# Dokkit 0.4.4 released

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**Created:** [August 10, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dokkit-0-4-4-released/145471 "2008-08-10T10:12:11Z")\
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Hi Folks,

dokkit 0.4.4 has been released!

# 1 Changes from version 0.4.3

- fixed a bug that prevented to use custom dokkit models; to get  
more information about custom models please refer to  
[http://dokkit.rubyforge.org/models/models.html[1]](http://dokkit.rubyforge.org/models/models.html%5B1%5D)
- dokkit gem no longer depends on haml; if you want to use haml you  
have to install it
- an error message is displayed when an output format is associated  
to a formatter that doesn’t support it

# 2 What’s dokkit?

dokkit is a document generator written in ruby that is suitable for  
static websites generation too.

dokkit uses formatters like deplate[2] and maruku[3] to generate  
documents in a large variety of output formats.

dokkit’s features are:

- a smart building system based on rake[4]
- a templating system based on ERB[5]
- a flexible configuration system based on YAML[6] that supports  
shared configuration files and ‘in header’ configuration
- an extensible formatting system that uses deplate and maruku as  
built-in filters
- convention over configuration: for example, you don’t need to give  
the layout name to use if a layout with the same name of the  
processed document is found in doc/layouts folder
- support for nested layouts
- support for partials
- support for caching

With dokkit you can:

- generate static websites
- generate many types of documents in many formats (html, tex, plain  
text, etc.)
- write your documents using a simple wiki syntax and get high  
quality latex output
- generate different output formats from the same source document
- use models to quickly generate the documents you want (static  
websites, reports, howtos, guides, presentations, etc.)
- simply derive new documentation models from the existing ones
- simply modify existing models to fit your needs

dokkit aims to be modular and extensible: you can add new formatters and  
helpers and easily extend document functionalities.

See dokkit website[7] for further information, documentation and  
tutorials.

Please, visit the google group[8] and feel free to send feedback and  
suggestions!

# 3 Download/Installation

From rubygems:

```
sudo gem install dokkit

```

To grab the development version:

```
svn co http://dokkit.rubyforge.org/svn/dokkit-core/trunk/

```

# 4 Usage

```
dokkit simple
cd simple/
rake

```

[1] [http://dokkit.rubyforge.org/models/models.html](http://dokkit.rubyforge.org/models/models.html)  
[2] [http://deplate.sf.net/](http://deplate.sf.net/)  
[3] [http://maruku.rubyforge.org/](http://maruku.rubyforge.org/)  
[4] [http://rake.rubyforge.org/](http://rake.rubyforge.org/)  
[5] [http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/erb/rdoc/](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/erb/rdoc/)  
[6] [http://yaml4r.sourceforge.net/](http://yaml4r.sourceforge.net/)  
[7] [http://dokkit.rubyforge.org/](http://dokkit.rubyforge.org/)  
[8] [http://groups.google.com/group/dokkit-forum](http://groups.google.com/group/dokkit-forum)