# tools

* [gitbook-cli](#gitbook-cli)
  * [install](#install)
  * [initial `book.json`](#initial-bookjson)
* [gitbook format](#gitbook-format)
  * [hint](#hint)
  * [tab](#tab)
  * [code](#code)
  * [emoji](#emoji)
* [plugins](#plugins)
  * [Flexible Alerts](#flexible-alerts)
* [Q\&A](#qa)
  * [`if (cb) cb.apply(this, arguments)`](#if-cb-cbapplythis-arguments)
  * [`TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]` in `git init`](#typeerror-err_invalid_arg_type-in-git-init)
  * [`unexpected token: .`](#unexpected-token-)
  * [failed to install plugin "codegroup"](#failed-to-install-plugin-codegroup)
  * [`Error: Failed to parse json` in higher version of nodejs](#error-failed-to-parse-json-in-higher-version-of-nodejs)

{% hint style="info" %}
> reference:
>
> * [gitbook 简明教程](http://www.chengweiyang.cn/gitbook/)
> * [gitbook 入门教程](https://yuzeshan.gitbooks.io/gitbook-studying/content/)
> * [Gitbook 打造的 Gitbook 说明文档](https://www.mapull.com/gitbook/default/)
>   * [基础命令](https://www.mapull.com/gitbook/comscore/basic/command.html)
>   * [第一本电子书](https://www.mapull.com/gitbook/comscore/basic/hello.html)
> * [book.json](http://www.chengweiyang.cn/gitbook/customize/book.json.html)
> * [emoji](https://gist.github.com/rxaviers/7360908)
> * [gitbook howto](https://coding-notes.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rst/dt/gitbook.html)
> * [gitbook 安装配置](http://gitbook.wiliam.me/)
> * [GitBook插件整理 - book.json](https://blog.csdn.net/qq_43514847/article/details/86598399)
> * [Gitbook常用插件简介](https://blog.csdn.net/qq_37149933/article/details/64170653)
> * [gitbook使用及book.json详细配置](https://blog.csdn.net/gongch0604/article/details/107494736)
> * [GitBookによるドキュメント作成](https://qiita.com/mebiusbox2/items/938af4b0d0bf7a4d3e33)
>
> useful plugins
>
> * [gitbook-plugin-fbqx](https://ymcatar.gitbooks.io/gitbook-test/content/testing_fbqx.html)
> * alert:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-alerts`
>   * `gitbook-plugin-flexible-alerts`
> * Anchors:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-anchors`
>   * `gitbook-plugin-anchor-navigation-ex`
>   * `gitbook-plugin-back-to-top-button`
> * toggle-chapters:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-chapter-fold`
>   * `gitbook-plugin-expandable-chapters`
> * code:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-code`
>   * `gitbook-plugin-copy-code-button`
> * fold
>   * `gitbook-plugin-expandable-chapters-small`
> * favicon
>   * `gitbook-plugin-favicon`
> * github:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-github`
>   * `gitbook-plugin-github-buttons`
> * Tbfed-pagefooter:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-tbfed-pagefooter`
> * Prism:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-prism`
> * search:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-search-plus`
>   * `gitbook-plugin-search-pro`
> * Sectionx:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-sectionx`
> * sharing:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-sharing-plus`
> * Splitter:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-splitter`
> * toc :
>   * `gitbook-plugin-atoc`
>   * `gitbook-plugin-simple-page-toc`
> * versions-select:
>   * `gitbook-plugin-versions-select`
> * [others](https://www.mapull.com/gitbook/comscore/custom/plugin/other/)
>
> resources:
>
> * [FontAwesome](https://fontawesome.com/)
> * [Google Font](https://fonts.google.com/)
> * [Google Icon](https://fonts.google.com/icons)
{% endhint %}

### gitbook-cli

#### install

> \[!NOTE|label:references:]
>
> * [\* iMarslo: install node v12.22.12 in ubuntu 22.04](https://github.com/marslo/ibook/blob/marslo/README.md)

*   install

    ```bash
    # mac
    $ brew install node

    # RHEL8 (https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-centos-8)
    $ sudo dnf module list nodejs
    $ sudo dnf module enable nodejs:12
    $ sudo dnf install nodejs

    $ sudo npm i -g gitbook-cli [--save-dev]
    ```
*   verify

    ```bash
    $ gitbook --version
    CLI version: 2.3.2
    GitBook version: 3.2.3
    ```
*   check packages

    ```bash
    $ npm root -g
    /usr/local/lib/node_modules
    ```

#### initial `book.json`

*   gitbook install

    ```bash
    $ gitbook install
    info: installing 29 plugins using npm@3.9.2
    info:
    info: installing plugin "search-plus"
    info: install plugin "search-plus" (^0.0.11) from NPM with version 0.0.11
    /Users/marslo/mywork/tools/git/marslo/mbook
    └─┬ gitbook-plugin-search-plus@0.0.11
      └── html-entities@1.2.0
    ....
    ```

    *   gitbook install in fresh environment"

        ```bash
        $ gitbook install --log=debug --debug
        Installing GitBook 3.2.3
          SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/.node
          CXX(target) Release/obj.target/fse/fsevents.o
          SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/fse.node
          SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/.node
          CXX(target) Release/obj.target/fse/fsevents.o
          SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/fse.node
        gitbook@3.2.3 ../../var/folders/s3/mg_f3cv54nn7y758j_t46zt40000gn/T/tmp-10600Rn1q3aFhRWiI/node_modules/gitbook
        ├── escape-html@1.0.3
        ├── escape-string-regexp@1.0.5
        ├── destroy@1.0.4
        ├── ignore@3.1.2
        ├── bash-color@0.0.4
        ├── gitbook-plugin-livereload@0.0.1
        ├── cp@0.2.0
        ...
        ```
    *   alternatively

        ```bash
        $ gitbook serve
        Live reload server started on port: 35729
        Press CTRL+C to quit ...

        info: 7 plugins are installed
        info: 31 explicitly listed

        Error: Couldn't locate plugins "search-plus, simple-page-toc, github, github-buttons, prism, prism-themes, advanced-emoji, anchors, include-codeblock, ace, emphasize, katex, splitter, mermaid-gb3, tbfed-pagefooter, sectionx, local-video, anchor-navigation-ex, favicon, todo, alerts, include-csv, puml, sharing-plus, image-captions, donate, toggle-chapters, navigator, downloadpdf", Run 'gitbook install' to install plugins from registry.
        ```

**gitbook install with proxy**

> references:
>
> * [tbook install is not working when via proxy #33](https://github.com/GitbookIO/gitbook-cli/issues/33)

{% hint style="info" %}
> Gitbook uses npmi, which requires npm-global, and npm-global further requires the currently installed npm on your machine.
{% endhint %}

```bash
$ npm config set strict-ssl false
$ npm config set proxy $http_proxy -g
$ npm config set https-proxy $https_proxy -g
```

### gitbook format

#### hint

> \[!TIP] references:
>
> * [Alerts](https://www.mapull.com/gitbook/comscore/custom/plugin/common/alerts.html)
> * [hints](https://github.com/GitbookIO/plugin-hints)
> * [gitbook-plugin-flexible-alerts](https://www.npmjs.com/package/gitbook-plugin-flexible-alerts-static)
> * [Simran-B/gitbook-plugin-callouts](https://github.com/Simran-B/gitbook-plugin-callouts)
> * [Hints and Callouts](https://docs.gitbook.com/editing-content/markdown#hints-and-callouts)

|   STYLES  | CODE                                                                         | GITBOOK-PLUGIN-FLEXIBLE-ALERTS |
| :-------: | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
|    info   | <p><code>{% hint style='info' %}</code><br><code>{% endhint %}</code></p>    | > \[!NOTE]                     |
|    tip    | <p><code>{% hint style='tip' %}</code><br><code>{% endhint %}</code></p>     | > \[!TIP]                      |
|   danger  | <p><code>{% hint style='danger' %}</code><br><code>{% endhint %}</code></p>  | -                              |
|  warning  | <p><code>{% hint style='warning' %}</code><br><code>{% endhint %}</code></p> | > \[!WARNING]                  |
|  success  | <p><code>{% hint style='success' %}</code><br><code>{% endhint %}</code></p> | -                              |
| attention | -                                                                            | > \[!DANGER]                   |

|

**success**

{% hint style="success" %}
```javascript

<div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style='success'>

success

</div>

```
{% endhint %}

*   or via `[!NOTE]`

    > \[!NOTE]
    >
    > ```javascript
    > > [!NOTE]
    > > tip <br>
    > > tip <br>
    > // or
    > > [!NOTE|style:flat|label:title|iconVisibility:hidden|icon:fa fa-bullhorn]
    > ```

**tip**

{% hint style="info" %}
```javascript

<div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style='tip'>

info

</div>

```
{% endhint %}

*   or via `[!TIP]`

    > \[!TIP]
    >
    > ```javascript
    > > [!TIP]
    > > tip <br>
    > > tip <br>
    > // or
    > > [!TIP|style:flat|label:title|iconVisibility:hidden|icon:fa fa-bullhorn]
    > ```

**danger**

{% hint style="danger" %}
```javascript

<div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style='danger'>

danger

</div>

```
{% endhint %}

*   or `[!ATTENTION]`

    > \[!ATTENTION]
    >
    > ```javascript
    > > [!ATTENTION]
    > // or
    > > [!ATTENTION|style:flat|label:title|iconVisibility:hidden|icon:fa fa-bullhorn]
    > ```

**warning**

{% hint style="warning" %}
```javascript

<div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style='warning'>

warning

</div>

```
{% endhint %}

*   or `[!WARNING]`

    > \[!WARNING]
    >
    > ```javascript
    > > [!WARNING]
    > // or
    > > [!WARNING|style:flat|label:title|iconVisibility:hidden|icon:fa fa-bullhorn]
    > ```

**quote**

{% hint style="info" %}
**Important info**: this _note_ needs to be highlighted

```javascript

<div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style='info'>

**Important info**: this *note* needs to be highlighted

</div>

```
{% endhint %}

*   or `[!COMMENT]`

    > \[!COMMENT]
    >
    > ```javascript
    > > [!COMMENT]
    > // or
    > > [!COMMENT|style:flat|label:title|iconVisibility:hidden|icon:fa fa-bullhorn]
    > ```

#### tab

> \[!TIP|style:flat|icon:fa fa-bullhorn] this function only for native [gitbook.io](https://www.gitbook.com/)\
> example:
>
> * [imarslo: kubernetes certicates](https://github.com/marslo/ibook/blob/marslo/docs/virtualization/kubernetes/certificates.html#check-info)\
>
>
> \
> reference: -\[Templating]\(https://gitbookio.gitbooks.io/documentation/content/format/templating.html)

#### code

*   [gitbook.io](https://docs.gitbook.com/editing-content/rich-content/with-command-palette#tabs)

    ```
    {% tabs %}
    {% tab title="bash" %}
    {% code title="filename: bash.sh" %}
    # bash
    {% endcode %}
    {% endtab %}

    {% tab title="python" %}
    python
    {% endtab %}
    {% endtabs %}
    ```
*   [gitbook-plugin-codetabs](https://www.npmjs.com/package/gitbook-plugin-codetabs)

    ```bash
    {% codetabs name="this is bash", type="bash" -%}
    # type="bash"
    {%- language name="this is python", type="python" -%}
    # type="python"
    {%- endcodetabs %}
    ```

#### emoji

> **reference**:
>
> * [gist](https://gist.github.com/rxaviers/7360908)
> * [Emoji](https://github.com/StylishThemes/GitHub-Dark/wiki/Emoji)
> * [broken & new emojis](https://github.com/WebpageFX/emoji-cheat-sheet.com/issues/429)
> * [Emojis list from https://api.github.com/emojis](https://awes0mem4n.github.io/emojis-github.html)
> * [emoji-cheat-sheet.com](https://github.com/WebpageFX/emoji-cheat-sheet.com)

|       **emoji**      |       **code**       |
| :------------------: | :------------------: |
|         :joy:        |        `:joy:`       |
|        :u7981:       |       `:u7981:`      |
|        :u7121:       |       `:u7121:`      |
| :white\_check\_mark: | `:white_check_mark:` |
| :four\_leaf\_clover: | `:four_leaf_clover:` |

### plugins

#### Flexible Alerts

> \[!TIP|label:references:]
>
> * [npm: docsify-plugin-flexible-alerts](https://www.npmjs.com/package/docsify-plugin-flexible-alerts)
> * [fzankl/docsify-plugin-flexible-alerts](https://github.com/fzankl/docsify-plugin-flexible-alerts)
> * [Gitbook book.json 配置文件](https://www.mapull.com/gitbook/comscore/others/book.html)

**setup**

> \[!NOTE|style:callout|label:book.json|icon:fa fa-bullhorn]
>
> *   **book.json**:
>
>     ```json
>     {
>       "plugins": [
>         "flexible-alerts"
>       ],
>       "pluginsConfig": {
>         "flexible-alerts": {
>           "style": "callout",
>           "comment": {
>             "label": "Comment",
>             "icon": "fa fa-comments",
>             "className": "info"
>           }
>         }
>       }
>     }
>     ```
> *   And then installed via
>
>     ```bash
>     $ gitbook install
>     # or package.json: { "scripts": { "built": "gitbook build --log=debug --debug" } }
>     $ npm run built
>     ```

**usage**

```markdown
> [!TIP|style:flat|label:My own heading|iconVisibility:hidden]
> An alert of type 'tip' using alert specific style 'flat' which overrides global style 'callout'.
> In addition, this alert uses an own heading and hides specific icon.
```

### Q\&A

#### `if (cb) cb.apply(this, arguments)`

> \[!NOTE|style:callout] **reference**:
>
> * [How I fixed a "cb.apply is not a function" error while using Gitbook](https://flaviocopes.com/cb-apply-not-a-function/)

*   issue

    ```bash
    $ gitbook serve
    Live reload server started on port: 35729
    Press CTRL+C to quit ...

    /usr/local/lib/node_modules/gitbook-cli/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287
          if (cb) cb.apply(this, arguments)
                     ^

    TypeError: cb.apply is not a function
        at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/gitbook-cli/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
    ```
* solution:
  *   raw `polyfills.js`

      ```javascript
      62   fs.stat = statFix(fs.stat)
      63   fs.fstat = statFix(fs.fstat)
      64   fs.lstat = statFix(fs.lstat)
      ```
  *   fix `polyfills.js`

      ```javascript
      62   // fs.stat = statFix(fs.stat)
      63   // fs.fstat = statFix(fs.fstat)
      64   // fs.lstat = statFix(fs.lstat)
      ```

#### `TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]` in `git init`

*   issue

    ```bash
    $ gitbook init
    warn: no summary file in this book
    info: create README.md
    info: create SUMMARY.md

    TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "data" argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received an instance of Promise
    ```
* solution: downgrade the nodejs to `12.x.x`
  *   [purge nodejs](https://github.com/marslo/ibook/blob/marslo/docs/tools/node.md#purge)

      ```bash
      $ brew uninstall node
      $ brew doctor
      $ brew cleanup --prune-prefix
      ```
  *   re-install `node@12`

      ```bash
      $ brew install node@12
      $ brew link node@12
      $ cat >> ~/.bash_profile << EOF
      NODE_HOME='/usr/local/opt/node@12'
      LDFLAGS="-L${NODE_HOME}/lib ${LDFLAGS}"
      CPPFLAGS="-I${NODE_HOME}/include ${CPPFLAGS}"
      PATH=${NODE_HOME}/bin:$PATH
      export NODE_HOME LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS PATH
      EOF
      ```

#### `unexpected token: .`

*   issue

    ```bash
    $ git serve
    ...
    unexpected token: .
    ```
* [solution](https://blog.csdn.net/HammerTien/article/details/86613392)
  *   raw code

      ```markdown
      '''bash
      $ k -n kube-system get pods \
      -o go-template \
      --template '{{range .items}}{{.metadata.name}}{{"\n"}}{{end}}' \
      | head
      '''
      ```
  *   fixed code

      ```markdown

      '''bash
      $ k -n kube-system get pods \
          -o go-template \
          --template '{{range .items}}{{.metadata.name}}{{"\n"}}{{end}}' \
          | head
      '''


      ```

#### failed to install plugin "codegroup"

*   issue

    ```bash
    $ gitbook install
    info: installing plugin "codegroup"
    runTopLevelLifecycles → 3 ▄ ╢█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████░░░╟
    fetchMetadata → request   ▀ ╢█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████░░░░░░░╟
    /Users/marslo/.gitbook/versions/3.2.3/node_modules/npm/node_modules/aproba/index.js:25
        if (args[ii] == null) throw missingRequiredArg(ii)
    ```
*   solution

    ```bash
    $ gitbook install                    # expecting failure

    $ npm i gitbook-plugin-codegroup@2.3.5
    npm WARN old lockfile
    npm WARN old lockfile The package-lock.json file was created with an old version of npm,
    npm WARN old lockfile so supplemental metadata must be fetched from the registry.
    npm WARN old lockfile
    npm WARN old lockfile This is a one-time fix-up, please be patient...
    npm WARN old lockfile

    added 41 packages, and audited 168 packages in 3s

    3 packages are looking for funding
      run `npm fund` for details

    20 vulnerabilities (6 moderate, 8 high, 6 critical)

    To address all issues possible (including breaking changes), run:
      npm audit fix --force

    Some issues need review, and may require choosing
    a different dependency.

    Run `npm audit` for details.

    $ gitbook install
    ```

#### `Error: Failed to parse json` in higher version of nodejs

*   issue

    ```bash
    $ gitbook -V
    # or
    $ gitbook fetch 4.0.0-alpha.6

    Error: Failed to parse json
    Unexpected token 'u' at 1:1
    uleon.fumika@gmail.com"
    ^
    ```
*   solution

    > \[!NOTE|label:references: Node v12.22.12 (LTS)]
    >
    > * [Node v12.22.12 (LTS) download](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v12.22.12)

    1. install node v12 ( i.e.: ubuntu 22.04 )

    ```bash
    $ curl -fsSL https://nodejs.org/dist/v12.22.12/node-v12.22.12-linux-x64.tar.xz | tar xJf - -C /opt/node/

    $ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/npm12  npm12  /opt/node/node-v12.22.12-linux-x64/bin/npm  10
    $ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/node12 node12 /opt/node/node-v12.22.12-linux-x64/bin/node 10
    $ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/npx12  npx12  /opt/node/node-v12.22.12-linux-x64/bin/npx  10
    ```

    1. temporary modify global node/npm/npx to v12

    ```bash
    # backup current latst node/npm/npx
    $ sudo mv /usr/local/bin/node{,21}
    $ sudo mv /usr/local/bin/npm{,21}
    $ sudo mv /usr/local/bin/npx{,21}

    # setup global environment to v12 temporary
    $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/npx12  /usr/local/bin/npx
    $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/node12 /usr/local/bin/node
    $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/npm12  /usr/local/bin/npm
    ```

    1. install gitbook

    ```bash
    $ sudo npm i -g gitbook-cli

    # modify polyfills.js
    $ vim /usr/local/lib/node_modules/gitbook-cli/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js

    # install gitbook
    $ gitbook --version

    # verify
    $ which -a gitbook
    /usr/local/bin/gitbook
    $ gitbook --version
    CLI version: 2.3.2
    GitBook version: 3.2.3
    ```

    1. setup gitbook environment

    ```bash
    $ cd /path/to/your/book
    $ gitbook install

    # or npm install from ./package.json
    $ npm install

    # or manual install failure packages without `-g`
    $ npm i gitbook-plugin-codegroup@2.3.5
    $ npm i gitbook-plugin-emphasize@1.1.0
    $ npm i gitbook-plugin-tbfed-pagefooter@0.0.1
    ...

    # try gitbook commands to check local packages
    $ gitbook build --log=debug --debug
    $ gitbook serve
    ```

    1. revert back global node/npm/npx to latest ( v21 )

    ```bash
    $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/node21 /usr/local/bin/node
    $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/npm21  /usr/local/bin/npm
    $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/npx21  /usr/local/bin/npx

    # verify
    $ nvim
    ```
