Add Support for Provider-defined Function Documentation

.changes/unreleased/ENHANCEMENTS-20240122-160317.yaml

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+kind: ENHANCEMENTS
+body: 'validate: Add `functions` to list of allowed template and rendered website
+  subdirectories'
+time: 2024-01-22T16:03:17.035362-05:00
+custom:
+  Issue: "328"

.changes/unreleased/FEATURES-20240122-160026.yaml

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+kind: FEATURES
+body: 'generate: Add support for Provider-defined Function documentation'
+time: 2024-01-22T16:00:26.052538-05:00
+custom:
+  Issue: "328"

.changes/unreleased/FEATURES-20240122-160050.yaml

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+kind: FEATURES
+body: 'migrate: Add support for Provider-defined Function documentation'
+time: 2024-01-22T16:00:50.279982-05:00
+custom:
+  Issue: "328"

README.md

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ When you run `tfplugindocs`, by default from the root directory of a provider co
 * Generate a default provider template file, if missing (**index.md**)
 * Generate resource template files, if missing
 * Generate data source template files, if missing
+* Generate function template files, if missing (Requires Terraform v1.8.0+)
 * Copy all non-template files to the output website directory
 * Process all the remaining templates to generate files for the output website directory
 
@@ -165,19 +166,21 @@ The `migrate` subcommand takes the following actions:
 
 The generation of missing documentation is based on a number of assumptions / conventional paths.
 
-> **NOTE:** In the following conventional paths, `<data source name>` and `<resource name>` include the provider prefix as well.
+> **NOTE:** In the following conventional paths, `<data source name>` and `<resource name>` include the provider prefix as well, but the provider prefix is **NOT** included in`<function name>`.
 > For example, the data source [`caller_identity`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/caller_identity) in the `aws` provider would have an "example" conventional path of: `examples/data-sources/aws_caller_identity/data-source.tf`
 
 For templates:
 
-| Path                                                      | Description                            |
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-| `templates/`                                              | Root of templated docs                 |
-| `templates/index.md[.tmpl]`                               | Docs index page (or template)          |
-| `templates/data-sources.md[.tmpl]`                        | Generic data source page (or template) |
-| `templates/data-sources/<data source name>.md[.tmpl]`     | Data source page (or template)         |
-| `templates/resources.md[.tmpl]`                           | Generic resource page (or template)    |
-| `templates/resources/<resource name>.md[.tmpl]`           | Resource page (or template)            |
+| Path                                                  | Description                            |
+|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
+| `templates/`                                          | Root of templated docs                 |
+| `templates/index.md[.tmpl]`                           | Docs index page (or template)          |
+| `templates/data-sources.md[.tmpl]`                    | Generic data source page (or template) |
+| `templates/data-sources/<data source name>.md[.tmpl]` | Data source page (or template)         |
+| `templates/functions.md[.tmpl]`                       | Generic function page (or template)    |
+| `templates/functions/<function name>.md[.tmpl]`       | Function page (or template)            |
+| `templates/resources.md[.tmpl]`                       | Generic resource page (or template)    |
+| `templates/resources/<resource name>.md[.tmpl]`       | Resource page (or template)            |
 
 Note: the `.tmpl` extension is necessary, for the file to be correctly handled as a template.
 
@@ -188,6 +191,7 @@ For examples:
 | `examples/`                                               | Root of examples                |
 | `examples/provider/provider.tf`                           | Provider example config         |
 | `examples/data-sources/<data source name>/data-source.tf` | Data source example config      |
+| `examples/functions/<function name>/function.tf`          | Function example config         |
 | `examples/resources/<resource name>/resource.tf`          | Resource example config         |
 | `examples/resources/<resource name>/import.sh`            | Resource example import command |
 
@@ -197,13 +201,14 @@ The `migrate` subcommand assumes the following conventional paths for the render
 
 Legacy website directory structure:
 
-| Path                                              | Description                 |
-|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-| `website/`                                        | Root of website docs        |
-| `website/docs/guides`                             | Root of guides subdirectory |
-| `website/docs/index.html.markdown`                | Docs index page             |
-| `website/docs/d/<data source name>.html.markdown` | Data source page            |
-| `website/docs/r/<resource name>.html.markdown`    | Resource page               |
+| Path                                                  | Description                 |
+|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| `website/`                                            | Root of website docs        |
+| `website/docs/guides`                                 | Root of guides subdirectory |
+| `website/docs/index.html.markdown`                    | Docs index page             |
+| `website/docs/d/<data source name>.html.markdown`     | Data source page            |
+| `website/docs/functons/<function name>.html.markdown` | Functions page              |
+| `website/docs/r/<resource name>.html.markdown`        | Resource page               |
 
 Docs website directory structure:
 
@@ -213,6 +218,7 @@ Docs website directory structure:
 | `docs/guides`                                        | Root of guides subdirectory |
 | `docs/index.html.markdown`                           | Docs index page             |
 | `docs/data-sources/<data source name>.html.markdown` | Data source page            |
+| `docs/functions/<function name>.html.markdown`       | Function page               |
 | `docs/resources/<resource name>.html.markdown`       | Resource page               |
 
 Files named `index` (before the first `.`) in the website docs root directory and files in the `website/docs/d/`, `website/docs/r/`, `docs/data-sources/`, 
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ using the following data fields and functions:
 
 #### Data fields
 
-##### Provider
+##### Provider Fields
 
 |                   Field |  Type  | Description                                                                               |
 |------------------------:|:------:|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -241,7 +247,7 @@ using the following data fields and functions:
 | `.RenderedProviderName` | string | Value provided via argument `--rendered-provider-name`, otherwise same as `.ProviderName` |
 |       `.SchemaMarkdown` | string | a Markdown formatted Provider Schema definition                                           |
 
-##### Resources / Data Source
+##### Resources / Data Source Fields
 
 |                   Field |  Type  | Description                                                                               |
 |------------------------:|:------:|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -257,7 +263,25 @@ using the following data fields and functions:
 | `.RenderedProviderName` | string | Value provided via argument `--rendered-provider-name`, otherwise same as `.ProviderName` |
 |       `.SchemaMarkdown` | string | a Markdown formatted Resource / Data Source Schema definition                             |
 
-#### Functions
+##### Provider-defined Function Fields
+
+|                               Field |  Type  | Description                                                                               |
+|------------------------------------:|:------:|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|                             `.Name` | string | Name of the function (ex. `echo`)                                                         |
+|                             `.Type` | string | Returns `Function`                                                                        |
+|                      `.Description` | string | Function description                                                                      |
+|                          `.Summary` | string | Function summary                                                                          |
+|                       `.HasExample` |  bool  | Is there an example file?                                                                 |
+|                      `.ExampleFile` | string | Path to the file with the terraform configuration example                                 |
+|                     `.ProviderName` | string | Canonical provider name (ex. `terraform-provider-random`)                                 |
+|                `.ProviderShortName` | string | Short version of the provider name (ex. `random`)                                         |
+|             `.RenderedProviderName` | string | Value provided via argument `--rendered-provider-name`, otherwise same as `.ProviderName` |
+|        `.FunctionSignatureMarkdown` | string | a Markdown formatted Function signature                                                   |
+|        `.FunctionArgumentsMarkdown` | string | a Markdown formatted Function arguments definition                                        |
+|                      `.HasVariadic` |  bool  | Does this function have a variadic argument?                                              |
+| `.FunctionVariadicArgumentMarkdown` | string | a Markdown formatted Function variadic argument definition                                |
+
+#### Template Functions
 
 | Function        | Description                                                                                       |
 |-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

cmd/tfplugindocs/testdata/scripts/provider-build/generate/framework_provider_success_generic_templates.txtar

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ generating missing resource content
 resource "scaffolding_example" fallback template exists, creating template
 generating missing data source content
 data-source "scaffolding_example" fallback template exists, creating template
+generating missing function content
 generating missing provider content
 provider "terraform-provider-scaffolding" template exists, skipping
 rendering static website

cmd/tfplugindocs/testdata/scripts/provider-build/generate/framework_provider_success_named_templates.txtar

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ generating missing resource content
 resource "scaffolding_example" template exists, skipping
 generating missing data source content
 data-source "scaffolding_example" template exists, skipping
+generating missing function content
 generating missing provider content
 provider "terraform-provider-scaffolding" template exists, skipping
 rendering static website

cmd/tfplugindocs/testdata/scripts/provider-build/generate/framework_provider_success_no_templates.txtar

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ generating missing resource content
 generating new template for "scaffolding_example"
 generating missing data source content
 generating new template for data-source "scaffolding_example"
+generating missing function content
 generating missing provider content
 generating new template for "terraform-provider-scaffolding"
 rendering static website

cmd/tfplugindocs/testdata/scripts/provider-build/generate/null_provider_success.txtar

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ generating missing resource content
 resource "null_resource" fallback template exists, creating template
 generating missing data source content
 data-source "null_data_source" fallback template exists, creating template
+generating missing function content
 generating missing provider content
 provider "terraform-provider-null" template exists, skipping
 rendering static website

cmd/tfplugindocs/testdata/scripts/schema-json/generate/framework_provider_success_generic_templates.txtar

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ cmp stdout expected-output.txt
 cmpenv docs/index.md expected-index.md
 cmpenv docs/data-sources/example.md expected-datasource.md
 cmpenv docs/resources/example.md expected-resource.md
+cmpenv docs/functions/example.md expected-function.md
+
 
 -- expected-output.txt --
 rendering website for provider "terraform-provider-scaffolding" (as "terraform-provider-scaffolding")
@@ -20,12 +22,15 @@ generating missing resource content
 resource "scaffolding_example" fallback template exists, creating template
 generating missing data source content
 data-source "scaffolding_example" fallback template exists, creating template
+generating missing function content
+function "example" fallback template exists, creating template
 generating missing provider content
 provider "terraform-provider-scaffolding" template exists, skipping
 rendering static website
 cleaning rendered website dir
 rendering templated website to static markdown
 rendering "data-sources/example.md.tmpl"
+rendering "functions/example.md.tmpl"
 rendering "index.md.tmpl"
 rendering "resources/example.md.tmpl"
 -- expected-datasource.md --
@@ -84,6 +89,53 @@ data "scaffolding_example" "example" {
   configurable_attribute = "some-value"
 }
 ```
+-- expected-function.md --
+# Data Fields
+
+Name: example
+Type: function
+Description: Given a string value, returns the same value.
+Summary: Echo a string
+HasExample: true
+ExampleFile: $WORK/examples/functions/example/function.tf
+ProviderName: terraform-provider-scaffolding
+ProviderShortName: scaffolding
+RenderedProviderName: terraform-provider-scaffolding
+FunctionSignatureMarkdown: <!-- signature generated by tfplugindocs -->
+```text
+example(input string, variadicInput string...) string
+```
+FunctionArgumentsMarkdown: <!-- arguments generated by tfplugindocs -->
+1. `input` (String) Value to echo.
+HasVariadic: true
+FunctionVariadicArgumentMarkdown: <!-- variadic argument generated by tfplugindocs -->
+1. `variadicInput` (Variadic, String) Variadic input to echo.
+
+# Functions
+
+lower: function
+plainmarkdown: function
+prefixlines: Prefix: function
+split: [example]
+title: Function
+trimspace: function
+upper: FUNCTION
+
+# Conditionals and File Functions
+
+printf tffile:
+## Example Usage
+
+{{tffile "$WORK/examples/functions/example/function.tf"}}
+
+tffile:
+## Example Usage
+
+```terraform
+output "test" {
+  value = provider::scaffolding::example("testvalue1", "testvalue2")
+}
+```
 -- expected-index.md --
 # Data Fields
 
@@ -250,6 +302,48 @@ tffile:
 {{ if .HasExample -}}
 ## Example Usage
 
+{{tffile .ExampleFile }}
+{{- end }}
+-- templates/functions.md.tmpl --
+# Data Fields
+
+Name: {{.Name}}
+Type: {{.Type}}
+Description: {{.Description}}
+Summary: {{.Summary}}
+HasExample: {{.HasExample}}
+ExampleFile: {{.ExampleFile}}
+ProviderName: {{.ProviderName}}
+ProviderShortName: {{.ProviderShortName}}
+RenderedProviderName: {{.RenderedProviderName}}
+FunctionSignatureMarkdown: {{.FunctionSignatureMarkdown}}
+FunctionArgumentsMarkdown: {{.FunctionArgumentsMarkdown}}
+HasVariadic: {{.HasVariadic}}
+FunctionVariadicArgumentMarkdown: {{.FunctionVariadicArgumentMarkdown}}
+
+# Functions
+
+lower: {{ .Type | lower }}
+plainmarkdown: {{ .Type | plainmarkdown }}
+prefixlines: {{ .Type | prefixlines "Prefix: " }}
+split: {{ split .Name "_" }}
+title: {{ .Type | title }}
+trimspace: {{ .Type | trimspace }}
+upper: {{ .Type | upper }}
+
+# Conditionals and File Functions
+
+printf tffile:
+{{ if .HasExample -}}
+## Example Usage
+
+{{ printf "{{tffile %q}}" .ExampleFile }}
+{{- end }}
+
+tffile:
+{{ if .HasExample -}}
+## Example Usage
+
 {{tffile .ExampleFile }}
 {{- end }}
 -- templates/index.md.tmpl --
@@ -360,6 +454,10 @@ The document generation tool looks for files in the following locations by defau
 data "scaffolding_example" "example" {
   configurable_attribute = "some-value"
 }
+-- examples/functions/example/function.tf --
+output "test" {
+  value = provider::scaffolding::example("testvalue1", "testvalue2")
+}
 -- examples/provider/provider.tf --
 provider "scaffolding" {
   # example configuration here
@@ -442,6 +540,25 @@ terraform import scaffolding_example.example
             "description_kind": "markdown"
           }
         }
+      },
+      "functions": {
+        "example": {
+          "description": "Given a string value, returns the same value.",
+          "summary": "Echo a string",
+          "return_type": "string",
+          "parameters": [
+            {
+              "name": "input",
+              "description": "Value to echo.",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          ],
+          "variadic_parameter": {
+            "name": "variadicInput",
+            "description": "Variadic input to echo.",
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
   }