Improve documentation look & feel via MkDocs Material template enhancements (#5)

# Improve documentation look & feel via MkDocs Material template enhancements

## Summary

This MR improves the overall **documentation experience and visual presentation** of the doc-forge docs by enhancing the MkDocs Material template configuration.

The changes focus on **navigation usability, code readability, and richer Markdown rendering**, resulting in a cleaner and more professional documentation site.

Docstring changes were made across the codebase for consistency, but this MR description focuses on the **template and presentation improvements**.

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## Navigation Improvements

The navigation system has been enhanced to provide a clearer structure and better discoverability.

Key improvements include:

* Section-aware navigation in the sidebar
* Automatic expansion of module/package hierarchy
* Scroll tracking within the sidebar
* Clickable package index pages

Material navigation features added:

* `navigation.sections`
* `navigation.expand`
* `navigation.tracking`
* `navigation.indexes`

This results in a **single cohesive navigation tree** that exposes the entire documentation hierarchy from the sidebar.

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## Code Block Improvements

Code blocks previously appeared relatively plain. The template now enables richer syntax highlighting and improved readability.

Enhancements include:

* Syntax highlighting using `pymdownx.highlight`
* Line numbers for code blocks
* Anchored line numbers for deep linking
* Improved fenced code block rendering

Additional Material features:

* `content.code.copy` — copy button for code blocks
* `content.code.annotate` — support for code annotations

These changes significantly improve the readability of examples and API snippets throughout the documentation.

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## Markdown Rendering Enhancements

Additional Markdown extensions were enabled to support richer documentation features:

* `pymdownx.superfences` for advanced fenced blocks
* `pymdownx.inlinehilite` for inline code highlighting
* `pymdownx.snippets` for reusable snippets
* `admonition` and `pymdownx.details` for callouts and collapsible sections
* `pymdownx.tabbed` for tabbed content blocks
* `pymdownx.tasklist` for checklist-style items
* `tables`, `footnotes`, and advanced formatting extensions

These extensions make it easier to write expressive and structured documentation.

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## Search Experience

The documentation search experience has been improved using Material search features:

* `search.highlight`
* `search.share`
* `search.suggest`

These enhancements provide:

* highlighted search matches
* sharable search URLs
* auto-suggestions while typing

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## mkdocstrings Improvements

The mkdocstrings configuration has been expanded to produce clearer API documentation.

Notable improvements include:

* grouping objects by category
* explicit category headings
* improved symbol headings
* cleaner object path display

This results in more structured API documentation pages.

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## Result

Overall, these changes provide:

* cleaner and more intuitive navigation
* significantly improved code presentation
* richer Markdown capabilities
* better search usability

The documentation now has a **more polished, modern appearance** and improved usability for both readers and contributors.

Reviewed-on: #5
Co-authored-by: Vishesh 'ironeagle' Bangotra <aetoskia@gmail.com>
Co-committed-by: Vishesh 'ironeagle' Bangotra <aetoskia@gmail.com>
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"""
# Loader Layer
Loader layer for doc-forge.
The `docforge.loaders` package is responsible for discovering Python source files
and extracting their documentation using static analysis.
The ``docforge.loaders`` package is responsible for discovering Python modules
and extracting documentation data using static analysis.
## Core Features
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- **Discovery**: Automatically find all modules and packages in a project
directory.
- **Introspection**: Uses `griffe` to parse docstrings, signatures, and
hierarchical relationships without executing the code.
- **Filtering**: Automatically excludes private members (prefixed with `_`) to
ensure clean public documentation.
Overview
--------
This layer converts Python source code into an intermediate documentation
model used by doc-forge. It performs module discovery, introspection, and
initial filtering before the data is passed to the core documentation models.
Core capabilities include:
- **Module discovery** Locate Python modules and packages within a project.
- **Static introspection** Parse docstrings, signatures, and object
hierarchies using the ``griffe`` library without executing the code.
- **Public API filtering** Exclude private members (names prefixed with
``_``) to produce clean public documentation structures.
---
"""
from .griffe_loader import GriffeLoader, discover_module_paths