whisky-book

Documentation for Whisky.

Please read ALL STEPS before contributing.

How to Contribute

1. Clone into the repository

   git clone https://github.com/Whisky-App/whisky-book.git
   

2. cd into the directory

   cd whisky-book
   

3. Install rust
4. Install mdbook and the required preprocessors

   cargo install mdbook
   cargo install mdbook-alerts
   cargo install mdbook-template
   cargo install mdbook-last-changed
   

5. Install Node.js. You can also install it through Homebrew with brew install node.
6. You can preview changes to the book with mdbook serve --open

Adding Game Pages:

0. Standards to uphold:

   • Ensure proper grammar, capitalization, spelling, spacing, and general professionalism. Jokes and such are allowed, but lets prioritize helping others before all else.
   • Ensure accuracy. Don't upload misleading information, false reports, guesses, or improper research.
   • Cite your sources. Found a guide from somewhere else? Found a solution or other thing online? Provide a link in your page. This isn't a requirement that's going to get your PR rejected, but simply one that future-proofs things and ensures that if a game suddenly breaks, we can check our sources and see if there are any updates to the solutions found.
   • Document the installation process and any errors that arise during the installation. If installation fails, set installs=No in the Ratings template.
   • Document whether a program opens by setting opens=Yes in the Ratings template. A program is considered "open" if it launches the title screen or main menu. Dialog messages don't count as a program "opening". Write down all issues that you have noticed while playing a title under a > [!WARNING] heading.
   • Add status ratings to your game based on the following scale. We leave this up to general author interpretation, but please make sure you're still following these general guidelines:

   Status	Description
   Platinum	Game without any defects and runs perfectly.
   Gold	Game can be configured to run perfectly and without any defects.
   Silver	Game requires some configuration to run and or has minor defects.
   Bronze	Game is very difficult to get working and or has severe in-game issues that limit playability.
   Garbage	Game is unplayable.

1. Create a new markdown file in ~/whisky-book/src/game-support with the name of the game.

   • Format your file in all lowercase, using only alphabetical, numerical, and dash characters. Do not use abbreviations as they mess up titles ordering with an exception of goty which stands for "Game of the Year" and is used among many titles and known as a standard. Use a dash sign (-) everytime a space occurs in the original title. Replace roman numerals with arabic ones to distinguish words from numbers. Do not insert any articles in a markdown file name (a, the). Remember to match a filename with a full game title (eg. from Steam) using above exceptions and restrictions. If a game is not listed on Steam then add the store/page name at the very end of the file like <some-game>-gog i.e:

   Diablo IV (Battle.net) -> diablo-4-battle-net
   Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved -> geomatry-wars-3-de.md
   Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain -> metal-gear-solid-5-phantom-pain.md
   Persona 3 Reload -> persona-3-reload.md
   Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order -> star-wars-jedi-fo.md
   Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus -> wolfenstein-2-new-colossus.md
   

2. Add the following template to your markdown file. Ensure that the game name you enter at the beginning of the file matches Steam or other store listing name fully, including capitalization. However remove any character that is not an ASCII printable character. You can find the allowed characters list here.

   # <Full Game Name Here>
   
   {{#template ../templates/rating.md status=<status> installs=<Yes/No> opens=<Yes/No>}}
   

   If your game is a Steam game, add this text at the bottom of the page. You can find the Steam ID of a game by going to it's Steam page. It will be the number in the URL bar between /app/ and /<game name>/.

   {{#template ../templates/steam.md id=<steam_id>}}
   

   Ensure that you're replacing the <> tags with the proper values in order to comply with the wiki layout. Below is an example of what Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will look like, and what it will look like on the wiki.

   # Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
   
   {{#template ../templates/rating.md status=Gold installs=Yes opens=Yes}}
   
   ## Setup
   
   - Install in Steam as normal.
   - In Whisky, find `SwGame-Win64-Shipping.exe` in the Program list and run it.
   
   {{#template ../templates/steam.md id=1172380}}
   
   

   

3. Run the generate script with ./scripts/generate.mjs to update SUMMARY.md. This will also make the game appear in the sidebar of the book.

4. Run ./scripts/lint.mjs to ensure that your changes are properly formatted.

You MUST run BOTH the generate and lint commands before creating a PR. Your PR will not (and can not) be merged until you do this.

5. Create a pull request detailing the changes you made. Ensure that it's consise, yet readable and coherent.
   • You will need to create a fork of whisky-book and push your changes there before creating a PR. Once you've done that, then you can submit a PR to merge your fork with main.
6. Sit back, wait for PR reviews, and make changes as necessary.

Have any questions about this process or anything Whisky-related? Stop by the Discord and ask us a question! We're more than happy to help.

Please do not ping Isaac for general support or requests to view your PR. He is a busy person, has likely seen what you have said/submitted, and will reply when he can.