sbt plugin & preview server: allow to add custom renderers

build.sbt

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ import laika.format.Markdown.GitHubFlavor
 import laika.config.SyntaxHighlighting
 import sbt.Keys.crossScalaVersions
 import org.scalajs.linker.interface.ESVersion
+import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core.{
+  ProblemFilters,
+  MissingClassProblem,
+  ReversedMissingMethodProblem,
+  DirectMissingMethodProblem,
+  MissingTypesProblem
+}
 import Dependencies._
 
 inThisBuild(
@@ -157,7 +164,18 @@ lazy val preview = project.in(file("preview"))
   .dependsOn(core.jvm, io % "compile->compile;test->test", pdf)
   .settings(
     name := "laika-preview",
-    libraryDependencies ++= (http4s :+ munit)
+    libraryDependencies ++= (http4s :+ munit),
+    mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= Seq(
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem](
+        "laika.preview.ServerConfig.binaryRenderers"
+      ),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem](
+        "laika.preview.ServerConfig.withBinaryRenderers"
+      ),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("laika.preview.ServerConfig#Impl.this"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("laika.preview.ServerConfig#Impl.apply"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingTypesProblem]("laika.preview.ServerConfig$Impl$")
+    )
   )
 
 lazy val plugin = project.in(file("sbt"))
@@ -179,5 +197,14 @@ lazy val plugin = project.in(file("sbt"))
       io / publishLocal,
       pdf / publishLocal,
       preview / publishLocal
-    ).evaluated
+    ).evaluated,
+    mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= Seq(
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("laika.sbt.Tasks$OutputFormat"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("laika.sbt.Tasks$OutputFormat$"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("laika.sbt.Tasks$OutputFormat$AST$"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("laika.sbt.Tasks$OutputFormat$EPUB$"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("laika.sbt.Tasks$OutputFormat$HTML$"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("laika.sbt.Tasks$OutputFormat$PDF$"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("laika.sbt.Tasks$OutputFormat$XSLFO$")
+    )
   )

docs/src/02-running-laika/01-sbt-plugin.md

@@ -418,6 +418,40 @@ By default, the port is 4242, the poll interval is 3 seconds.
 With the `verbose` options the console will log all pages served.
 
 
+### Installing Additional Renderers
+
+The `laikaRenderers` setting holds the configurations for all of Laika's built-in renderers 
+and enables users to install their own or 3rd-party renderers.
+
+An example for installing a custom `indexFormat` renderer:
+
+```scala mdoc:compile-only
+import laika.ast.Path.Root
+import laika.api.format.*
+import laika.io.config.BinaryRendererConfig
+
+def indexFormat: TwoPhaseRenderFormat[Formatter, BinaryPostProcessor.Builder] = ???
+
+val artifact = laika.io.config.Artifact(
+  basePath = Root / "search",
+  suffix = "dat"
+)
+
+laikaRenderers += BinaryRendererConfig(
+  alias = "index",
+  format = indexFormat,
+  artifact = artifact,
+  includeInSite = true,
+  supportsSeparations = false
+)
+```
+
+With the configuration above, the search index can be generated by calling `laikaGenerate index`
+(or together with other formats in one transformation - e.g. `laikaGenerate html index`).
+
+When the includeInSite property is true, the index will also be generated when calling `laikaSite`. 
+
+
 ### Inspecting Laika's Configuration
 
 Run `show laikaDescribe` to get a formatted summary of the active configuration,

io/src/main/scala/laika/io/config/Artifact.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package laika.io.config
+
+import laika.ast.Path
+
+/** Represents an artifact with optional classifiers such as those used by binary renderers.
+  * The format is `<basePath><classifiers>.<suffix>` where `classifiers` is the empty string
+  * if the `classifiers` property is empty. Otherwise `classifiers` will be concatenated
+  * with `-` as separator and prefix.
+  */
+sealed abstract class Artifact private[config] {
+
+  /** The basePath for the artifact within the virtual tree, including the file name without suffix.
+    */
+  def basePath: Path
+
+  /** The classifiers to insert between basePath and suffix, with `-` as separator and prefix.
+    */
+  def classifiers: Seq[String]
+
+  /** The file suffix of the artifact.
+    */
+  def suffix: String
+
+  /** Returns a new Artifact with the specified classifiers applied.
+    */
+  def withClassifiers(cls: Seq[String]): Artifact
+
+  /** The full virtual Path for this Artifact, including all applied classifiers.
+    */
+  def fullPath: Path = {
+    val classifierString = if (classifiers.isEmpty) "" else classifiers.mkString("-", "-", "")
+    basePath.parent / (basePath.name + classifierString + "." + suffix)
+  }
+
+}
+
+object Artifact {
+
+  private final case class Impl(
+      basePath: Path,
+      suffix: String,
+      classifiers: Seq[String]
+  ) extends Artifact {
+    override def productPrefix = "Artifact"
+
+    def withClassifiers(cls: Seq[String]): Artifact = Impl(basePath, suffix, cls)
+  }
+
+  def apply(
+      basePath: Path,
+      suffix: String
+  ): Artifact = Impl(
+    basePath,
+    suffix,
+    Nil
+  )
+
+}

io/src/main/scala/laika/io/config/RendererConfig.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package laika.io.config
+
+import laika.api.format.{ BinaryPostProcessor, RenderFormat, TwoPhaseRenderFormat }
+
+/** Base trait for the configuration of renderers where the execution is not directly triggered by the user.
+  * Examples for such a scenario are the preview server and the sbt plugin
+  */
+sealed abstract class RendererConfig private[config] {
+
+  /** The alias that triggers the execution of this renderer when invoked from a command line.
+    *
+    * In the context of Laika's sbt plugin this would be in the format `laikaGenerate <alias>`.
+    */
+  def alias: String
+
+  /** Indicates whether this renderer should be executed alongside the HTML renderer when a site is generated.
+    *
+    * In the context of Laika's sbt plugin this means when `true`` the renderer will execute when `laikaSite` is invoked,
+    * and if `false` the renderer can only be invoked explicitly by using `laikaGenerate <alias>`.
+    */
+  def includeInSite: Boolean
+
+}
+
+/** Represents the configuration for a text renderer (of type `laika.api.format.RenderFormat`)
+  * to be used with the `laikaGenerate` and `laikaSite` tasks.
+  */
+sealed abstract class TextRendererConfig private extends RendererConfig {
+
+  /** The render format to be used with this renderer.
+    */
+  def format: RenderFormat[?]
+}
+
+/** Represents the configuration for a binary renderer
+  * (of type `laika.api.format.TwoPhaseRenderFormat`)
+  * to be used with the `laikaGenerate` and `laikaSite` tasks.
+  */
+sealed abstract class BinaryRendererConfig private extends RendererConfig {
+
+  /** The binary render format to be used with this renderer.
+    */
+  def format: TwoPhaseRenderFormat[?, BinaryPostProcessor.Builder]
+
+  /** The artifact to be produced by this renderer.
+    */
+  def artifact: Artifact
+
+  /** Indicates whether multiple different versions of the output with different
+    * classifiers in their name should be written in case the user
+    * has used the `@:select` directive in the input sources.
+    *
+    * For details about this directive, see
+    * [[https://typelevel.org/Laika/latest/07-reference/01-standard-directives.html#select Select Directive]]
+    * in the manual.
+    */
+  def supportsSeparations: Boolean
+}
+
+object TextRendererConfig {
+
+  private final case class Impl(
+      alias: String,
+      format: RenderFormat[?],
+      includeInSite: Boolean
+  ) extends TextRendererConfig {
+    override def productPrefix = "TextRendererConfig"
+  }
+
+  def apply(
+      alias: String,
+      format: RenderFormat[?],
+      includeInSite: Boolean
+  ): TextRendererConfig = Impl(
+    alias,
+    format,
+    includeInSite
+  )
+
+}
+
+object BinaryRendererConfig {
+
+  private final case class Impl(
+      alias: String,
+      format: TwoPhaseRenderFormat[?, BinaryPostProcessor.Builder],
+      artifact: Artifact,
+      includeInSite: Boolean,
+      supportsSeparations: Boolean
+  ) extends BinaryRendererConfig {
+    override def productPrefix = "BinaryRendererConfig"
+  }
+
+  def apply(
+      alias: String,
+      format: TwoPhaseRenderFormat[?, BinaryPostProcessor.Builder],
+      artifact: Artifact,
+      includeInSite: Boolean,
+      supportsSeparations: Boolean
+  ): BinaryRendererConfig = Impl(
+    alias,
+    format,
+    artifact,
+    includeInSite,
+    supportsSeparations
+  )
+
+}