Fix documentation of draft_docs and exclude_docs, add tests (mkdo…

…cs#3859)

docs/user-guide/configuration.md

@@ -305,10 +305,17 @@ Example:
 
 ```yaml
 exclude_docs: |
-  api-config.json    # A file with this name anywhere.
-  /requirements.txt  # Top-level "docs/requirements.txt".
-  *.py               # Any file with this extension anywhere.
-  !/foo/example.py   # But keep this particular file.
+  # A file with this name anywhere.
+  api-config.json
+
+  # Top-level "docs/requirements.txt".
+  /requirements.txt
+
+  # Any file with this extension anywhere.
+  *.py
+
+  # But keep this particular file.
+  !/foo/example.py
 ```
 
 This follows the [.gitignore pattern format](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore#_pattern_format).
@@ -327,7 +334,8 @@ Otherwise you could for example opt only certain dot-files back into the site:
 
 ```yaml
 exclude_docs: |
-  !.assets  # Don't exclude '.assets' although all other '.*' are excluded
+  # Don't exclude '.assets' although all other '.*' are excluded
+  !.assets
 ```
 
 ### draft_docs
@@ -340,9 +348,14 @@ Example:
 
 ```yaml
 draft_docs: |
-  drafts/               # A "drafts" directory anywhere.
-  _unpublished.md       # A md file ending in _unpublished.md
-  !/foo_unpublished.md  # But keep this particular file.
+  # A "drafts" directory anywhere.
+  drafts/
+
+  # A Markdown file ending in _unpublished.md anywhere.
+  *_unpublished.md
+
+  # But keep this particular file.
+  !/foo_unpublished.md
 ```
 
 This follows the [.gitignore pattern format](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore#_pattern_format).

mkdocs/tests/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import unittest.util
 
-unittest.util._MAX_LENGTH = 100000
+unittest.util._MAX_LENGTH = 100000  # type: ignore[misc]
 
 
 class DisallowLogsHandler(logging.Handler):

mkdocs/tests/build_tests.py

@@ -571,6 +571,66 @@ def _assert_build_logs(self, expected):
             del msgs[-1]
         self.assertEqual('\n'.join(msgs), textwrap.dedent(expected).strip('\n'))
 
+    @tempdir(
+        files={
+            'foo_unpublished.md': 'unpublished content to include anyway',
+            'other_unpublished.md': 'unpublished content',
+            'normal_file.md': 'should not be affected',
+            'test/other_unpublished.md': 'more unpublished content',
+            'test/normal_file.md': 'should not be affected',
+        }
+    )
+    @tempdir()
+    def test_draft_docs_with_comments_from_user_guide(self, site_dir, docs_dir):
+        cfg = load_config(
+            docs_dir=docs_dir,
+            site_dir=site_dir,
+            use_directory_urls=False,
+            draft_docs='''
+                # A "drafts" directory anywhere.
+                drafts/
+
+                # A Markdown file ending in _unpublished.md anywhere.
+                *_unpublished.md
+
+                # But keep this particular file.
+                !/foo_unpublished.md
+            ''',
+        )
+
+        with self.subTest(serve_url=None):
+            build.build(cfg)
+            self.assertPathIsFile(site_dir, 'foo_unpublished.html')
+            self.assertPathIsFile(site_dir, 'normal_file.html')
+            self.assertPathIsFile(site_dir, 'test', 'normal_file.html')
+            self.assertPathNotExists(site_dir, 'other_unpublished.html')
+            self.assertPathNotExists(site_dir, 'test', 'other_unpublished.html')
+
+        serve_url = 'http://localhost:123/documentation/'
+        with self.subTest(serve_url=serve_url):
+            expected_logs = '''
+                INFO:The following pages are being built only for the preview but will be excluded from `mkdocs build` per `draft_docs` config:
+                  - http://localhost:123/documentation/other_unpublished.html
+                  - http://localhost:123/documentation/test/other_unpublished.html
+            '''
+            with self._assert_build_logs(expected_logs):
+                build.build(cfg, serve_url=serve_url)
+
+            top_other_path = Path(site_dir, 'other_unpublished.html')
+            self.assertTrue(top_other_path.is_file())
+            self.assertIn('DRAFT', top_other_path.read_text())
+
+            sub_other_path = Path(site_dir, 'test', 'other_unpublished.html')
+            self.assertPathIsFile(sub_other_path)
+            self.assertIn('DRAFT', sub_other_path.read_text())
+
+            self.assertPathIsFile(site_dir, 'foo_unpublished.html')
+            self.assertPathIsFile(site_dir, 'normal_file.html')
+
+            good_path = Path(site_dir, 'test', 'normal_file.html')
+            self.assertPathIsFile(good_path)
+            self.assertNotIn('DRAFT', good_path.read_text())
+
     @tempdir(
         files={
             'test/foo.md': 'page1 content, [bar](bar.md)',