Add serve docs task to show documentation

Author: spoorcc

dfetch.code-workspace

@@ -115,6 +115,27 @@
 					"panel": "shared"
 				}
 			},
+			{
+				"label": "Serve Docs",
+				"type": "shell",
+				"command": "python",
+				"args": [
+					"-m",
+					"http.server"
+				],
+				"options": {
+					"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/doc/_build/html"
+				},
+				"group": {
+					"kind": "none",
+					"isDefault": false
+				},
+				"presentation": {
+					"reveal": "always",
+					"panel": "shared"
+				},
+				"problemMatcher": []
+			},
 			{
 				"label": "Check quality (pre-commit)",
 				"type": "shell",

doc/contributing.rst

@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ All dependencies are pre-installed and makes it easy to get started.
 
 .. tip::
 
-   You can preview the documentation locally by running, ``python -m http.server``
-   inside the ``doc/_build/html`` directory. Codespaces will automatically suggest to open the forwarded port
-   to view the changes in your browser.
+   You can preview the documentation locally by running the ``Serve Docs`` task.
+   Codespaces will automatically suggest to open the forwarded port to view the
+   changes in your browser.
 
 Running in VSCode
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