xanadu-sphinx-theme 0.1.0

Sphinx theme for Xanadu open-source Python packages

The Xanadu Sphinx Theme (XST) is a Sphinx theme used for open-source Xanadu software projects.

A fork of the Guzzle Sphinx theme, the theme has the following features:

• Responsive. Fluid layout that automatically adjusts for phone, tablet, and computer screens.

• LaTeX Macros. Comes with built-in support for MathJAX and common predefined quantum optics LaTeX macros.

• Cohesive Design. Unifies the appearance of all Xanadu Sphinx documentation.

Installation

The Xanadu Sphinx Theme requires Python 3.7 or later. The latest version of the XST can be installed directly from the GitHub repository using pip:

pip install git+https://github.com/XanaduAI/xanadu-sphinx-theme

For use on Read the Docs, add the following to your doc/requirements.txt file:

git+git://github.com/XanaduAI/xanadu-sphinx-theme#egg=xanadu-sphinx-theme

Getting Started

Once installed, simply add or modify the following variables of your Sphinx conf.py configuration file to start using the Xanadu Sphinx Theme:

html_theme = "xanadu"

html_sidebars = {
    "**" : [
        "searchbox.html",
        "globaltoc.html",
    ]
}

html_theme_options = {
    "navbar_name": "Example Project",
    "navbar_logo_colour": "#123456",

    "navbar_home_link": "https://example.com",

    "navbar_left_links": [
        {
            "name": "Tutorials",
            "href": "https://example.com/tutorials",
        },
        {
            "name": "Install",
            "href": "install.html",
        },
        {
            "name": "Documentation",
            "href": "index.html",
            "active": True,
        }
    ],

    "navbar_right_links": [
        {
            "name": "FAQ",
            "href": "https://example.com/faq.html",
            "icon": "fas fa-question",
        },
        {
            "name": "GitHub",
            "href": "https://github.com/XanaduAI/example",
            "icon": "fab fa-github",
        }
    ],

    "extra_copyrights": [
        "TensorFlow, the TensorFlow logo, and any related marks are "
        "trademarks of Google Inc."
    ],

    "google_analytics_tracking_id": "UA-116279123-2",

    "prev_next_button_colour": "#b13a59",
    "prev_next_button_hover_colour": "#712b3d",
    "toc_marker_colour": "#b13a59",
    "table_header_background_colour": "#ffdce5",
    "border_colour": "#b13a59",
    "text_accent_colour": "#b13a59",
}

Configuration

The Xanadu Sphinx Theme supports the following options. These should be added to the html_theme_options dictionary in your conf.py file.

google_analytics_tracking_id

Google Analytics tracking ID to enable website analytics.

Navigation Bar

The following options customize the appearance of the navigation bar.

navbar_name

Name of the project to appear in the navigation bar.

navbar_wordmark_path

Path to the project wordmark to appear in the navigation bar. Specifying this option will replace the project name in the navigation bar. Eventually, this option will be removed in favour of navbar_name for the sake of consistency.

navbar_logo_path

Path to the project logo that appears in the navigation bar. Defaults to _static/xanadu_logo.svg which points to the generated Xanadu (X) logo logo (see navbar_logo_colour).

navbar_logo_colour

Colour of the auto-generated Xanadu (X) logo (available at _static/xanadu_logo.svg). Defaults to #000000 (i.e., black).

navbar_home_link

Link that is opened when the name or logo on the navigation bar is clicked. Defaults to index.html.

navbar_left_links

Links on the LHS of the navigation bar in the form of a list of dictionaries with the "name", "href", and optionally, "active" keys.

navbar_right_links

Links on the RHS of the navigation bar in the form of a list of dictionaries with the "name" and "href" keys.

Footer

The following options customize the appearance of the footer.

extra_copyrights

List of extra copyright notices to place in the footer.

Style Colours

The following options allow the colours of various theme elements to be altered. These should be fully qualified CSS color specifiers such as #004B6B or #444.

border_colour

Border colour of accent rules and table headers.

code_colour

Colour of code blocks and teletype text. Defaults to #8D1A38.

prev_next_button_colour and prev_next_button_hover_colour

Colours of the “Next” and “Previous” navigation buttons located at the bottom of most pages.

table_header_background_colour

Background colour of table headers.

text_accent_colour

Accent colour for text such as download links.

toc_marker_colour

Colour of the marker beside the current ToC entry.

Directives

The Xanadu Sphinx Theme implements the custom Sphinx directives listed below. For more information, consult the relevant Python module in the directives package.

Community Card

<No example is available yet.>

Details

.. details::
    :title: Usage Details

    In general, the block takes D parameters and **must** have the following signature:

    .. code-block:: python

        unitary(parameter1, parameter2, ... parameterD, wires)

    For a block with multiple parameters, ``n_params_block`` is equal to the number of parameters in ``block``.
    For a block with a single parameter, ``n_params_block`` is equal to the length of the parameter array.

Gallery Item

.. gallery-item::
    :description: :doc:`AmplitudeEmbedding <../code/api/pennylane.AmplitudeEmbedding>`
    :figure: _static/templates/embeddings/amplitude.png

Index Card

.. index-card::
    :name: Using PennyLane
    :link: introduction/pennylane.html
    :description: A guided tour of the core features of PennyLane

Related Demo

<No example is available yet.>

Title Card

.. title-card::
    :name: 'lightning.qubit'
    :description: A fast state-vector qubit simulator written in C++
    :link: devices.html

YouTube Video

<No example is available yet.>

Support

• Source Code: https://github.com/XanaduAI/xanadu-sphinx-theme

• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/XanaduAI/xanadu-sphinx-theme/issues

If you are having issues, please let us know by posting the issue on our Github issue tracker.

License

The Xanadu Sphinx Theme is free and open source, released under the Apache License, Version 2.0.