Suggestions for partial builds using exclude patterns

[slhck]

I have docs set up for different tools, and my nav may look like this:

nav:
  - Tool1:
    - index.md
    - Introduction: tool1/introduction.md
  - Tool2:
    - index.md
    - Introduction: tool2/introduction.md

I usually build the docs with all of these tools, but for some use cases I might want to only build a part of the docs, e.g. for one tool only, or with one removed.

I came across https://github.com/apenwarr/mkdocs-exclude which does part of the job; it removes the files for, say, tool2 completely for the docs. However, the nav entry is still present.

is there any plugin or solution that could modify the nav in-place so that the exclude patterns are also pruned from the navigation tree?

[squidfunk]

We're actively working on solving orchestration for consolidated builds (see our latest blog post), including versioning, multi-language support, and multi-project builds in any constellation. We'll announce it here, once we've something to show ☺️

[slhck]

Thanks, interesting developments!

I was toying around with a script that modifies the nav before building, but it's a horrible hack.

I think https://github.com/DariuszPorowski/mkdocs-file-filter-plugin may be closest to what I need.