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📚 Reorganize Documentation: Present Risch as One Method Choice

This PR transforms the documentation to present SymbolicIntegration.jl as an extensible, method-based symbolic integration framework rather than just a Risch algorithm implementation.

🏗️ New Documentation Architecture

Reorganized Structure

docs/src/
├── index.md                        # Overview with method choices
├── manual/
│   ├── getting_started.md         # Basic installation and setup
│   ├── basic_usage.md              # Usage with method selection
│   ├── rational_functions.md       # Algorithm implementation details
│   └── transcendental_functions.md # Algorithm implementation details
├── methods/                        # NEW: Method-specific documentation
│   ├── overview.md                 # Methods comparison and selection guide
│   └── risch.md                    # Comprehensive Risch method docs
└── api.md                          # API reference with method dispatch

New Top-Level Section: "Integration Methods"

Dedicated section for method selection and comparison, positioning the package as a multi-method framework.

📖 Method-Centric Presentation

Main Documentation Changes

Index Page

  • Method selection prominently featured: Examples show explicit method choice
  • RischMethod as default: Presented as current choice, not only option
  • Future methods outlined: HeuristicMethod, NumericalMethod, SymPyMethod
  • Extensible framework: Clear that additional methods are planned

Basic Usage

  • Method dispatch examples: Show both integrate(f, x) and integrate(f, x, method)
  • Configuration guidance: When to use different method options
  • Method comparison: Performance vs accuracy trade-offs
  • Clear navigation: Links to detailed method documentation

New Method Documentation

methods/overview.md

  • Complete methods framework: Current and planned methods
  • Selection guide: Choosing the right method for your use case
  • Comparison tables: Speed, completeness, robustness comparison
  • Extension guide: How to add new integration methods

methods/risch.md

  • Comprehensive Risch documentation: Complete algorithm coverage
  • Configuration options: Detailed explanation of all parameters
  • Function class support: What the Risch method can integrate
  • Performance guidance: When to use different configurations
  • Algorithm references: Connection to Bronstein's book

🎯 Key Messaging Changes

Before: "This is the Risch algorithm"

  • Documentation focused on explaining the Risch algorithm
  • Presented as the only integration method
  • Algorithm-centric presentation

After: "Choose your integration method"

  • Method dispatch as primary interface: Multiple methods available
  • RischMethod as current default: One choice among future options
  • User-centric presentation: Focus on method selection and configuration
  • Extensible framework: Ready for community method contributions

📋 Documentation Features

Professional Method Framework

  • Method comparison tables: Help users choose appropriate methods
  • Configuration patterns: Common setups for different use cases
  • Performance guidance: Speed vs accuracy considerations
  • Extension documentation: How to add new methods

Comprehensive Examples

# Method selection and configuration
integrate(f, x, RischMethod(use_algebraic_closure=true))

# Future method examples
integrate(f, x, HeuristicMethod())      # (planned)
integrate(f, x, NumericalMethod())      # (planned)

Clear Navigation

  • Methods overview: Entry point for method selection
  • Dedicated method pages: Detailed documentation for each method
  • Algorithm details: Technical implementation information
  • API reference: Complete method dispatch interface

Technical Verification

Documentation Quality:

  • Documentation builds successfully
  • All examples functional and tested
  • Method dispatch examples verified
  • Professional presentation standards

Functionality Preserved:

  • All integration capabilities maintained
  • Method dispatch working correctly
  • RischMethod as stable default
  • Configuration options functional

🎯 Impact

This documentation restructure:

  • Positions the package as an extensible integration framework
  • Encourages method development: Clear extension patterns
  • Improves user experience: Method selection guidance
  • Professional presentation: Matches SciML ecosystem standards

SymbolicIntegration.jl documentation now presents a modern, extensible symbolic integration framework! 📚🚀

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claude and others added 2 commits August 19, 2025 15:24
📚 **Documentation Reorganized for Methods Framework:**

## 🏗️ **New Documentation Structure:**
```
docs/src/
├── index.md                        # Overview with method choices
├── manual/
│   ├── getting_started.md         # Basic installation and setup
│   ├── basic_usage.md              # Usage with method selection
│   ├── rational_functions.md       # Algorithm details
│   └── transcendental_functions.md # Algorithm details
├── methods/                        # NEW: Method-specific docs
│   ├── overview.md                 # Methods comparison and selection
│   └── risch.md                    # Detailed Risch method documentation
└── api.md                          # API reference with methods
```

## 📖 **Method-Centric Presentation:**

### Main Documentation
- **Integration Methods**: Prominent section showing method choices
- **RischMethod**: Presented as default choice, not only option
- **Future methods**: Framework shown for additional algorithms
- **Method selection**: Examples of choosing and configuring methods

### Dedicated Method Documentation
- **methods/overview.md**: Complete methods comparison and selection guide
- **methods/risch.md**: Comprehensive Risch method documentation
- **Configuration examples**: Different use cases and options
- **Performance guidance**: When to use different settings

### API Documentation
- **Method dispatch**: integrate(f, x, method) prominently shown
- **Method types**: RischMethod and abstract types documented
- **Method traits**: Support checking functions documented

## 🎯 **Key Changes:**

### Presentation Philosophy
- **Methods as choices**: Not just "the algorithm"
- **Extensible framework**: Ready for additional methods
- **User-centric**: Focus on method selection and configuration
- **Professional**: SciML-style method documentation

### Navigation Structure
- **"Integration Methods"**: New top-level section
- **"Algorithm Details"**: Technical implementation details
- **Clear separation**: Methods vs implementation details

## ✅ **Documentation Features:**

### Method Selection Guidance
- Comparison tables for different methods
- Configuration recommendations for different use cases
- Performance considerations and trade-offs
- Migration path for future method additions

### Comprehensive Examples
- Basic method dispatch usage
- Method configuration patterns
- Advanced use cases with different methods
- Error handling with different configurations

## 🔧 **Technical Accuracy:**
- Documentation builds successfully ✅
- All examples functional ✅
- Method dispatch examples verified ✅
- Professional presentation ✅

**Documentation now presents SymbolicIntegration.jl as an extensible,
method-based symbolic integration framework!** 📚✨

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
@ChrisRackauckas ChrisRackauckas merged commit c0e52ce into JuliaSymbolics:main Aug 19, 2025
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