Add page title override: {{#title My Title}}

guide/src/format/mdbook.md

@@ -192,3 +192,12 @@ Here is what a rendered code snippet looks like:
 {{#playground example.rs}}
 
 [Rust Playground]: https://play.rust-lang.org/
+
+## Controlling page \<title\>
+
+A chapter can set a \<title\> that is different from its entry in the table of
+contents (sidebar) by including a `\{{#title ...}}` near the top of the page.
+
+```hbs
+\{{#title My Title}}
+```

src/book/mod.rs

@@ -196,23 +196,20 @@ impl MDBook {
             }
         }
 
-        info!("Running the {} backend", renderer.name());
-        self.render(&preprocessed_book, renderer)?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn render(&self, preprocessed_book: &Book, renderer: &dyn Renderer) -> Result<()> {
         let name = renderer.name();
         let build_dir = self.build_dir_for(name);
 
-        let render_context = RenderContext::new(
+        let mut render_context = RenderContext::new(
             self.root.clone(),
-            preprocessed_book.clone(),
+            preprocessed_book,
             self.config.clone(),
             build_dir,
         );
+        render_context
+            .chapter_titles
+            .extend(preprocess_ctx.chapter_titles.borrow_mut().drain());
 
+        info!("Running the {} backend", renderer.name());
         renderer
             .render(&render_context)
             .with_context(|| "Rendering failed")

src/preprocess/links.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const MAX_LINK_NESTED_DEPTH: usize = 10;
 ///   This hides the lines from initial display but shows them when the reader expands the code
 ///   block and provides them to Rustdoc for testing.
 /// - `{{# playground}}` - Insert runnable Rust files
+/// - `{{# title}}` - Override \<title\> of a webpage.
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct LinkPreprocessor;
 
@@ -51,8 +52,15 @@ impl Preprocessor for LinkPreprocessor {
                         .map(|dir| src_dir.join(dir))
                         .expect("All book items have a parent");
 
-                    let content = replace_all(&ch.content, base, chapter_path, 0);
+                    let mut chapter_title = ch.name.clone();
+                    let content =
+                        replace_all(&ch.content, base, chapter_path, 0, &mut chapter_title);
                     ch.content = content;
+                    if chapter_title != ch.name {
+                        ctx.chapter_titles
+                            .borrow_mut()
+                            .insert(chapter_path.clone(), chapter_title);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -61,7 +69,13 @@ impl Preprocessor for LinkPreprocessor {
     }
 }
 
-fn replace_all<P1, P2>(s: &str, path: P1, source: P2, depth: usize) -> String
+fn replace_all<P1, P2>(
+    s: &str,
+    path: P1,
+    source: P2,
+    depth: usize,
+    chapter_title: &mut String,
+) -> String
 where
     P1: AsRef<Path>,
     P2: AsRef<Path>,
@@ -77,11 +91,17 @@ where
     for link in find_links(s) {
         replaced.push_str(&s[previous_end_index..link.start_index]);
 
-        match link.render_with_path(&path) {
+        match link.render_with_path(&path, chapter_title) {
             Ok(new_content) => {
                 if depth < MAX_LINK_NESTED_DEPTH {
                     if let Some(rel_path) = link.link_type.relative_path(path) {
-                        replaced.push_str(&replace_all(&new_content, rel_path, source, depth + 1));
+                        replaced.push_str(&replace_all(
+                            &new_content,
+                            rel_path,
+                            source,
+                            depth + 1,
+                            chapter_title,
+                        ));
                     } else {
                         replaced.push_str(&new_content);
                     }
@@ -116,6 +136,7 @@ enum LinkType<'a> {
     Include(PathBuf, RangeOrAnchor),
     Playground(PathBuf, Vec<&'a str>),
     RustdocInclude(PathBuf, RangeOrAnchor),
+    Title(&'a str),
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -185,6 +206,7 @@ impl<'a> LinkType<'a> {
             LinkType::Include(p, _) => Some(return_relative_path(base, &p)),
             LinkType::Playground(p, _) => Some(return_relative_path(base, &p)),
             LinkType::RustdocInclude(p, _) => Some(return_relative_path(base, &p)),
+            LinkType::Title(_) => None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -255,6 +277,9 @@ struct Link<'a> {
 impl<'a> Link<'a> {
     fn from_capture(cap: Captures<'a>) -> Option<Link<'a>> {
         let link_type = match (cap.get(0), cap.get(1), cap.get(2)) {
+            (_, Some(typ), Some(title)) if typ.as_str() == "title" => {
+                Some(LinkType::Title(title.as_str()))
+            }
             (_, Some(typ), Some(rest)) => {
                 let mut path_props = rest.as_str().split_whitespace();
                 let file_arg = path_props.next();
@@ -291,7 +316,11 @@ impl<'a> Link<'a> {
         })
     }
 
-    fn render_with_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, base: P) -> Result<String> {
+    fn render_with_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+        &self,
+        base: P,
+        chapter_title: &mut String,
+    ) -> Result<String> {
         let base = base.as_ref();
         match self.link_type {
             // omit the escape char
@@ -353,6 +382,10 @@ impl<'a> Link<'a> {
                     contents
                 ))
             }
+            LinkType::Title(title) => {
+                *chapter_title = title.to_owned();
+                Ok(String::new())
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -373,17 +406,17 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for LinkIter<'a> {
 
 fn find_links(contents: &str) -> LinkIter<'_> {
     // lazily compute following regex
-    // r"\\\{\{#.*\}\}|\{\{#([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_.\-:/\\\s]+)\}\}")?;
+    // r"\\\{\{#.*\}\}|\{\{#([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s*([^}]+)\}\}")?;
     lazy_static! {
         static ref RE: Regex = Regex::new(
-            r"(?x)                       # insignificant whitespace mode
-            \\\{\{\#.*\}\}               # match escaped link
-            |                            # or
-            \{\{\s*                      # link opening parens and whitespace
-            \#([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)            # link type
-            \s+                          # separating whitespace
-            ([a-zA-Z0-9\s_.\-:/\\\+]+)   # link target path and space separated properties
-            \s*\}\}                      # whitespace and link closing parens"
+            r"(?x)              # insignificant whitespace mode
+            \\\{\{\#.*\}\}      # match escaped link
+            |                   # or
+            \{\{\s*             # link opening parens and whitespace
+            \#([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)   # link type
+            \s+                 # separating whitespace
+            ([^}]+)             # link target path and space separated properties
+            \}\}                # link closing parens"
         )
         .unwrap();
     }
@@ -406,7 +439,21 @@ mod tests {
         ```hbs
         {{#include file.rs}} << an escaped link!
         ```";
-        assert_eq!(replace_all(start, "", "", 0), end);
+        let mut chapter_title = "test_replace_all_escaped".to_owned();
+        assert_eq!(replace_all(start, "", "", 0, &mut chapter_title), end);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_set_chapter_title() {
+        let start = r"{{#title My Title}}
+        # My Chapter
+        ";
+        let end = r"
+        # My Chapter
+        ";
+        let mut chapter_title = "test_set_chapter_title".to_owned();
+        assert_eq!(replace_all(start, "", "", 0, &mut chapter_title), end);
+        assert_eq!(chapter_title, "My Title");
     }
 
     #[test]

src/preprocess/mod.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use crate::book::Book;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::errors::*;
 
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// Extra information for a `Preprocessor` to give them more context when
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ pub struct PreprocessorContext {
     /// The calling `mdbook` version.
     pub mdbook_version: String,
     #[serde(skip)]
+    pub(crate) chapter_titles: RefCell<HashMap<PathBuf, String>>,
+    #[serde(skip)]
     __non_exhaustive: (),
 }
 
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ impl PreprocessorContext {
             config,
             renderer,
             mdbook_version: crate::MDBOOK_VERSION.to_string(),
+            chapter_titles: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
             __non_exhaustive: (),
         }
     }

src/renderer/html_handlebars/hbs_renderer.rs

@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ impl HtmlHandlebars {
             .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
             .unwrap_or("");
 
-        let title = match book_title {
-            "" => ch.name.clone(),
-            _ => ch.name.clone() + " - " + book_title,
+        let title = if let Some(title) = ctx.chapter_titles.get(path) {
+            title.clone()
+        } else if book_title.is_empty() {
+            ch.name.clone()
+        } else {
+            ch.name.clone() + " - " + book_title
         };
 
         ctx.data.insert("path".to_owned(), json!(path));
@@ -501,6 +504,7 @@ impl Renderer for HtmlHandlebars {
                 is_index,
                 html_config: html_config.clone(),
                 edition: ctx.config.rust.edition,
+                chapter_titles: &ctx.chapter_titles,
             };
             self.render_item(item, ctx, &mut print_content)?;
             is_index = false;
@@ -916,6 +920,7 @@ struct RenderItemContext<'a> {
     is_index: bool,
     html_config: HtmlConfig,
     edition: Option<RustEdition>,
+    chapter_titles: &'a HashMap<PathBuf, String>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]

src/renderer/mod.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ mod html_handlebars;
 mod markdown_renderer;
 
 use shlex::Shlex;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, ErrorKind, Read};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ pub struct RenderContext {
     /// guaranteed to be empty or even exist.
     pub destination: PathBuf,
     #[serde(skip)]
+    pub(crate) chapter_titles: HashMap<PathBuf, String>,
+    #[serde(skip)]
     __non_exhaustive: (),
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ impl RenderContext {
             version: crate::MDBOOK_VERSION.to_string(),
             root: root.into(),
             destination: destination.into(),
+            chapter_titles: HashMap::new(),
             __non_exhaustive: (),
         }
     }