better separation for block image task

.github/workflows/docs.yml

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
+      - name: Export Block Images
+        run: npm run export:block-images
+
       - name: Export Block Definitions to Markdown
         run: npm run docs:export
 

export.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { spawn, spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'
-import { copyFileSync, cpSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { copyFileSync, cpSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs'
 
 import { cleanDir, write, totalBytesWritten } from "./export_util.js"
 import DefinitionSet from '#src/definitions/definition_set.js'
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const
   definitions = await DefinitionSet.load(),
 
   exporters = {
+    // Build the Blockly application itself
     "app": async (destination="export") => {
 
       // clear the export directory
@@ -34,13 +35,13 @@ const
       })
     },
 
+    // Build the documentation for the Blockly application
     "docs": async () => {
-      // allow option to skip image generation
-      const skipImages = taskArgs.includes("skipImages")
-      if(!skipImages) {
-        await exporters.blockImages()
-        cleanDir("docs/block_images")
-        cpSync("tmp/block_images/images", "docs/block_images", { recursive: true })
+      // TODO: check and warn if block images haven't been generated
+      if(!existsSync("docs/block_images/action_root.png")) {
+        console.log("Block images missing from docs/block_images!")
+        console.log("Run: `npm run export:block-images` before exporting the docs")
+        process.exit(1)
       }
 
       await exporters.app("docs/blockly")
@@ -54,18 +55,9 @@ const
       })
     },
 
+    // Build the documentation but only touch files that have changed
+    // This is good to pair with a process that watches files for changes
     "docs-incremental": async () => {
-      // allow option to skip image generation
-      // const skipImages = taskArgs.includes("skipImages")
-      // if(!skipImages) {
-      //   await exporters.blockImages()
-      //   cleanDir("docs/block_images")
-      //   cpSync("tmp/block_images/images", "docs/block_images", { recursive: true })
-      // }
-
-      // await exporters.app("docs/blockly")
-      // cleanDir("docs/blocks")
-
       await exportTo("docs", definitions, exportItem => {
         exportItem.blockIndex("blocks/index.md")
         exportItem.blockPages()
@@ -73,31 +65,40 @@ const
       })
     },
 
-    "blockImages": async () => {
-      const destination = "tmp/block_images"
-      cleanDir(destination)
-      cleanDir(`${destination}/images`)
+    // Create png images of all blocks by:
+    // - creating a temporary app with no toolbox and all blocks on the workspace
+    // - serving that application
+    // - driving a browser to it with Cypress
+    // - right clicking on each block and clicking "download image"
+    "blockImages": async (imageDestination="docs/block_images") => {
+      const tmpAppDestination = "tmp/block_images_app"
+      cleanDir(tmpAppDestination)
 
       // export a special app with no toolbox, all blocks on workspace
-      await exportTo(destination, definitions, exportItem => {
+      await exportTo(tmpAppDestination, definitions, exportItem => {
         exportItem.workspaceAllBlocks("workspace.json")
-        write(`${destination}/toolbox.json`, "null")
+        write(`${tmpAppDestination}/toolbox.json`, "null")
         exportItem.blocks("blocks.json")
         exportItem.script("blockly_app.js")
         // TODO: make a DocumentExporter for generating html wrappers
-        copyFileSync("src/exporters/document_templates/blockly_workspace.template.html", `${destination}/index.html`)
+        copyFileSync("src/exporters/document_templates/blockly_workspace.template.html", `${tmpAppDestination}/index.html`)
       })
 
-      // serve it
+      // serve the screenshot app
       console.log('Serving workspace for screenshots...')
-      const viteProcess = spawn("npx", ["vite", "serve", destination])
+      const viteProcess = spawn("npx", ["vite", "serve", tmpAppDestination])
+
+      // prepare the image location
+      cleanDir(imageDestination)
 
       // extract the screenshots
       console.log('Generating screenshots...')
-      spawnSync("npx", ["cypress", "run",
-        "--config", `downloadsFolder=${destination}/images`,
+      await spawnSync("npx", ["cypress", "run",
+        "--config", `downloadsFolder=${imageDestination}`,
         "--config-file", `cypress/cypress.config.js`,
-      ])
+        "--browser", "chromium",
+        "--spec", "cypress/e2e/block_images.cy.js",
+      ], { stdio: 'inherit' })
       console.log('Generation complete.')
 
       // kill the server
@@ -105,16 +106,19 @@ const
         console.log("Vite failed to exit gracefully")
         process.exit(1)
       }
+
       console.log('Server closed.')
     }
   },
   exporterNames = Object.keys(exporters)
 
+// Look up the requested exporter
 if(!exporterNames.includes(toExport)) {
   console.error(`Export Error: No exporter found for: "${toExport}"\nValid exporters: "${exporterNames.join('", "')}"`)
   process.exit(1)
 }
 
+// Execute the export
 const startTime = Date.now()
 console.log(`\nStarting Export: ${toExport}`)
 console.log("=======================")
@@ -124,7 +128,8 @@ await exporter()
 
 const elapsed = Date.now() - startTime
 console.log("=======================")
-console.log(`🏁 Done. Wrote ${totalBytesWritten.toFixed(3)}k in ${elapsed}ms 🏁`)
+console.log(`🏁 Done (${elapsed}ms) 🏁`)
 
 
+// Bye!
 process.exit(0)

package.json

@@ -12,16 +12,17 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node dev_server.js",
+
     "test": "node --test",
     "test-watch": "node --test --watch",
     "test-snapshots": "node --test test/app/blocks/snapshots/block_snapshots_test.js",
     "test-update-snapshots": "node --test --test-update-snapshots test/app/blocks/snapshots/block_snapshots_test.js",
     "lint": "eslint src/",
     "lint-export": "eslint export/",
+
     "export:app": "node export.js app",
-    "build": "npm run export:app && vite build",
-    "build-all-branches": "node build_all_branches.js",
-    "preview": "npm run build && vite preview",
+    "export:block-images": "node export.js blockImages",
+
     "docs:export": "node export.js docs",
     "docs:dev": "vitepress dev docs",
     "docs:build": "vitepress build docs",