added help page linking

cookbook/templates/base.html

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
                             class="fas fa-edit fa-fw"></i> {% trans 'Batch Edit' %}</a>
                 </div>
             </li>
-            <li class="nav-item dropdown {% if request.resolver_match.url_name in 'list_storage,data_sync,list_recipe_import,list_sync_log,data_stats,edit_food' %}active{% endif %}">
+            <li class="nav-item dropdown {% if request.resolver_match.url_name in 'list_storage,data_sync,list_recipe_import,list_sync_log,data_stats,edit_food,edit_storage' %}active{% endif %}">
                 <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdownMenuLink" data-toggle="dropdown"
                    aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"><i class="fas fa-database"></i> {% trans 'Storage Data' %}
                 </a>
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@
 
         <ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
             {% if user.is_authenticated %}
+                {% page_help request.resolver_match.url_name as help_button %}
+                {% if help_button %}{{ help_button|safe }}{% endif %}
+
                 <li class="nav-item dropdown {% if request.resolver_match.url_name in 'view_settings,view_history,view_system,docs_markdown' %}active{% endif %}">
                     <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdownMenuLink" data-toggle="dropdown"
                        aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"><i

cookbook/templatetags/custom_tags.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django import template
 from django.db.models import Avg
 from django.urls import NoReverseMatch, reverse
 from recipes import settings
+from gettext import gettext as _
 
 register = template.Library()
 
@@ -80,6 +81,20 @@ def recipe_last(recipe, user):
         return ''
 
 
+@register.simple_tag
+def page_help(page_name):
+    help_pages = {
+        'edit_storage': 'https://vabene1111.github.io/recipes/features/external_recipes/',
+    }
+
+    link = help_pages.get(page_name, '')
+
+    if link != '':
+        return f'<li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="{link}"><i class="far fa-question-circle"></i>&zwnj;<span class="d-lg-none"> {_("Help")}</span></a></li>'
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
 @register.simple_tag
 def message_of_the_day():
     return Space.objects.first().message

docs/features/external_recipes.md

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Lastly you will need to sync with the external path and import recipes you desir
 !!! success
     Currently only Nextcloud and Dropbox are supported. There are plans to add more provider 
 
+!!! danger
+    In order for this application to retrieve data from external providers it needs to store authentication information.
+    Please use read only/separate accounts or app passwords wherever possible.
+    There are better ways to do this but they are currently not implemented
+
 A `Storage Backend` is a remote storage location where files are **read** from.
 To add a new backend click on `Storage Data` and then on `Storage Backends`. 
 There click the plus button.