Merge similar examples in offline_inference into single basic example (#12737)

docs/source/generate_examples.py

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Example:
             return content
 
         content += "## Example materials\n\n"
-        for file in self.other_files:
+        for file in sorted(self.other_files):
             include = "include" if file.suffix == ".md" else "literalinclude"
             content += f":::{{admonition}} {file.relative_to(self.path)}\n"
             content += ":class: dropdown\n\n"
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def generate_examples():
             path=EXAMPLE_DOC_DIR / "examples_offline_inference_index.md",
             title="Offline Inference",
             description=
-            "Offline inference examples demonstrate how to use vLLM in an offline setting, where the model is queried for predictions in batches.",  # noqa: E501
+            "Offline inference examples demonstrate how to use vLLM in an offline setting, where the model is queried for predictions in batches. We recommend starting with <project:basic.md>.",  # noqa: E501
             caption="Examples",
         ),
     }