Auto-generate example gallery

examples/readme.md

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Example gallery
+## Example 01
+![](ex01.png)
+
+[Source](ex01.yml)
+
+
+## Example 02
+![](ex02.png)
+
+[Source](ex02.yml)
+
+
+## Example 03
+![](ex03.png)
+
+[Source](ex03.yml)
+
+
+## Example 04
+![](ex04.png)
+
+[Source](ex04.yml)
+
+

readme.md

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ WireViz is a simple yet flexible, YAML-based markup language for documenting cab
 
 _Note_: WireViz is not designed to represent the complete wiring of a system. Its main aim is to document the construction of individual wires and harnesses.
 
-## Demo
+## Examples
+
+### Demo 01
 
 [WireViz input file](examples/demo01.yml):
 
@@ -61,15 +63,20 @@ Output file:
 
 ![Sample output diagram](examples/demo01.png)
 
-[Example 2](examples/demo02.yml)
+### Demo 02
 
 ![](examples/demo02.png)
 
+[Source](examples/demo02.yml)
+
+### More examples
+
+See the [example gallery](examples/) and included readme file.
+
 ## Status
 
 This is very much a [work in progress](todo.md).
 
-
 ## License
 
 GNU GPLv3

src/batch.py

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 import wireviz
+import os
 
-# TODO: make examples (progressively more complex), batch process all of them
+readme = '../examples/readme.md'
-for i in range(1,3):
+readme = os.path.abspath(readme)
-    fn = '../examples/demo{:02d}.yml'.format(i)
+
-    print(fn)
+with open(readme, 'w') as file:
-    wireviz.parse(fn)
+    file.write('# Example gallery\n')
-for i in range(1,5):
+    for i in range(1,3):
-    fn = '../examples/ex{:02d}.yml'.format(i)
+        fn = '../examples/demo{:02d}.yml'.format(i)
-    print(fn)
+        print(fn)
-    wireviz.parse(fn)
+        wireviz.parse(fn)
+
+    for i in range(1,5):
+        fn = '../examples/ex{:02d}.yml'.format(i)
+        print(fn)
+        wireviz.parse(fn)
+
+        file.write('## Example {:02d}\n'.format(i))
+        file.write('![](ex{:02d}.png)\n\n'.format(i))
+        file.write('[Source](ex{:02d}.yml)\n\n\n'.format(i))