Docs: Add page with figure for navigating help resources (#9147)

* add config to build mermaid diagrams in docs
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Author: 3 people

ci/requirements/doc.yml

@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ dependencies:
   - sphinxext-rediraffe
   - zarr>=2.10
   - pip:
+      - sphinxcontrib-mermaid
       # relative to this file. Needs to be editable to be accepted.
       - -e ../..

doc/conf.py

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     )
 
 nbsphinx_allow_errors = False
+nbsphinx_requirejs_path = ""
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -68,7 +69,9 @@
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
+
 extensions = [
+    "sphinxcontrib.mermaid",
     "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
     "sphinx.ext.autosummary",
     "sphinx.ext.intersphinx",
@@ -175,6 +178,8 @@
     "pd.NaT": "~pandas.NaT",
 }
 
+# mermaid config
+mermaid_version = "10.9.1"
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ["_templates", sphinx_autosummary_accessors.templates_path]

doc/help-diagram.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+Getting Help
+============
+
+Navigating the wealth of resources available for Xarray can be overwhelming.
+We've created this flow chart to help guide you towards the best way to get help, depending on what you're working towards.
+The links to each resource are provided below the diagram.
+Regardless of how you interact with us, we're always thrilled to hear from you!
+
+.. mermaid::
+    :alt: Flowchart illustrating the different ways to access help using or contributing to Xarray.
+
+    flowchart TD
+        intro[Welcome to Xarray! How can we help?]:::quesNodefmt
+        usage(["fa:fa-chalkboard-user Xarray Tutorials
+            fab:fa-readme Xarray Docs
+            fab:fa-google Google/fab:fa-stack-overflow Stack Exchange
+            fa:fa-robot Ask AI/a Language Learning Model (LLM)"]):::ansNodefmt
+        API([fab:fa-readme Xarray Docs
+            fab:fa-readme extension's docs]):::ansNodefmt
+        help([fab:fa-github Xarray Discussions
+            fab:fa-discord Xarray Discord
+            fa:fa-users Xarray Office Hours
+            fa:fa-globe Pangeo Discourse]):::ansNodefmt
+        bug([Report and Propose here:
+            fab:fa-github Xarray Issues]):::ansNodefmt
+        contrib([fa:fa-book-open Xarray Contributor's Guide]):::ansNodefmt
+        pr(["fab:fa-github Pull Request (PR)"]):::ansNodefmt
+        dev([fab:fa-github Comment on your PR
+            fa:fa-users Developer's Meeting]):::ansNodefmt
+        report[Thanks for letting us know!]:::quesNodefmt
+        merged[fa:fa-hands-clapping Your PR was merged.
+            Thanks for contributing to Xarray!]:::quesNodefmt
+
+
+        intro -->|How do I use Xarray?| usage
+        usage -->|"with extensions (like Dask)"| API
+
+        usage -->|I'd like some more help| help
+        intro -->|I found a bug| bug
+        intro -->|I'd like to make a small change| contrib
+        subgraph bugcontrib[Bugs and Contributions]
+            bug
+            contrib
+            bug -->|I just wanted to tell you| report
+            bug<-->|I'd like to fix the bug!| contrib
+            pr -->|my PR was approved| merged
+        end
+
+
+        intro -->|I wish Xarray could...| bug
+
+
+        pr <-->|my PR is quiet| dev
+        contrib -->pr
+
+        classDef quesNodefmt fill:#9DEEF4,stroke:#206C89
+
+        classDef ansNodefmt fill:#FFAA05,stroke:#E37F17
+
+        classDef boxfmt fill:#FFF5ED,stroke:#E37F17
+        class bugcontrib boxfmt
+
+        linkStyle default font-size:20pt,color:#206C89
+
+
+- `Xarray Tutorials <https://tutorial.xarray.dev/>`__
+- `Xarray Docs <https://docs.xarray.dev/en/stable/>`__
+- `Google/Stack Exchange <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-xarray>`__
+- `Xarray Discussions <https://github.com/pydata/xarray/discussions>`__
+- `Xarray Discord <https://discord.com/invite/wEKPCt4PDu>`__
+- `Xarray Office Hours <https://github.com/pydata/xarray/discussions/categories/office-hours>`__
+- `Pangeo Discourse <https://discourse.pangeo.io/>`__
+- `Xarray Issues <https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues>`__
+- `Xarray Contributors Guide <https://docs.xarray.dev/en/stable/contributing.html>`__
+- `Developer's Meeting <https://docs.xarray.dev/en/stable/developers-meeting.html>`__

doc/index.rst

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ efficient, and fun!
 `Releases <https://github.com/pydata/xarray/releases>`__ |
 `Stack Overflow <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-xarray>`__ |
 `Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/g/xarray>`__ |
-`Blog <https://xarray.dev/blog>`__
+`Blog <https://xarray.dev/blog>`__ |
+`Tutorials <https://tutorial.xarray.dev/>`__
 
 
 .. grid:: 1 1 2 2
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ efficient, and fun!
    Tutorials & Videos <tutorials-and-videos>
    API Reference <api>
    How do I ... <howdoi>
+   Getting Help <help-diagram>
    Ecosystem <ecosystem>
 
 .. toctree::

doc/whats-new.rst

@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ Bug fixes
 Documentation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+- Adds a flow-chart diagram to help users navigate help resources (`Discussion #8990 <https://github.com/pydata/xarray/discussions/8990>`_).
+  By `Jessica Scheick <https://github.com/jessicas11>`_.
 - Improvements to Zarr & chunking docs (:pull:`9139`, :pull:`9140`, :pull:`9132`)
   By `Maximilian Roos <https://github.com/max-sixty>`_
 
+
 Internal Changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~