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Technical Documentation Example

Build comprehensive technical documentation using VitePress.

Overview

A technical documentation template covering:

  • API documentation
  • SDK guides
  • Integration tutorials
  • Reference materials

Documentation Structure

Content Organization

tech-docs/
├── api/
│   ├── authentication.md
│   ├── endpoints/
│   │   ├── users.md
│   │   ├── products.md
│   │   └── orders.md
│   └── webhooks.md
├── sdk/
│   ├── javascript/
│   │   ├── installation.md
│   │   ├── quickstart.md
│   │   └── examples.md
│   ├── python/
│   └── php/
├── guides/
│   ├── integration-guide.md
│   ├── authentication-flow.md
│   └── error-handling.md
└── reference/
    ├── status-codes.md
    ├── rate-limits.md
    └── changelog.md

API Documentation

Endpoint Documentation

markdown
## GET /api/users

Retrieve a list of users.

### Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | integer | No | Number of users to return (default: 10) |
| `offset` | integer | No | Number of users to skip (default: 0) |

### Response
```json
{
  "users": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "john@example.com"
    }
  ],
  "total": 100
}

Error Responses

  • 400 Bad Request - Invalid parameters
  • 401 Unauthorized - Authentication required
  • 429 Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

## SDK Documentation

### Code Examples
- Installation instructions
- Quick start guides
- Complete usage examples
- Best practices

### Multi-language Support
- JavaScript/Node.js
- Python
- PHP
- Ruby
- Go

## Interactive Features

### API Explorer
- Interactive API testing
- Request/response examples
- Authentication testing
- Real-time validation

### Code Playground
- Runnable code examples
- Multiple language support
- Live output display
- Error handling demos

## Maintenance

### Version Management
- API versioning documentation
- Changelog maintenance
- Deprecation notices
- Migration guides

### Quality Assurance
- Regular accuracy checks
- User feedback integration
- Performance monitoring
- Accessibility compliance

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