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2019-08-31doc: remove multiple consecutive blank linesNick Schonning
These are rendered as single breaks. Addresses Markdownlint MD012 rule. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/29352 Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2019-06-02doc: simplify system call material in doc overviewRich Trott
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27966 Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
2019-05-30doc: revise additional Experimental status textRich Trott
Clarify and simplify material urging caution with Experimental features. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27931 Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2019-05-27doc: reword Experimental stability indexRich Trott
Reword the explanation of the Experimental stability index for brevity and clarity. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27879 Reviewed-By: Сковорода Никита Андреевич <chalkerx@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com>
2019-05-25doc: remove experimental status for JSON documentationRich Trott
The JSON documentation is relied up on by some consumers. It has been in Experimental status for a long time. Promote it to Stable. Reword the JSON documentation overview for brevity and clarity. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27842 Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Сковорода Никита Андреевич <chalkerx@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Yongsheng Zhang <zyszys98@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2019-05-24doc: edit stability index overviewRich Trott
Edit the stability index overview to be more concise. Remove some awkward and unclear phrasing. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27831 Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2019-05-22doc: simplify contributing documentationRich Trott
Remove out-of-place detail about filesystem layout and tools for generating documentation. Link to the issue tracker and the contribution guide with clear, concise sentences. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27785 Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2019-05-19doc: rewrite "About this Documentation" sectionRich Trott
Replace the "About this Documentation" section with a simple welcome message and a concise description of Node.js PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27725 Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
2019-05-11doc: simplify About This Documentation textRich Trott
Remove some unnecessary words and simplify some phrases in documentation.md. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27619 Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
2018-11-28doc: sort bottom-of-file markdown linksSam Roberts
Reapply https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12726 It would be nice to have the sort check applied as part of doc testing, but this change doesn't implement that. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/24679 Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
2018-10-31doc: use Node.js instead of NodeRich Trott
Per branding guidelines from the Foundation, use Node.js and not Node. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23967 Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Matheus Marchini <mat@mmarchini.me> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Franziska Hinkelmann <franziska.hinkelmann@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
2018-08-30doc: make Stability Index more conciseRich Trott
Shorten the Stability Index text. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22544 Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Minwoo Jung <minwoo@nodesource.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
2018-06-27fs: undeprecate lchown()cjihrig
uv_fs_lchown() exists, as of libuv 1.21.0. fs.lchown() can now be undeprecated. This commit also adds tests, as there were none. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/21498 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/19868 Reviewed-By: Wyatt Preul <wpreul@gmail.com>
2018-05-09doc, tools: unify stability signaturesVse Mozhet Byt
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20552 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
2018-05-03doc: add missing periods in documentation.mdVse Mozhet Byt
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20469 Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2018-04-11doc: add quotes for event names + fix similar nitsVse Mozhet Byt
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19915 Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
2018-03-06doc: replace to Node.jsYuta Hiroto
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19056 Reviewed-By: Matheus Marchini <matheus@sthima.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Shingo Inoue <leko.noor@gmail.com>
2018-02-23doc: add new documentation lint ruleestrada9166
Add 80 characters limit to docs. Change docs to fit 80 characters per row. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18726 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/18703 Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anatoli Papirovski <apapirovski@mac.com>
2018-02-08doc: remove **Note:** tagsJames M Snell
Remove the various **Note:** prefixes throughout the docs. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18592 Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius <daniel.bevenius@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com>
2017-12-18doc: improve documentation.mdJeremiah Senkpiel
Reworded some parts, inter-doc links. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17702 Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
2017-08-28doc: add links to alternative versions of docChris Young
Each page of the API documentation should have links to other versions of the same page. This will make it easier to switch between the current "live" release at nodejs.org and LTS versions. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10958 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/10726 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Evan Lucas <evanlucas@me.com> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
2017-07-24doc: update experimental status to reflect useJames M Snell
* Update the experimental status to reflect actual common use. * Also make a few formatting fixes. Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/12701 PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12723 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/12701 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Myles Borins <myles.borins@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Daijiro Wachi <daijiro.wachi@gmail.com>
2017-04-28doc: replace uses of `you` and other style nitsJames M Snell
Replace uses of the pronouns `you` and `your` throughout the docs + other minor style nits PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12673 Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com>
2017-04-04doc: change Mac OS X to macOSJR McEntee
This update changes references to "Mac OS X", "OS X", and "OSX" in markdown files to "macOS". PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12106 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/12086 Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
2017-03-05doc: remove Locked from stability indexRich Trott
The stability index 3 (Locked) is unused and is being eliminated. Remove it from the documentation about the stability index. Remove mention of the Locked from CONTRIBUTING.md. The remaining text about the stability index is slight and not seemingly valuable. Removing it too. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11661 Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/11200 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Sam Roberts <vieuxtech@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com> Reviewed-By: Сковорода Никита Андреевич <chalkerx@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
2017-02-03doc: edit stability text for clarity and styleRich Trott
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11112 Reviewed-By: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Italo A. Casas <me@italoacasas.com> Reviewed-By: Claudio Rodriguez <cjrodr@yahoo.com> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
2016-08-04doc: use blockquotes for Stability: markersAnna Henningsen
Use blockquotes instead of code blocks for stability markers in the docs. Doing that: - Makes the makers appear correctly when viewed e.g. on github. - Allows remark-lint rules like `no-undefined-references` to work properly (https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7729). PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7757 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Сковорода Никита Андреевич <chalkerx@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <mic.besace@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Roman Reiss <me@silverwind.io>
2016-07-14doc: various documentation formatting fixesСковорода Никита Андреевич
* Fix markdown code sample in releases.md, it was <a id="x.y.x></a>" * Fix some markdown errors, e.g. in changelogs * Fix broken defs links, e.g. in domain-postmortem.md * Fix other broken refs, by addaleax * Add links to some defs that were present but not linked to * Remove dead defs * Move defs to the bottom (one file affected) * Add language indicators to all code blocks, using `txt` when no specific language could be chosen * Some minor formatting changes (spaces, ident, headings) PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7637 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Roman Reiss <me@silverwind.io>
2016-05-11doc: "a" -> "an" in api/documentation.mdAnchika Agarwal
Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6642 PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6689 Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <mic.besace@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Alexander Makarenko <estliberitas@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Jeremiah Senkpiel <Fishrock123@rocketmail.com>
2016-04-20doc: git mv to .mdRobert Jefe Lindstaedt
* doc: rename .markdown references in content * doc: rename to .md in tools * doc: rename to .md in CONTRIBUTING.md PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4747 Reviewed-By: Myles Borins <myles.borins@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: techjeffharris Reviewed-By: Johan Bergström <bugs@bergstroem.nu> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>