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Polyglot documentation sites must unify output from multiple generators

technicalwriting.dev 8 min read Editor score 6/10

Projects with libraries in multiple languages often combine separate API-doc generators while keeping the site’s appearance and search consistent; the author outlines two possible structures. Teams maintaining multi-language SDKs can use this as a starting point for documentation architecture.

What: Polyglot documentation sites combine outputs from language-specific API reference generators into one cohesive docs site.
How: One strategy transforms generator output for the main docs format; Breathe parses Doxygen XML for Sphinx, but glue can slow builds and fail silently.
Why it matters: Preserving generator-specific detail and familiar UX matters when integrating API documentation across languages.

Breathe transforms Doxygen XML into API reference content that Sphinx can use. Sketched from the article's own text.

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