Disable built in post processor or specify order of execution

[sibber5]

Is there a way to disable a built in post processor? The one i want to disable is ExtractSearchIndex since i want to provide my own implementation. If that's not possible, then is it possible to guarantee that my post processor runs after ExtractSearchIndex so that i can modify the index.json file?

[filzrev]

Is there a way to disable a built in post processor? The one i want to disable is ExtractSearchIndex since i want to provide my own implementation.

Currently, it need to explicitly set "_enableSearch": false setting to disable ExtractSearchIndex post processor.
Otherwise, docfx automatically adding ExtractSearchIndex post processor.

docfx/src/Docfx.App/Helpers/DocumentBuilderWrapper.cs

Lines 23 to 30 in 4438316

	// Ensure "_enableSearch" adds the right post processor
	if (metadata != null && metadata.TryGetValue("_enableSearch", out object value))
	{
	if (value is true && !postProcessorNames.Contains("ExtractSearchIndex"))
	{
	postProcessorNames = postProcessorNames.Add("ExtractSearchIndex");
	}
	}

I thought It should be separately configurable based on search backend. (Related discussion #10652)

If that's not possible, then is it possible to guarantee that my post processor runs after ExtractSearchIndex so that i can modify the index.json file?

It's ensured PostProcessor's are executed in sequencial orders.
And custom PostProcessor is executed after build-in ExtractSearchIndex by default.

[sibber5]

currently ExtractSearchIndex is getting executed after my custom post processor. index.json doesnt exist after my post processor runs, and when i try to create an index.json it gets overwritten by ExtractSearchIndex

[filzrev]

Sorry, I have misunderstood ExtractSearchIndex behaviors. It's not handled as built-in postporcessor.
Instead, It's appended as last element of postProcessors by default.

As a workaround.
It need explicitly specifing ExtractSearchIndex before specifing custom post processor.

    "postProcessors": [
      "ExtractSearchIndex",
      "CustomPostProcessor"
    ]

[sibber5]

Ah that worked! thanks!