_path: Path, output_path: Path, intermediate_docs_dir: Path
) -> Path:
with open(notebook_path) as f:
nb = nbformat.read(f, as_version=4)
import json
import uuid
with open(notebook_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
nb_json = json.load(f)
# Fix missing and duplicate cell IDs before nbformat validation
seen_ids = set()
for cell in nb_json.get("cells", []):
if "id" not in cell or not cell.get("id") or cell.get("id") in seen_ids:
cell["id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]
seen_ids.add(cell["id"])
nb = nbformat.reads(json.dumps(nb_json), as_version=4)
# Upgrade notebook format
nb = nbformat.v4.upgrade(nb)
body, resources = exporter.from_notebook_node(nb)