Generator of static API documentation for the Nit language

Generate API documentation in HTML format from Nit source code.

Introduced classes

private class Nitdoc

nitc :: Nitdoc

Nitdoc phase explores the model and generate pages for each mentity found

Redefined classes

redef class Catalog

nitc :: nitdoc $ Catalog

The main class of the calatog generator that has the knowledge
redef class DocModel

nitc :: nitdoc $ DocModel

The model of a Nitdoc documentation
redef class Sys

nitc :: nitdoc $ Sys

The main class of the program.
redef class ToolContext

nitc :: nitdoc $ ToolContext

Global context for tools

All class definitions

redef class Catalog

nitc :: nitdoc $ Catalog

The main class of the calatog generator that has the knowledge
redef class DocModel

nitc :: nitdoc $ DocModel

The model of a Nitdoc documentation
private class Nitdoc

nitc $ Nitdoc

Nitdoc phase explores the model and generate pages for each mentity found
redef class Sys

nitc :: nitdoc $ Sys

The main class of the program.
redef class ToolContext

nitc :: nitdoc $ ToolContext

Global context for tools
package_diagram nitc::nitdoc nitdoc nitc\>doc\>static\> static nitc::nitdoc->nitc\>doc\>static\> nitc\>doc\>templates\> templates nitc\>doc\>static\>->nitc\>doc\>templates\> json json nitc\>doc\>static\>->json ...nitc\>doc\>templates\> ... ...nitc\>doc\>templates\>->nitc\>doc\>templates\> ...json ... ...json->json a_star-m a_star-m a_star-m->nitc::nitdoc

Ancestors

module abstract_collection

core :: abstract_collection

Abstract collection classes and services.
module abstract_text

core :: abstract_text

Abstract class for manipulation of sequences of characters
module abstract_tree

trees :: abstract_tree

Introduce tree structures abstraction
module actors_injection_phase

nitc :: actors_injection_phase

Injects model for the classes annotated with "is actor" so
module annotation

nitc :: annotation

Management and utilities on annotations
module array

core :: array

This module introduces the standard array structure.
module astbuilder

nitc :: astbuilder

Instantiation and transformation of semantic nodes in the AST of expressions and statements
module astutil

nitc :: astutil

Additional features on Nit AST
module auto_super_init

nitc :: auto_super_init

Computing of super-constructors that must be implicitly called at the begin of constructors.
module bintree

trees :: bintree

Binary Tree data-structure
module bitset

core :: bitset

Services to handle BitSet
module bktree

trees :: bktree

Implementation of BKTree
module bootstrap

html :: bootstrap

HTML templates for Bootstrap components.
module bytes

core :: bytes

Services for byte streams and arrays
module caching

serialization :: caching

Services for caching serialization engines
module catalog

nitc :: catalog

Basic catalog generator for Nit packages
module check_annotation

nitc :: check_annotation

Check that annotation present in the AST are either primitive or user-declared
module circular_array

core :: circular_array

Efficient data structure to access both end of the sequence.
module codec_base

core :: codec_base

Base for codecs to use with streams
module codecs

core :: codecs

Group module for all codec-related manipulations
module collection

core :: collection

This module define several collection classes.
module commands_base

nitc :: commands_base

Documentation commands
module commands_catalog

nitc :: commands_catalog

Commands to retrieve Catalog related data
module commands_docdown

nitc :: commands_docdown

Doc down related queries
module commands_graph

nitc :: commands_graph

Graph commands
module commands_model

nitc :: commands_model

Doc commands about a Model or a MEntity
module commands_parser

nitc :: commands_parser

A parser that create DocCommand from a string
module commands_usage

nitc :: commands_usage

Commands about how mentities are used
module console

console :: console

Defines some ANSI Terminal Control Escape Sequences.
module core

core :: core

Standard classes and methods used by default by Nit programs and libraries.
module counter

counter :: counter

Simple numerical statistical analysis and presentation
module deriving

nitc :: deriving

Injection of automatic method definitions for standard methods, based on the attributes of the classes
module digraph

graph :: digraph

Implementation of directed graphs, also called digraphs.
module div_by_zero

nitc :: div_by_zero

Detection of divisions by zero in obvious cases
module dot

dot :: dot

Dot rendering library
module engine_tools

serialization :: engine_tools

Advanced services for serialization engines
module environ

core :: environ

Access to the environment variables of the process
module error

json :: error

Intro JsonParseError which is exposed by all JSON reading APIs
module error

core :: error

Standard error-management infrastructure.
module exec

core :: exec

Invocation and management of operating system sub-processes.
module file

core :: file

File manipulations (create, read, write, etc.)
module fixed_ints

core :: fixed_ints

Basic integers of fixed-precision
module fixed_ints_text

core :: fixed_ints_text

Text services to complement fixed_ints
module flat

core :: flat

All the array-based text representations
module flow

nitc :: flow

Intraprocedural static flow.
module frontend

nitc :: frontend

Collect and orchestration of main frontend phases
module gc

core :: gc

Access to the Nit internal garbage collection mechanism
module glsl_validation

nitc :: glsl_validation

Check shader code within Nit modules using the tool glslangValidator
module hash_collection

core :: hash_collection

Introduce HashMap and HashSet.
module highlight

nitc :: highlight

Highlighting of Nit AST
module html

html :: html

HTML output facilities
module html_commands

nitc :: html_commands

Render commands results as HTML
module html_model

nitc :: html_model

Translate mentities to html blocks.
module htmlight

nitc :: htmlight

Highlighting of Nit AST with HTML
module i18n_phase

nitc :: i18n_phase

Basic support of internationalization through the generation of id-to-string tables
module ini

ini :: ini

Read and write INI configuration files
module inspect

serialization :: inspect

Refine Serializable::inspect to show more useful information
module iso8859_1

core :: iso8859_1

Codec for ISO8859-1 I/O
module json

json :: json

Read and write JSON formatted text using the standard serialization services
module kernel

core :: kernel

Most basic classes and methods.
module lexer

nitc :: lexer

Lexer and its tokens.
module lexer_work

nitc :: lexer_work

Internal algorithm and data structures for the Nit lexer
module list

core :: list

This module handle double linked lists
module literal

nitc :: literal

Parsing of literal values in the abstract syntax tree.
module loader

nitc :: loader

Loading of Nit source files
module local_var_init

nitc :: local_var_init

Verify that local variables are initialized before their usage
module location

nitc :: location

Nit source-file and locations in source-file
module markdown

markdown :: markdown

Markdown parsing.
module math

core :: math

Mathematical operations
module md5

md5 :: md5

Native MD5 digest implementation as Text::md5
module md_commands

nitc :: md_commands

Render commands results as Markdown
module mdoc

nitc :: mdoc

Documentation of model entities
module meta

meta :: meta

Simple user-defined meta-level to manipulate types of instances as object.
module mmodule

nitc :: mmodule

modules and module hierarchies in the metamodel
module mmodule_data

nitc :: mmodule_data

Define and retrieve data in modules
module model

nitc :: model

Classes, types and properties
module model_base

nitc :: model_base

The abstract concept of model and related common things
module model_collect

nitc :: model_collect

Collect things from the model.
module model_examples

nitc :: model_examples

Examples for Model entities
module model_index

nitc :: model_index

Search things from the Model
module modelbuilder_base

nitc :: modelbuilder_base

Load nit source files and build the associated model
module modelize

nitc :: modelize

Create a model from nit source files
module modelize_class

nitc :: modelize_class

Analysis and verification of class definitions to instantiate model element
module modelize_property

nitc :: modelize_property

Analysis and verification of property definitions to instantiate model element
module more_collections

more_collections :: more_collections

Highly specific, but useful, collections-related classes.
module mpackage

nitc :: mpackage

Modelisation of a Nit package
module native

core :: native

Native structures for text and bytes
module nitpm_shared

nitc :: nitpm_shared

Services related to the Nit package manager
module no_warning

nitc :: no_warning

Fill toolcontext information about blacklisting of warnings.
module numeric

core :: numeric

Advanced services for Numeric types
module opts

opts :: opts

Management of options on the command line
module ordered_tree

ordered_tree :: ordered_tree

Manipulation and presentation of ordered trees.
module parallelization_phase

nitc :: parallelization_phase

Phase generating threads for functions annotated with threaded annotation
module parse_annotations

nitc :: parse_annotations

Simple annotation parsing
module parser

nitc :: parser

Parser.
module parser_base

parser_base :: parser_base

Simple base for hand-made parsers of all kinds
module parser_nodes

nitc :: parser_nodes

AST nodes of the Nit language
module parser_prod

nitc :: parser_prod

Production AST nodes full definition.
module parser_util

nitc :: parser_util

Utils and tools related to parsers and AST
module parser_work

nitc :: parser_work

Internal algorithm and data structures for the Nit parser
module phase

nitc :: phase

Phases of the processing of nit programs
module pipeline

pipeline :: pipeline

Pipelined filters and operations on iterators.
module poset

poset :: poset

Pre order sets and partial order set (ie hierarchies)
module protocol

core :: protocol

module queue

core :: queue

Queuing data structures and wrappers
module range

core :: range

Module for range of discrete objects.
module rbtree

trees :: rbtree

A red–black tree is a data structure which is a type of self-balancing binary search tree.
module re

core :: re

Regular expression support for all services based on Pattern
module regex_phase

nitc :: regex_phase

Check for error in regular expressions from string literals
module ropes

core :: ropes

Tree-based representation of a String.
module safe

serialization :: safe

Services for safer deserialization engines
module scope

nitc :: scope

Identification and scoping of local variables and labels.
module semantize

nitc :: semantize

Process bodies of methods in regard with the model.
module serialization

serialization :: serialization

General serialization services
module serialization_core

serialization :: serialization_core

Abstract services to serialize Nit objects to different formats
module serialization_model_phase

nitc :: serialization_model_phase

Phase generating methods (model-only) to serialize Nit objects
module serialization_read

json :: serialization_read

Services to read JSON: deserialize_json and JsonDeserializer
module serialization_write

json :: serialization_write

Services to write Nit objects to JSON strings: serialize_to_json and JsonSerializer
module simple_misc_analysis

nitc :: simple_misc_analysis

Simple vavious processing on a AST
module sorter

core :: sorter

This module contains classes used to compare things and sorts arrays.
module static

json :: static

Static interface to read Nit objects from JSON strings
module static_base

nitc :: static_base

Base entities shared by all the nitdoc code
module static_cards

nitc :: static_cards

Cards templates for the static documentation
module static_html

nitc :: static_html

Render documentation pages as HTML
module static_index

nitc :: static_index

Manage indexing of Nit model for Nitdoc QuickSearch.
module static_structure

nitc :: static_structure

Composes the pages of the static documentation
module stream

core :: stream

Input and output streams of characters
module tables

nitc :: tables

Module that interfaces the parsing tables.
module template

template :: template

Basic template system
module text

core :: text

All the classes and methods related to the manipulation of text entities
module time

core :: time

Management of time and dates
module toolcontext

nitc :: toolcontext

Common command-line tool infrastructure than handle options and error messages
module trees

trees :: trees

General module for tree data structures
module trie

trees :: trie

A trie (or prefix tree) is a datastructure used to perform prefix searches.
module typing

nitc :: typing

Intraprocedural resolution of static types and OO-services
module uml

nitc :: uml

Group head module for UML generation services
module uml_base

nitc :: uml_base

Exposes the base class for UML generation of a Model
module uml_class

nitc :: uml_class

Provides facilities of exporting a Model to a UML class diagram
module uml_module

nitc :: uml_module

Services for generation of a UML package diagram based on a Model
module union_find

core :: union_find

union–find algorithm using an efficient disjoint-set data structure
module utf8

core :: utf8

Codec for UTF-8 I/O
module version

nitc :: version

This file was generated by git-gen-version.sh

Parents

module static

nitc :: static

Nitdoc generation framework

Children

module a_star-m

a_star-m

# Generator of static API documentation for the Nit language
#
# Generate API documentation in HTML format from Nit source code.
module nitdoc

import doc::static

redef class ToolContext

	# Nitdoc generation phase
	var docphase: Phase = new Nitdoc(self, null)

	# Directory where the Nitdoc is rendered
	var opt_dir = new OptionString("Output directory", "-d", "--dir")

	# Do not generate documentation for attributes
	var opt_no_attributes = new OptionBool("Ignore the attributes", "--no-attributes")

	# Do not generate documentation for private properties
	var opt_private = new OptionBool("Also generate private API", "--private")

	# Use a shareurl instead of copy shared files
	#
	# This is usefull if you don't want to store the Nitdoc templates with your
	# documentation.
	var opt_shareurl = new OptionString("Use shareurl instead of copy shared files", "--shareurl")

	# Use a custom title for the homepage
	var opt_custom_title = new OptionString("Custom title for homepage", "--custom-title")

	# Display a custom brand or logo in the documentation top menu
	var opt_custom_brand = new OptionString("Custom link to external site", "--custom-brand")

	# Display a custom introduction text before the packages overview
	var opt_custom_intro = new OptionString("Custom intro text for homepage", "--custom-overview-text")

	# Display a custom footer on each documentation page
	#
	# Generally used to display the documentation or product version.
	var opt_custom_footer = new OptionString("Custom footer text", "--custom-footer-text")

	# Piwik tracker URL
	#
	# If you want to monitor your visitors.
	var opt_piwik_tracker = new OptionString("Piwik tracker URL (ex: `nitlanguage.org/piwik/`)", "--piwik-tracker")

	# Piwik tracker site id
	var opt_piwik_site_id = new OptionString("Piwik site ID", "--piwik-site-id")

	# Do not generate dot/graphviz diagrams
	var opt_nodot = new OptionBool("Do not generate graphs with graphviz", "--no-dot")

	# Do not include highlighted code
	var opt_nocode = new OptionBool("Do not generate code with nitlight", "--no-code")

	# File pattern used to link documentation to source code.
	var opt_source = new OptionString("Format to link source code (%f for filename, " +
		"%l for first line, %L for last line) only works with option --no-code", "--source")

	# Disable HTML rendering
	var opt_norender = new OptionBool("DO not render any HTML", "--no-render")

	# Test mode
	#
	# Display test data and remove the progress bar
	var opt_test = new OptionBool("Output test data", "--test")

	redef init do
		super
		option_context.add_option(
			opt_dir, opt_no_attributes, opt_private,
			opt_share_dir, opt_shareurl, opt_custom_title,
			opt_custom_footer, opt_custom_intro, opt_custom_brand,
			opt_piwik_tracker, opt_piwik_site_id,
			opt_nodot, opt_nocode, opt_source, opt_norender, opt_test)
	end
end

redef class DocModel

	# Generate a documentation page
	fun gen_page(page: DocPage, output_dir: String) do
		page.apply_structure(self)
		page.render(self).write_to_file("{output_dir}/{page.html_url}")
	end
end

# Nitdoc phase explores the model and generate pages for each mentity found
private class Nitdoc
	super Phase

	redef fun process_mainmodule(mainmodule, mmodules)
	do
		var modelbuilder = toolcontext.modelbuilder
		var model = modelbuilder.model

		var min_visibility = private_visibility
		if not toolcontext.opt_private.value then min_visibility = protected_visibility
		var accept_attribute = true
		if toolcontext.opt_no_attributes.value then accept_attribute = false

		var catalog = new Catalog(toolcontext.modelbuilder)
		catalog.build_catalog(mainmodule.model.mpackages)

		var filter = new ModelFilter(
			min_visibility,
			accept_attribute = accept_attribute,
			accept_fictive = true,
			accept_generated = true,
			accept_test = false,
			accept_redef = true,
			accept_extern = true,
			accept_empty_doc = true,
			accept_example = true,
			accept_broken = false)

		var doc = new DocModel(model, mainmodule, modelbuilder, catalog, filter)

		model.nitdoc_md_processor = doc.md_processor
		doc.no_dot = toolcontext.opt_nodot.value
		doc.no_code = toolcontext.opt_nocode.value
		doc.code_url = toolcontext.opt_source.value
		doc.share_url = toolcontext.opt_shareurl.value
		doc.custom_brand = toolcontext.opt_custom_brand.value
		doc.custom_title = toolcontext.opt_custom_title.value
		doc.custom_footer = toolcontext.opt_custom_footer.value
		doc.custom_intro = toolcontext.opt_custom_intro.value
		doc.tracker_url = toolcontext.opt_piwik_tracker.value
		doc.piwik_site_id = toolcontext.opt_piwik_site_id.value

		# Prepare output dir
		var test_mode = toolcontext.opt_test.value
		var no_render = toolcontext.opt_norender.value
		var output_dir = toolcontext.opt_dir.value or else "doc"

		if not no_render then
			output_dir.mkdir

			# Copy assets
			var share_dir = toolcontext.opt_share_dir.value or else "{toolcontext.share_dir}/nitdoc"
			sys.system("cp -r -- {share_dir.escape_to_sh}/* {output_dir.escape_to_sh}/")
		end

		# Collect model to document
		var mpackages = model.collect_mpackages(filter)
		var mgroups = model.collect_mgroups(filter)
		var nmodules = model.collect_mmodules(filter)
		var mclasses = model.collect_mclasses(filter)
		var mprops = model.collect_mproperties(filter)

		var mentities = new Array[MEntity]
		mentities.add_all mpackages
		mentities.add_all mgroups
		mentities.add_all nmodules
		mentities.add_all mclasses
		mentities.add_all mprops

		var persons = doc.catalog.persons
		var tags = doc.catalog.tag2proj.keys

		# Prepare progress bar
		var count = 0
		var pages = 1 # count homepage
		pages += mentities.length
		pages += persons.length
		pages += tags.length

		print "Generating documentation pages..."
		var progress = new TermProgress(pages, 0)
		if not test_mode then progress.display

		# Make pages
		count += 1
		if not test_mode then progress.update(count, "homepage")
		if not no_render then doc.gen_page(new PageHome("Overview"), output_dir)

		for mentity in mentities do
			count += 1
			if not test_mode then progress.update(count, "page {count}/{pages}")
			if not no_render then doc.gen_page(new PageMEntity(mentity), output_dir)
		end
		for name, person in persons do
			count += 1
			if not test_mode then progress.update(count, "page {count}/{pages}")
			if not no_render then doc.gen_page(new PagePerson(person), output_dir)
		end
		for tag in tags do
			count += 1
			if not test_mode then progress.update(count, "page {count}/{pages}")
			if not no_render then doc.gen_page(new PageTag(tag), output_dir)
		end

		if not test_mode then  print "" # finalise progress
		if not no_render then
			doc.create_index_file("{output_dir}/quicksearch-list.js")
			print "Documentation produced in `{output_dir}`"
		end

		if test_mode then
			print "Generated {count}/{pages} pages"
			print " PageHome: 1"
			print " PageMPackage: {mpackages.length}"
			print " PageMGroup: {mgroups.length}"
			print " PageMModule: {nmodules.length}"
			print " PageMClass: {mclasses.length}"
			print " PageMProperty: {mprops.length}"
			print " PagePerson: {persons.length}"
			print " PageTag: {tags.length}"
		end
	end
end

redef class Catalog

	# Build the catalog from `mpackages`
	fun build_catalog(mpackages: Array[MPackage]) do
		# Compute the poset
		for p in mpackages do
			var g = p.root
			assert g != null
			modelbuilder.scan_group(g)
		end
		# Build the catalog
		for mpackage in mpackages do
			package_page(mpackage)
			git_info(mpackage)
			mpackage_stats(mpackage)
		end
	end
end

# build toolcontext
var toolcontext = new ToolContext
var tpl = new Template
tpl.add "Usage: nitdoc [OPTION]... <file.nit>...\n"
tpl.add "Generates HTML pages of API documentation from Nit source files."
toolcontext.tooldescription = tpl.write_to_string

# process options
toolcontext.process_options(args)
var arguments = toolcontext.option_context.rest

# build model
var model = new Model
var mbuilder = new ModelBuilder(model, toolcontext)
var mmodules = mbuilder.parse_full(arguments)

# process
if mmodules.is_empty then return
print "Parsing code..."
mbuilder.run_phases
toolcontext.run_global_phases(mmodules)
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