+1, this is actually what is done by most static generators since some
years so would be great to get it back in our ecosystem if possible.
+1 to use asciidoc as the pivot format since this one is spec-ed (vs md or
others which are less spec-ed until you go with latex/docbook).

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Le jeu. 17 nov. 2022 à 13:25, Tamás Cservenák <[email protected]> a
écrit :

> Howdy,
>
> It's not about losing at all, on the contrary: my "proposal" would be to
> keep reporting, but make them write in "intermediate" format, like for
> example Markdown is (or Asciidoc).
> Those formats are human readable, unlike APT/FML/XDOC etc.
>
> To me it would look like a win-win:
> - you can still read the reports (those rendered in "intermediate" format,
> as Javadoc and some others may be fully rendered in HTML)
> - but savvy site owners could use whatever flashy skin, design and site
> generator they want.
>
> That's all.
> T
> T
>
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 1:20 PM Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > I really like that Maven provides the option to build a site, no matter
> > what technological relics it uses.
> >
> > I do see two site use cases that are worth teasing out:
> >
> > I want to build and publish a site for public consumption.
> >
> > I want a local folder full of HTML reports for my review as a developer.
> > For example, JaCoCo, PMD, SpotBugs, Checkstyle. Yes, I could look at the
> > raw output from each plugin and I do that as well. If that raw output,
> > usually XML is human readable enough, I might not need the HTML.
> >
> > All of this to say that there is still value in the whole stack IMO and
> it
> > would be a shame to lose it.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 18:14 Tamás Cservenák <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Howdy,
> > >
> > > So, here is "stage No1" that pretty much already delivers what existing
> > > site had:
> > > https://github.com/jaxen-xpath/jaxen/pull/145
> > >
> > > Point is: before, it was two runs to build and site (and took a total
> of
> > 2
> > > minutes), while now it is 10 seconds more than "build artifacts" (35
> > sec).
> > >
> > > To build it: mvn clean install -P site
> > >
> > > Just to clear up: I am NOT promoting JBake nor any other static site
> > > generator, this was just an exercise to see if we can do simple maven
> > sites
> > > without site plugin.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > > T
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 7:28 PM Tamás Cservenák <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Howdy,
> > > >
> > > > I am pretty much convinced it can do all that site is able to do.
> > > > Let's see the jaxen conversion result once done.
> > > >
> > > > Also, this would not push anything, I always wrote (at least intended
> > to)
> > > > "static site tool is left at discretion of user", I just mentioned
> > JBake
> > > as
> > > > something that can buy out functionality of the maven-site-plugin,
> > that's
> > > > all.
> > > >
> > > > T
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 7:25 PM Benjamin Marwell <
> [email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Please do NOT consider jbake.
> > > >> We (shiro team) ported the page to jbake, and it is really a mess.
> > > >> Many things are not supported which can easily be done in other
> static
> > > >> site generators.
> > > >> There is absolutely no progress. No java.time support. JSON/YAML
> > > >> support is broken and needs a lot of workarounds.
> > > >>
> > > >> Look at the repo and build it yourself -- the amount of javadoc will
> > > >> take very long to process.
> > > >> https://github.com/apache/shiro-site
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Am Mi., 16. Nov. 2022 um 13:21 Uhr schrieb Tamás Cservenák
> > > >> <[email protected]>:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Howdy,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I am pretty much sure your site could be pretty much "transported"
> > to
> > > >> use
> > > >> > jbake-maven-plugin instead of maven-site-plugin.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I am aware of the long history of the Maven project, being here
> > since
> > > >> 2006,
> > > >> > but still...
> > > >> > I don't think what I propose is "build a lamborghini instead of a
> > ford
> > > >> > pickup".
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I see it more like "let's replace the ford battery, but given how
> > old
> > > it
> > > >> > is, we have
> > > >> > only aftermarket parts for it".
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Now that you have shown your site, let me try to de-site it, just
> as
> > > an
> > > >> > experiment...
> > > >> > as I never tried this before....
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Will do it here
> > > >> > https://github.com/cstamas/jaxen
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks
> > > >> > T
> > > >> >
> > > >> > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 1:08 PM Elliotte Rusty Harold <
> > > >> [email protected]>
> > > >> > wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > I like some parts of this. I don't agree with others. I agree
> that
> > > >> > > maven site isn't competitive with other site builders, but that
> > was
> > > >> > > never really its purpose. I think it's OK for generating  a site
> > > for a
> > > >> > > Maven project. I wouldn't expect it to be used for anything
> else.
> > > As a
> > > >> > > maintainer of one such site <http://www.cafeconleche.org/jaxen/
> >
> > it
> > > >> > > would be very inconvenient for me if this plugin disappeared or
> > > >> > > changed in a major way.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > The old site design just works. We don't need so-called modern,
> > > >> > > responsive sites. For our purposes — documenting code — the 20
> > year
> > > >> > > old classic HTML we use is just fine. In fact, I'd say it's
> > superior
> > > >> > > to modern designs as implemented in practice.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > I do wish Maven hadn't gone its own way with NIH components like
> > > >> > > Plexus, APT, and Doxia that are all essentially used today by
> > maven
> > > >> > > and no one else. However in fairness this all happened twenty
> > years
> > > >> > > ago when alternatives that have become de facto standards was
> not
> > > >> > > obviously better or simply did not exist. We should modernize
> our
> > > >> > > dependencies where possible, but I don't think a rewrite is
> worth
> > > the
> > > >> > > effort and I would oppose anything that broke existing sites,
> > links,
> > > >> > > and workflows.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > When counting "wasted engineering hours spent on it", these are
> at
> > > >> > > least a couple of orders of magnitude lower than would be spent
> > on a
> > > >> > > radical replacement of the sort being proposed. It's like
> > proposing
> > > we
> > > >> > > build a new Lamborghini to save the money we spend on oil
> changes
> > > for
> > > >> > > our 2002 Ford pickup. Of course this is open source, so if
> anyone
> > > has
> > > >> > > the time and money to spend  on an alternative site plugin that
> > > >> > > scratches their itch, by all means they can do it. However this
> > > should
> > > >> > > be a new plugin projects can adopt or not at a time that's
> > > convenient
> > > >> > > for them. It should not replace the existing plugin so many
> > projects
> > > >> > > already use.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 5:19 AM Tamás Cservenák <
> > > [email protected]>
> > > >> > > wrote:
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Howdy,
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > This is really just a brainstorming thread I'd like to spin,
> > > >> regarding
> > > >> > > > Maven Site stuff.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Again, the message is in wiki
> > > >> > > >
> > > >>
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/Quo+Vadis+Maven+Site
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > But I would like to make discussion happen here on dev ML.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Thanks
> > > >> > > > T
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > --
> > > >> > > Elliotte Rusty Harold
> > > >> > > [email protected]
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
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