Preparing the Build for the First Beta of v2.2 (#149)

* Setting up 2.2.0b1

* Added version history for beta

* Changed the phrasing in the docs

* Added further docs about extending the template library

* Rephrased redundant grammar

* Added all pull request links to version history

* Update __init__.py

Author: jrg94

docs/docs/template-api.rst

@@ -26,7 +26,15 @@ Templates
 
 The template library is humble but growing. Feel free
 to share your ideas for templates on the project page
-or `Discord <https://discord.gg/Jhmtj7Z>`_. Otherwise,
+or `Discord <https://discord.gg/Jhmtj7Z>`_. If you'd
+like to help create templates, the interface is 
+available for subclassing. Your templates can either
+be included directly in snakemd, or you're free
+to create your own template library by importing
+snakemd. In the former case, the template should
+make use of the Python standard library only and not
+make use of any external dependencies. In the latter 
+case, that restriction does not apply. With that said,
 the existing templates can be found below.
 
 TableOfContents

docs/version-history.rst

@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ as follows:
 v2.x
 ----
 
+* v2.2.0b1 [:pr:`#140`, :pr:`#142`, :pr:`#143`, :pr:`#144`, :pr:`#145`, :pr:`#146`, :pr:`#149`]
+
+  * Expanded the Element requirements to include :code:`__repr__()` for developer friendly strings
+  * Reworked logging system to take advantage of lazy loading and new :code:`__repr__()` methods
+  * Expanded testing to verify the :code:`__repr__()` strings can be used as Python code
+  * Added a handful of getter methods to dissuade folks from using protected members of classes
+  * Fixed jQuery issues in documentation
+  * Incorporated linting (specifically pylint) in development workflow
+  * Updated changelog string for consistency on PyPI
+  * Introduced concept of lazy loading for templates to allow for processing of document contents at render time
+  * Broke existing behavior of a handful of utilities: 
+  
+    * Changed the :code:`dir` parameter to :code:`directory` for :code:`dump()` method of :code:`Document` to eliminate shadowing of built-in :code:`dir` 
+    * Removed :code:`doc` parameter of :code:`TableOfContents` constructor in preference of new lazy loading system of templates
+
 * v2.1.0 [:pr:`136`]
 
   * Migrated build system from setup.py to poetry

pyproject.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "SnakeMD"
 description = "A markdown generation library for Python."
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.2.0b1"
 license = "MIT"
 
 authors = [

snakemd/__init__.py

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 The SnakeMD module is the root module of the snakemd
 system. It imports all classes to be used directly
 through snakemd, so users don't need to know
-the underlying directory structure. Likewise, 
+the underlying directory structure. Likewise,
 directory structure can be changed in future iterations
-of the project without affecting users. 
+of the project without affecting users.
 """
 
 from .document import *

snakemd/templates.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def load(self, elements: list[Element]) -> None:
 
 class TableOfContents(Template):
     """
-    A Table of Contents is an block containing an ordered list
+    A Table of Contents is an element containing an ordered list
     of all the `<h2>` headings in the document by default. A range can be
     specified to customize which headings (e.g., `<h3>`) are included in
     the table of contents. This element can be placed anywhere in the document.