docs: self-host fonts, eliminate layout shift, add SPA navigation

.github/workflows/docs.yml

@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ jobs:
           python -V
           uv run python -V
 
+      - name: Cache sphinx fonts
+        if: env.PUBLISH == 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/sphinx-fonts
+          key: sphinx-fonts-${{ hashFiles('docs/conf.py') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            sphinx-fonts-
+
       - name: Build documentation
         if: env.PUBLISH == 'true'
         run: |

.gitignore

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ target/
 # Monkeytype
 monkeytype.sqlite3
 
+
+# Generated by sphinx_fonts extension (downloaded at build time)
+docs/_static/fonts/
+docs/_static/css/fonts.css
+
 # Claude code
 **/CLAUDE.local.md
 **/CLAUDE.*.md

docs/_ext/sphinx_fonts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+"""Sphinx extension for self-hosted fonts via Fontsource CDN.
+
+Downloads font files at build time, caches them locally, and passes
+structured font data to the template context for inline @font-face CSS.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import pathlib
+import shutil
+import typing as t
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from sphinx.application import Sphinx
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CDN_TEMPLATE = (
+    "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/{package}@{version}"
+    "/files/{font_id}-{subset}-{weight}-{style}.woff2"
+)
+
+
+class SetupDict(t.TypedDict):
+    """Return type for Sphinx extension setup()."""
+
+    version: str
+    parallel_read_safe: bool
+    parallel_write_safe: bool
+
+
+def _cache_dir() -> pathlib.Path:
+    return pathlib.Path.home() / ".cache" / "sphinx-fonts"
+
+
+def _cdn_url(
+    package: str,
+    version: str,
+    font_id: str,
+    subset: str,
+    weight: int,
+    style: str,
+) -> str:
+    return CDN_TEMPLATE.format(
+        package=package,
+        version=version,
+        font_id=font_id,
+        subset=subset,
+        weight=weight,
+        style=style,
+    )
+
+
+def _download_font(url: str, dest: pathlib.Path) -> bool:
+    if dest.exists():
+        logger.debug("font cached: %s", dest.name)
+        return True
+    dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    try:
+        urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, dest)
+        logger.info("downloaded font: %s", dest.name)
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, OSError):
+        if dest.exists():
+            dest.unlink()
+        logger.warning("failed to download font: %s", url)
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def _on_builder_inited(app: Sphinx) -> None:
+    if app.builder.format != "html":
+        return
+
+    fonts: list[dict[str, t.Any]] = app.config.sphinx_fonts
+    variables: dict[str, str] = app.config.sphinx_font_css_variables
+    if not fonts:
+        return
+
+    cache = _cache_dir()
+    static_dir = pathlib.Path(app.outdir) / "_static"
+    fonts_dir = static_dir / "fonts"
+    fonts_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    font_faces: list[dict[str, str]] = []
+    for font in fonts:
+        font_id = font["package"].split("/")[-1]
+        version = font["version"]
+        package = font["package"]
+        subset = font.get("subset", "latin")
+        for weight in font["weights"]:
+            for style in font["styles"]:
+                filename = f"{font_id}-{subset}-{weight}-{style}.woff2"
+                cached = cache / filename
+                url = _cdn_url(package, version, font_id, subset, weight, style)
+                if _download_font(url, cached):
+                    shutil.copy2(cached, fonts_dir / filename)
+                    font_faces.append(
+                        {
+                            "family": font["family"],
+                            "style": style,
+                            "weight": str(weight),
+                            "filename": filename,
+                        }
+                    )
+
+    preload_hrefs: list[str] = []
+    preload_specs: list[tuple[str, int, str]] = app.config.sphinx_font_preload
+    for family_name, weight, style in preload_specs:
+        for font in fonts:
+            if font["family"] == family_name:
+                font_id = font["package"].split("/")[-1]
+                subset = font.get("subset", "latin")
+                filename = f"{font_id}-{subset}-{weight}-{style}.woff2"
+                preload_hrefs.append(filename)
+                break
+
+    fallbacks: list[dict[str, str]] = app.config.sphinx_font_fallbacks
+
+    app._font_preload_hrefs = preload_hrefs  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    app._font_faces = font_faces  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    app._font_fallbacks = fallbacks  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    app._font_css_variables = variables  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+
+def _on_html_page_context(
+    app: Sphinx,
+    pagename: str,
+    templatename: str,
+    context: dict[str, t.Any],
+    doctree: t.Any,
+) -> None:
+    context["font_preload_hrefs"] = getattr(app, "_font_preload_hrefs", [])
+    context["font_faces"] = getattr(app, "_font_faces", [])
+    context["font_fallbacks"] = getattr(app, "_font_fallbacks", [])
+    context["font_css_variables"] = getattr(app, "_font_css_variables", {})
+
+
+def setup(app: Sphinx) -> SetupDict:
+    """Register config values, events, and return extension metadata."""
+    app.add_config_value("sphinx_fonts", [], "html")
+    app.add_config_value("sphinx_font_fallbacks", [], "html")
+    app.add_config_value("sphinx_font_css_variables", {}, "html")
+    app.add_config_value("sphinx_font_preload", [], "html")
+    app.connect("builder-inited", _on_builder_inited)
+    app.connect("html-page-context", _on_html_page_context)
+    return {
+        "version": "1.0",
+        "parallel_read_safe": True,
+        "parallel_write_safe": True,
+    }