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Ben Noordhuis f264749c5c test: build addons with V8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS=1
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6652
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
2016-05-17 08:33:38 -05:00
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node_modules tools: update marked dependency 2016-05-17 08:15:10 -05:00
addon-verify.js test: build addons with V8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS=1 2016-05-17 08:33:38 -05:00
common.js tools: allow multiple added: version entries 2016-05-17 08:15:05 -05:00
generate.js tools: fix regression in doctool 2016-05-17 08:20:29 -05:00
html.js tools: fix regression in doctool 2016-05-17 08:20:29 -05:00
json.js tools: update marked dependency 2016-05-17 08:15:10 -05:00
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package.json tools: update marked dependency 2016-05-17 08:15:10 -05:00
preprocess.js doc: git mv to .md 2016-04-26 12:16:28 -07:00
README.md tools: parse documentation metadata 2016-05-17 08:12:59 -05:00
type-parser.js lib,test,tools: alignment on variable assignments 2016-04-26 12:16:17 -07:00

Here's how the node docs work.

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

Each type of heading has a description block.

## module
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    Stability: 3 - Stable

description and examples.

### module.property
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* Type

description of the property.

### module.someFunction(x, y, [z=100])
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* `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'
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* Argument: SomeClass object.

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

## Class: SomeClass
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description of the class.

### Class Method: SomeClass.classMethod(anArg)
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* `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()
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* Return: {SomeClass object | null}  The next someClass in line.

### someClass.someProperty
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* String

The indication of what someProperty is.

### Event: 'grelb'
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* `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)