docs: changed external to linked and add emoji to visually differentiate on side navbar

Author: CameronBrooks11

.github/workflows/pages.yml

@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ jobs:
         id: pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
 
-      - name: Import external docs
+      - name: Import remote repository docs
         run: bash scripts/import_sources.sh
 
-      - name: Generate external project stubs
-        run: python3 scripts/generate_external_redirects.py
+      - name: Generate linked project stubs
+        run: python3 scripts/generate_linked_redirects.py
 
       - name: Build with Jekyll
         run: bundle exec jekyll build --baseurl "${{ steps.pages.outputs.base_path }}"

_pages/projects.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ has_children: true
 
 The FEAST ecosystem consists of several project repositories that provide tools, resources, and implementations in support of our broader automation framework. Projects rendered directly on this site are accessible through the left-hand navigation menu.
 
-Additional project pages, hosted externally, can be accessed via their corresponding GitHub Pages sites:
+Additional project pages, hosted standalone, can be accessed via their corresponding GitHub Pages sites:
 
 - [Slice_TEMP](/Slice_TEMP/)
 - [Slice_DCMT](/Slice_DCMT/)

projects/external.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+layout: page
+title: "Linked Projects   🔗"
+permalink: /projects/linked/
+parent: Projects
+has_children: true
+nav_order: 2
+---
+
+The following linked projects are rendered in their own GitHub Pages sites but are listed here for navigation purposes.

projects/linked.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+layout: page
+title: "Project Alpha"
+permalink: /projects/project1/
+parent: Projects
+nav_order: 3
+---
+
+Test

projects/project1.md

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
-Generate redirect stub pages for external projects.
-Each page redirects to a GitHub Pages site and is nested under 'Projects > External Projects'.
+Generate redirect stub pages for linked projects.
+Each page redirects to a GitHub Pages site and is nested under 'Projects > Linked Projects'.
 """
 
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
-CONFIG = Path("sources.external.json")
-OUT_DIR = Path("docs/projects/external")
+CONFIG = Path("sources.linked.json")
+OUT_DIR = Path("docs/projects/linked")
 
 
 def main():
     with CONFIG.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         data = json.load(f)
 
-    projects = data.get("external_projects", [])
+    projects = data.get("linked_projects", [])
     OUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     for i, proj in enumerate(projects, 1):
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def main():
         content = f"""---
 layout: redirect
 title: {title}
-parent: External Projects
+parent: Linked Projects
 grand_parent: Projects
 nav_order: {i}
 redirect_to: {url}

scripts/generate_external_redirects.py scripts/generate_linked_redirects.pyscripts/generate_external_redirects.py renamed to scripts/generate_linked_redirects.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # scripts/import_sources.sh
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Import external docs into the hub repo.
+# Import remote repository docs into the hub repo.
 #
 # Behavior (idempotent):
 # - For each entry in sources.json:

scripts/import_sources.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "external_projects": [
+    "linked_projects": [
         {
             "name": "Slice_TEMP",
             "title": "Slice TEMP",