API documentation with Sphinx configuration and workflows

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pip install python-dotenv
         python scripts/check_snippet_coverage.py
+
+    - name: Generate Documentation
+      run: |
+        make docs
 
     - name: Lint and format check with Ruff
       run: |

.github/workflows/documentation-upload.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+name: Generate and upload documentation
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to use for the documentation package in semver format (e.g. 1.2.3)'
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  upload-documentation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      SDK_NAME: sinch-sdk-python
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Resolve Version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+          fi
+          # Strip leading 'v' if present (e.g. v1.2.3 → 1.2.3)
+          VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+          echo "value=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Validate Version Format
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}"
+          SEMVER_REGEX='^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(-((alpha|beta|preview)(\.[0-9]+)?))?$'
+          if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ $SEMVER_REGEX ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Invalid version format: '$VERSION'. Expected semver (e.g. 1.2.3, 1.2.3-alpha, 1.2.3-beta.1, 1.2.3-preview)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Version '$VERSION' is valid"
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install dev dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
+      - name: Generate Documentation
+        run: |
+          make docs
+
+      - name: Package Documentation
+        run: |
+          cd docs/build/html
+          zip -r "../../../${{ env.SDK_NAME }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}.zip" .
+
+      - name: Upload to GitLab Registry
+        run: |
+          echo "Uploading documentation package to GitLab Registry..."
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}"
+          curl --fail --show-error --location --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITLAB_REGISTRY_UPLOAD_DOC_TOKEN }}" \
+               --upload-file "./${{ env.SDK_NAME }}-${VERSION}.zip" \
+               "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/63164411/packages/generic/${{ env.SDK_NAME }}/${VERSION}/${{ env.SDK_NAME }}-${VERSION}.zip"
+          echo "Documentation package for version ${VERSION} uploaded to GitLab Registry"
+
+      - name: Trigger Downstream GitLab Pipeline
+        run: |
+          echo "Triggering downstream GitLab pipeline to notify about new documentation package version..."
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}"
+          curl --fail --show-error --location --request POST \
+               --form "token=${{ secrets.GITLAB_NOTIFY_REGISTRY_UPLOADED_DOC_TOKEN }}" \
+               --form "ref=main" \
+               --form "variables[UPSTREAM_PACKAGE_NAME]=${{ env.SDK_NAME }}" \
+               --form "variables[UPSTREAM_PACKAGE_VERSION]=${VERSION}" \
+               "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/63164411/trigger/pipeline"
+          echo "Documentation repo notified about new package version ${VERSION}"

.gitignore

@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ instance/
 .scrapy
 
 # Sphinx documentation
-docs/_build/
+docs/build/
+docs/api/
+
 
 # PyBuilder
 .pybuilder/

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.PHONY: docs
+
+docs:
+	rm -rf docs/build
+	rm -rf docs/api
+	sphinx-apidoc --force --separate --no-toc --maxdepth 2 --templatedir docs/_templates/apidoc -o docs/api sinch
+	sphinx-build -b html docs docs/build/html

docs/_static/custom.css

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Multi-line signatures (one parameter per line).
+
+   When a signature is wrapped, Sphinx renders each parameter as a <dd> inside
+   a nested <dl>. The Read the Docs theme styles every <dl>/<dd> with borders,
+   background tint and vertical margins, which leak into the signature and draw
+   ugly "lines" between parameters. Flatten that nested list so the parameters
+   read as a clean indented column.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+.rst-content .sig dl,
+.rst-content .sig dd {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    border: none;
+    background: none;
+}
+
+/* Keep each parameter indented under the opening parenthesis. */
+.rst-content .sig dd {
+    margin-left: 2em;
+}

docs/_templates/apidoc/module.rst.jinja

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{%- if show_headings %}
+{{- [basename, "module"] | join(" ") | e | heading }}
+
+{% endif -%}
+.. automodule:: {{ qualname }}
+{%- for option in automodule_options %}
+   :{{ option }}:
+{%- endfor %}

docs/_templates/apidoc/package.rst.jinja

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{%- macro automodule(modname, options) -%}
+.. automodule:: {{ modname }}
+{%- for option in options %}
+   :{{ option }}:
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{%- macro toctree(docnames) -%}
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: {{ maxdepth }}
+{% for docname in docnames %}
+   {{ docname }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{{- [pkgname, "package"] | join(" ") | e | heading }}
+
+{%- if is_namespace %}
+.. py:module:: {{ pkgname }}
+{% endif %}
+
+{%- if subpackages %}
+{{ toctree(subpackages) }}
+{% endif %}
+
+{%- if submodules %}
+{% if separatemodules %}
+{{ toctree(submodules) }}
+{% else %}
+{% for submodule in submodules %}
+{{ [submodule.split(".")[-1], "module"] | join(" ") | e | heading(2) }}
+{{ automodule(submodule, automodule_options) }}
+{% endfor %}
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}

docs/conf.py

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+# Allow autodoc to import the sinch package from the project root
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(".."))
+from sinch import __version__
+
+# -- Project information -------------------------------------------------------
+
+project = "Sinch Python SDK"
+copyright = "2026, Sinch Developer Experience Team"
+author = "Sinch Developer Experience Team"
+release = __version__
+
+# -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
+
+extensions = [
+    # Pulls docstrings from Python source into the generated .rst files
+    "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
+    # Adds [source] links that open the highlighted source file
+    "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
+]
+
+# The .rst files under api/ are generated by the `sphinx-apidoc` CLI invoked
+# from the Makefile (`make docs`), using the custom templates in
+# _templates/apidoc/ to strip the "package" suffix and the
+# "Subpackages"/"Submodules"/"Module contents" headings. The
+# sphinx.ext.apidoc extension is intentionally NOT used because it ignores
+# the template directory.
+
+# -- sphinx.ext.autodoc --------------------------------------------------------
+
+autodoc_default_options = {
+    # Document all public members (methods, attributes, nested classes)
+    "members": True,
+    'undoc-members': True,
+    # Show the class inheritance chain
+    "show-inheritance": True,
+    # Preserve the order in which members appear in the source file
+    "member-order": "bysource",
+}
+
+# Render type hints as part of the parameter/return descriptions, not the signature
+autodoc_typehints = "both"
+python_maximum_signature_line_length = 88
+
+# -- HTML output ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
+
+html_theme_options = {
+    # Maximum depth of the navigation sidebar (-1 = unlimited)
+    "navigation_depth": -1,
+    # Keep all navigation entries expanded by default
+    "collapse_navigation": False,
+}
+
+# Directory with extra static files (custom CSS, etc.), relative to this conf.py
+html_static_path = ["_static"]
+
+# Extra stylesheets loaded after the theme's own CSS
+html_css_files = ["custom.css"]

docs/index.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Sinch Python SDK
+================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 3
+   :caption: API Reference
+
+   api/sinch

requirements-dev.txt

@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ ruff
 requests
 
 # Data Validation
-pydantic >= 2.0.0
+pydantic >= 2.0.0
+
+# Documentation
+# Sphinx 7.1 introduced python_maximum_signature_line_length and  7.x is also the last series supporting Python 3.9.
+sphinx >= 7.1
+sphinx-rtd-theme >= 2.0