Modifications to built HTML in a post_build job do not show up in the site preview

[choldgraf]

Details

I am experimenting with using staticrypt to encrypt some HTML files that are built with Sphinx before being uploaded to RTD. To do so, I'm using a post_build event that modifies the built HTML and replaces it with an encrypted version. However, in the PR preview these changes do not seem to propagate.

For example:

• Here is the post_build configuration I'm using to do the encrypting
• I also have a cat command at the end and, in the build preview, I confirm that the contents of the HTML are in-fact encrypted.
• However, in the PR preview version of this page, it is viewable instead of being encrypted.

Project info:

• Read the Docs project URL: https://readthedocs.org/projects/2i2c-team-compass
• Build URL (if applicable): https://readthedocs.org/projects/2i2c-team-compass/builds/18882794/
• Read the Docs username (if applicable): https://readthedocs.org/profiles/choldgraf

Expected Result

I expected the page to be hidden behind a password, similar to other pages with staticrypt.

Actual Result

The page is viewable to anyone.

[humitos]

Hi Chris! It seems that you are hitting this bug #9172 which will be solved by #9179

The problem here is that Read the Docs is moving the output of the build process immediately after build and before running post_build. That should not work like that.

I suggest you to subscribe to #9179 to get updates about this. That issue is already in our roadmap, so we plan to fix it in the following weeks/months.

I think this issue could be closed as duplicated.

[choldgraf]

Is this completed now? I see that this one is still open

• Delay builder.move until after post_build job #9179

[humitos]

It's not complete, no. I'd assume that @stsewd closed this issue as duplicated of #9179, maybe? @stsewd can you confirm?

[choldgraf]

Ah I see - I was just confused when I saw the "completed" notification. In case it is helpful, FYI you can close issues as notplanned / duplicated etc by clicking the drop-down arrow before clicking the close button: