Utilize utility script during actions (#68)

- Update README to reflect these changes

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Check for missing / broken links in the *.md files prior to building the website
       - name: Check Documentation Links
-        run: dotnet DocLinkChecker -v -f .github/workflows/DocLinkChecker.config
+        run: .\docfx-utils.ps1 -d
 
       - name: Setup DocFX
         run: dotnet tool restore
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         run: .\Setup.ps1
 
       - name: Build Documentation
-        run: .\build.ps1 --logLevel Warning --warningsAsErrors
+        run: .\docfx-utils.ps1 -b
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

README.md

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ dotnet DocLinkChecker -v -f .github/workflows/DocLinkChecker.config
 
 If the above command fails because "you must install or update .NET", follow the URL from the failed command's output or [this one](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0/runtime?cid=getdotnetcore&os=windows&arch=x64) to download and install .NET runtime 6. Dotnet supports simultaneous installation of several .NET runtime versions, and version 6 is required to run the DocLinkChecker.
 
-The above set of commands can also be run using the `docfx-util.ps1` Powershell script. Specifically, run `./docfx-util.ps1 -d` in the repo's root directory. 
+The above set of commands can also be run using the `docfx-utils.ps1` Powershell script. Specifically, run `./docfx-utils.ps1 -d` in the repo's root directory to run DocLinkChecker, and run `./docfx-utils.ps1 -b` to build the site. 
 
 To run the next command, install [Lychee](https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee?tab=readme-ov-file) by following [these instructions](https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee?tab=readme-ov-file#installation). If you are use Windows and download a Lychee executable, amend the below command according to the location and version of your Lychee executable, and run it.
 
@@ -91,25 +91,26 @@ To run the next command, install [Lychee](https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee?
 
 If you use a different operating systems and a different methods of installation, the above command might require additional amendments. 
 
-The above command can also be run using the `docfx-util.ps1` Powershell script. Specifically, run `./docfx-util.ps1 -l <path/to/lychee.exe>` in the repo's root directory. 
+The above command can also be run using the `docfx-utils.ps1` Powershell script. Specifically, run `./docfx-utils.ps1 -l <path/to/lychee.exe>` in the repo's root directory. 
 
-All three link-checking commands can be run with the following command: `./docfx-util.ps1 -a` in the repo's root directory. This command additionally cleans remaining artifacts from past builds before performing all the link-checking commands. This is the most robust and expedient way to confirm that the repo will pass the link checks when pushed. 
+All three link-checking commands can be run with the following command: `./docfx-utils.ps1 -a` in the repo's root directory. This command additionally cleans remaining artifacts from past builds before performing all the link-checking commands. This is the most robust and expedient way to confirm that the repo will pass the link checks when pushed. 
 
 ### docfx-utils.ps1
 
 This is summary of docfx-utils.ps1 list members. They are described above, but they are also described below for ease-of-finding:
 
 - `docfx-utils.ps1 -c` cleans cached files/removes artifacts from previous builds.
 - `docfx-utils.ps1 -b` exports SVGs and builds the docs.
-- `docfx-utils.ps1 -l <path/to/lychee.exe>` checks for broken/missing links and references.
+- `docfx-utils.ps1 -d` check the markdown files for broken references using DocLinkChecker.
+- `docfx-utils.ps1 -l <path/to/lychee.exe>` checks for broken/missing links and references using lychee.
 - `docfx-utils.ps1 -a <path/to/lychee.exe>` performs all of the above steps.
 
 `docfx-utils.ps1 -l` and `docfx-utils.ps1 -a` will not run without a path to a lychee executable.   
 
 > [!NOTE]  
 > The docfx-utils.ps1 script (.ps1 PowerShell scripts in general) must be run in PowerShell.
 
-These commands do not serve the docs. Serve them by running `dotnet docfx serve`.
+These commands do not serve the docs. Serve them by running `dotnet docfx serve _site`. Note that this will not work if the documentation website has not been previously built. If the SVGs have been created, but the `_site` folder is empty and the only option that needs to be run is building the documentation pages, run `dotnet docfx --serve` to build the pages and automatically serve them.
 
 ## `dotnet docfx`
 
@@ -172,15 +173,15 @@ If local html pages don't appear to be updating, hard refresh website pages in b
 If there are discrepancies between local and remote builds:
 
 * Confirm local and remote docfx versions are consistent. This inconsistency can occur when, for example, running `docfx` instead of `dotnet docfx` or running `dotnet tool restore --configfile <configfile>` on another config file other than the one in this repo.
-* Clear any locally cached files that aren't available remotely. Such files exist in the `api` directory (though care to not delete the `.gitignore` in that directory), the `_site` directory, and the workflows directory. Run `./docfx-util.ps1 -c` to clean artifacts from previous builds. 
+* Clear any locally cached files that aren't available remotely. Such files exist in the `api` directory (though care to not delete the `.gitignore` in that directory), the `_site` directory, and the workflows directory. Run `./docfx-utils.ps1 -c` to clean artifacts from previous builds. 
 
 ## Docs Maintainability
 
 ### Creating Edited Screenshots
 
 There are webpages with edited screenshots of Bonsai. The source material (.xcf GIMP files) belongs in the img-src directory for ease of maintenance. The headers below describe how you can quickly create a new screenshot.
 
-To take the screenshot (in Windows), use the `Windows+Shift+S` hotkey, select the `Window` option, and select the window you would like to screenshot. Cris's preference is to take a screenshot against a grey background (e.g. Cris creates a (R: 127, G: 127, B: 127) background in GIMP) because some of the background makes it into the screenshot.
+To take the screenshot (in Windows), use the `Windows+Shift+S` hotkey, select the `Window` option, and select the window you would like to screenshot. The preference is to take a screenshot against a grey background (e.g. create a (R: 127, G: 127, B: 127) background in GIMP) because some of the background makes it into the screenshot.
 
 #### Bonsai Package Manager Screenshot Edits
 

docfx-utils.ps1

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-
 [CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding=$false)]
 param 
 (
     [parameter(mandatory=$false)][switch][Alias("c")]$clean,
     [parameter(mandatory=$false)][switch][Alias("b")]$build,
+    [parameter(mandatory=$false)][switch][Alias("d")]$doclinkchecker,
     [parameter(mandatory=$false)][string][Alias("l")]$linkcheck,
     [parameter(mandatory=$false)][string][Alias("a")]$all
 )
 
 # this is called removeartifacts instead of clean because clean might be already mean something in powershell?
 function removeartifacts
 {
-    $deletePaths = ".\workflows\**\*.svg", ".\api\*.yml", ".\api\.manifest", ".\_site\", ".\_raw\", ".\_view\"
+    $deletePaths = ".\workflows\**\*.svg", ".\workflows\**\*.bonsai.layout", ".\api\*.yml", ".\api\.manifest", ".\_site\", ".\_raw\", ".\_view\"
     foreach($deletePath in $deletePaths){if (Test-Path $deletePath){Remove-Item $deletePath -Recurse}}
     Write-Output ""
 }
@@ -21,19 +21,25 @@ function build{.\build.ps1 --logLevel Warning --warningsAsErrors}
 function linkcheck 
 {
     param($lycheePath)
-    Write-Output "`nRunning DocLinkChecker... (step one)"
-    Write-Output "------------------------------------------`n"
-    dotnet DocLinkChecker -v -f .github/workflows/DocLinkChecker.config
-    Write-Output "`nRunning lychee... (step two)"
+    Write-Output "`nRunning lychee..."
     Write-Output "------------------------------------------`n"
     Invoke-Expression "& `"$lycheePath`" --no-progress --base _site --exclude ^https://github\.com.*merge.* --exclude ^https://github\.com.*apiSpec.* '_site/**/*.html'"
     Write-Output "`n"
 }
 
+function doclinkchecker
+{
+    Write-Output "`nRunning DocLinkChecker..."
+    Write-Output "------------------------------------------`n"
+    dotnet DocLinkChecker -v -f .github/workflows/DocLinkChecker.config
+}
+
 if ($clean){removeartifacts}
 
 if ($build){build}
 
+if ($doclinkchecker){doclinkchecker}
+
 if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("linkcheck")){linkcheck($linkcheck)}
 
 if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("all"))
@@ -48,8 +54,10 @@ if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("all"))
     Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
     build
     Write-Output "`------------------------------------------"
-    Write-Output "Running linkchecks... (two step process)"
+    Write-Output "Running linkchecks..."
     Write-Output "------------------------------------------"
     Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+    doclinkchecker
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
     linkcheck($all)
-}
+}