node/tools/doc
firedfox 4c73ab4302 tools,doc: fix json for grouped optional params
Current tools/doc/json.js only supports one bracket style for optional
params methodName(param0[,param1],param2). Add support to other styles
such as methodName(param0,[param1,]param2) or
methodName(param0[,param1,param2]) or
methodName(param0[,param1[,param2]]).

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5977
Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/5976
Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Robert Lindstädt <robert.lindstaedt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Roman Reiss <me@silverwind.io>
2016-05-17 17:24:39 -07:00
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addon-verify.js src,test,tools: modify for more stringent linting 2016-03-02 14:01:11 -08:00
generate.js tools: apply linting to doc tools 2016-03-02 14:01:11 -08:00
html.js tools,doc: parse types in braces everywhere 2016-05-17 17:24:38 -07:00
json.js tools,doc: fix json for grouped optional params 2016-05-17 17:24:39 -07:00
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preprocess.js tools: apply linting to doc tools 2016-03-02 14:01:11 -08:00
README.md doc: remove out-of-date matter from internal docs 2016-03-02 14:01:11 -08:00
type-parser.js tools,doc: parse types in braces everywhere 2016-05-17 17:24:38 -07:00

Here's how the node docs work.

1:1 relationship from lib/<module>.js to doc/api/<module>.markdown

Each type of heading has a description block.

## module

    Stability: 3 - Stable

description and examples.

### module.property

* Type

description of the property.

### module.someFunction(x, y, [z=100])

* `x` {String} the description of the string
* `y` {Boolean} Should I stay or should I go?
* `z` {Number} How many zebras to bring.

A description of the function.

### Event: 'blerg'

* Argument: SomeClass object.

Modules don't usually raise events on themselves.  `cluster` is the
only exception.

## Class: SomeClass

description of the class.

### Class Method: SomeClass.classMethod(anArg)

* `anArg` {Object}  Just an argument
  * `field` {String} anArg can have this field.
  * `field2` {Boolean}  Another field.  Default: `false`.
* Return: {Boolean} `true` if it worked.

Description of the method for humans.

### someClass.nextSibling()

* Return: {SomeClass object | null}  The next someClass in line.

### someClass.someProperty

* String

The indication of what someProperty is.

### Event: 'grelb'

* `isBlerg` {Boolean}

This event is emitted on instances of SomeClass, not on the module itself.
  • Modules have (description, Properties, Functions, Classes, Examples)
  • Properties have (type, description)
  • Functions have (list of arguments, description)
  • Classes have (description, Properties, Methods, Events)
  • Events have (list of arguments, description)
  • Methods have (list of arguments, description)
  • Properties have (type, description)