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This PR implements a complete modular documentation system that allows organizing markdown files in a hierarchical folder structure with beautiful, responsive presentation.

🚀 What's New

Flexible File Organization

  • Nested folder support: Create documentation hierarchies like /docs/tutorials/web-development/first-website.md
  • Automatic route generation: Every markdown file becomes accessible at /docs/path/to/file
  • Frontmatter metadata: Support for title, description, date, author, and difficulty level

Beautiful Presentation

  • Syntax-highlighted code blocks with language detection (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, etc.)
  • Responsive design that works seamlessly on mobile and desktop
  • Dark mode integration matching the existing site theme
  • Professional typography optimized for technical documentation

Intuitive Navigation

  • Breadcrumb navigation showing the current document's location
  • Previous/Next links for sequential reading
  • Hierarchical content tree on the documentation index page
  • Recent updates section highlighting the latest content

Developer Experience

  • Static generation: All pages pre-built at build time for optimal performance
  • TypeScript support with full type safety
  • ESLint compliance with strict coding standards
  • Easy content creation: Just add markdown files and they're automatically integrated

📁 Sample Content Included

The system comes with comprehensive sample documentation:

  • Introduction: Welcome guide explaining the club and community
  • Getting Started: New member onboarding with tool setup instructions
  • Web Development Tutorial: Step-by-step guide to building your first website
  • AI Tools Guide: How to use GitHub Copilot for enhanced productivity
  • Resource Collection: Curated list of tools, websites, and learning materials

🛠 Technical Implementation

  • Next.js dynamic routing with [...slug].tsx for catch-all documentation routes
  • Gray-matter for frontmatter parsing and metadata extraction
  • React-markdown with GitHub Flavored Markdown support
  • Automatic file system traversal for content discovery
  • Tailwind CSS styling with prose classes for optimal readability

📱 Screenshots

Documentation System

The screenshot shows the tutorial page with syntax-highlighted code blocks, breadcrumb navigation, metadata display, and professional typography that makes technical content easy to read and follow.

🎯 Usage

To add new documentation:

  1. Create markdown files in the /docs folder
  2. Use frontmatter for metadata:
    ---
    title: "Your Document Title"
    description: "Brief description"
    date: "2025-01-01"
    difficulty: "Beginner"
    ---
  3. Content automatically appears in navigation and is accessible at /docs/your-file-path

This system provides a solid foundation for the club's knowledge base and can easily scale as more content is added.

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@makaip makaip marked this pull request as ready for review September 10, 2025 00:15
@makaip makaip merged commit eb727ee into main Sep 10, 2025
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@makaip makaip deleted the copilot/fix-52bf645f-5035-4ed4-adb2-5612cf12ef45 branch September 10, 2025 00:16
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Implementation of a Modular Markdown System for Documentation Implement Modular Markdown Documentation System for FAU Coding Club Sep 10, 2025
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