Virtual Assistant Pete: The Ultimate Tool for Automating Your Documentation Process

30 May, 2023 | 2 minutes read

As a software developer, you know how important documentation is for the successful deployment of a project. But creating and maintaining documentation can be time-consuming and tedious. Virtual Assistant Pete is a powerful tool that can simplify and automate the documentation creation process.

In this blog, we will explore three different ways you can use Pete to enhance your documentation workflow.

  1. Virtual Assistant Pete Web Application
  2. Virtual Assistant Pete completes your CI/CD
  3. Virtual Assistant Pete regular documentation refresh

Now, let’s check out each option separately.

1. Virtual Assistant Pete Web Application

The first way to use VA Pete is through its user interface. With this method, you can quickly and easily generate documentation by following the 3-step process. Simply select your projects and run VA Pete, it will automatically generate high-quality documentation for you.

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2. Virtual Assistant Pete completes your CI/CD

If you are using a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) process, you can use VA Pete through its REST API. This enables you to automatically generate documentation as part of your CI/CD pipeline. You can integrate Virtual Assistant Pete with your build tools and create documentation for each release automatically. You can find out more about this approach here.

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3. Virtual Assistant Pete regular documentation refresh

You can use Virtual Assistant Pete as a SnapLogic snap and create a scheduled task that will automatically create or update documentation on a regular schedule. This ensures that your documentation is always up-to-date and accurate.

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Use case for VA Pete regular documentation refresh

Let’s say you are working on a project with a large team, and one of your responsibilities is to ensure that the project’s documentation is always up-to-date. On the other hand, managers care about the productivity of the teams, but they also know that creating documentation and keeping it updated is a time-consuming and expensive process. The good news is that your organization already has Virtual Assistant Pete and we can sort this out in just a few minutes.

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Contact our team to provide the sample pipeline and Virtual Assistant Pete Snap pack. Import the pipeline in your organization, update the input configuration in the JSON Generator snap and schedule a task that runs at regular intervals. For example, you might schedule the task to run every Saturday at 5 PM to ensure that your documentation is always up-to-date and reflects the latest changes to your code, and each team that uses the documentation will have it up-to-date on Monday morning.

By using Virtual Assistant Pete as a SnapLogic snap and creating a scheduled task, you can automate your documentation process and ensure that your project’s documentation is always up-to-date. This saves you time and effort, allowing you to focus on developing your software and delivering value to your company or customers.

Conclusion

In conclusion, VA Pete is a powerful tool that can simplify and automate the documentation creation process. Whether you are using the UI web application, the REST API in your CICD process, or the SnapLogic snap, Virtual Assistant Pete can help you create high-quality documentation quickly and easily.