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1 /*==-- clang-c/Documentation.h - Utilities for comment processing -*- C -*-===*\
2 |*                                                                            *|
3 |* Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM          *|
4 |* Exceptions.                                                                *|
5 |* See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.                  *|
6 |* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception                    *|
7 |*                                                                            *|
8 |*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*|
9 |*                                                                            *|
10 |* This header provides a supplementary interface for inspecting              *|
11 |* documentation comments.                                                    *|
12 |*                                                                            *|
13 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
14 
15 #ifndef LLVM_CLANG_C_DOCUMENTATION_H
16 #define LLVM_CLANG_C_DOCUMENTATION_H
17 
18 #include "clang-c/CXErrorCode.h"
19 #include "clang-c/ExternC.h"
20 #include "clang-c/Index.h"
21 
22 LLVM_CLANG_C_EXTERN_C_BEGIN
23 
24 /**
25  * \defgroup CINDEX_COMMENT Comment introspection
26  *
27  * The routines in this group provide access to information in documentation
28  * comments. These facilities are distinct from the core and may be subject to
29  * their own schedule of stability and deprecation.
30  *
31  * @{
32  */
33 
34 /**
35  * A parsed comment.
36  */
37 typedef struct {
38   const void *ASTNode;
39   CXTranslationUnit TranslationUnit;
40 } CXComment;
41 
42 /**
43  * Given a cursor that represents a documentable entity (e.g.,
44  * declaration), return the associated parsed comment as a
45  * \c CXComment_FullComment AST node.
46  */
47 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXComment clang_Cursor_getParsedComment(CXCursor C);
48 
49 /**
50  * Describes the type of the comment AST node (\c CXComment).  A comment
51  * node can be considered block content (e. g., paragraph), inline content
52  * (plain text) or neither (the root AST node).
53  */
54 enum CXCommentKind {
55   /**
56    * Null comment.  No AST node is constructed at the requested location
57    * because there is no text or a syntax error.
58    */
59   CXComment_Null = 0,
60 
61   /**
62    * Plain text.  Inline content.
63    */
64   CXComment_Text = 1,
65 
66   /**
67    * A command with word-like arguments that is considered inline content.
68    *
69    * For example: \\c command.
70    */
71   CXComment_InlineCommand = 2,
72 
73   /**
74    * HTML start tag with attributes (name-value pairs).  Considered
75    * inline content.
76    *
77    * For example:
78    * \verbatim
79    * <br> <br /> <a href="http://example.org/">
80    * \endverbatim
81    */
82   CXComment_HTMLStartTag = 3,
83 
84   /**
85    * HTML end tag.  Considered inline content.
86    *
87    * For example:
88    * \verbatim
89    * </a>
90    * \endverbatim
91    */
92   CXComment_HTMLEndTag = 4,
93 
94   /**
95    * A paragraph, contains inline comment.  The paragraph itself is
96    * block content.
97    */
98   CXComment_Paragraph = 5,
99 
100   /**
101    * A command that has zero or more word-like arguments (number of
102    * word-like arguments depends on command name) and a paragraph as an
103    * argument.  Block command is block content.
104    *
105    * Paragraph argument is also a child of the block command.
106    *
107    * For example: \has 0 word-like arguments and a paragraph argument.
108    *
109    * AST nodes of special kinds that parser knows about (e. g., \\param
110    * command) have their own node kinds.
111    */
112   CXComment_BlockCommand = 6,
113 
114   /**
115    * A \\param or \\arg command that describes the function parameter
116    * (name, passing direction, description).
117    *
118    * For example: \\param [in] ParamName description.
119    */
120   CXComment_ParamCommand = 7,
121 
122   /**
123    * A \\tparam command that describes a template parameter (name and
124    * description).
125    *
126    * For example: \\tparam T description.
127    */
128   CXComment_TParamCommand = 8,
129 
130   /**
131    * A verbatim block command (e. g., preformatted code).  Verbatim
132    * block has an opening and a closing command and contains multiple lines of
133    * text (\c CXComment_VerbatimBlockLine child nodes).
134    *
135    * For example:
136    * \\verbatim
137    * aaa
138    * \\endverbatim
139    */
140   CXComment_VerbatimBlockCommand = 9,
141 
142   /**
143    * A line of text that is contained within a
144    * CXComment_VerbatimBlockCommand node.
145    */
146   CXComment_VerbatimBlockLine = 10,
147 
148   /**
149    * A verbatim line command.  Verbatim line has an opening command,
150    * a single line of text (up to the newline after the opening command) and
151    * has no closing command.
152    */
153   CXComment_VerbatimLine = 11,
154 
155   /**
156    * A full comment attached to a declaration, contains block content.
157    */
158   CXComment_FullComment = 12
159 };
160 
161 /**
162  * The most appropriate rendering mode for an inline command, chosen on
163  * command semantics in Doxygen.
164  */
165 enum CXCommentInlineCommandRenderKind {
166   /**
167    * Command argument should be rendered in a normal font.
168    */
169   CXCommentInlineCommandRenderKind_Normal,
170 
171   /**
172    * Command argument should be rendered in a bold font.
173    */
174   CXCommentInlineCommandRenderKind_Bold,
175 
176   /**
177    * Command argument should be rendered in a monospaced font.
178    */
179   CXCommentInlineCommandRenderKind_Monospaced,
180 
181   /**
182    * Command argument should be rendered emphasized (typically italic
183    * font).
184    */
185   CXCommentInlineCommandRenderKind_Emphasized,
186 
187   /**
188    * Command argument should not be rendered (since it only defines an anchor).
189    */
190   CXCommentInlineCommandRenderKind_Anchor
191 };
192 
193 /**
194  * Describes parameter passing direction for \\param or \\arg command.
195  */
196 enum CXCommentParamPassDirection {
197   /**
198    * The parameter is an input parameter.
199    */
200   CXCommentParamPassDirection_In,
201 
202   /**
203    * The parameter is an output parameter.
204    */
205   CXCommentParamPassDirection_Out,
206 
207   /**
208    * The parameter is an input and output parameter.
209    */
210   CXCommentParamPassDirection_InOut
211 };
212 
213 /**
214  * \param Comment AST node of any kind.
215  *
216  * \returns the type of the AST node.
217  */
218 CINDEX_LINKAGE enum CXCommentKind clang_Comment_getKind(CXComment Comment);
219 
220 /**
221  * \param Comment AST node of any kind.
222  *
223  * \returns number of children of the AST node.
224  */
225 CINDEX_LINKAGE unsigned clang_Comment_getNumChildren(CXComment Comment);
226 
227 /**
228  * \param Comment AST node of any kind.
229  *
230  * \param ChildIdx child index (zero-based).
231  *
232  * \returns the specified child of the AST node.
233  */
234 CINDEX_LINKAGE
235 CXComment clang_Comment_getChild(CXComment Comment, unsigned ChildIdx);
236 
237 /**
238  * A \c CXComment_Paragraph node is considered whitespace if it contains
239  * only \c CXComment_Text nodes that are empty or whitespace.
240  *
241  * Other AST nodes (except \c CXComment_Paragraph and \c CXComment_Text) are
242  * never considered whitespace.
243  *
244  * \returns non-zero if \c Comment is whitespace.
245  */
246 CINDEX_LINKAGE unsigned clang_Comment_isWhitespace(CXComment Comment);
247 
248 /**
249  * \returns non-zero if \c Comment is inline content and has a newline
250  * immediately following it in the comment text.  Newlines between paragraphs
251  * do not count.
252  */
253 CINDEX_LINKAGE
254 unsigned clang_InlineContentComment_hasTrailingNewline(CXComment Comment);
255 
256 /**
257  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_Text AST node.
258  *
259  * \returns text contained in the AST node.
260  */
261 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXString clang_TextComment_getText(CXComment Comment);
262 
263 /**
264  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_InlineCommand AST node.
265  *
266  * \returns name of the inline command.
267  */
268 CINDEX_LINKAGE
269 CXString clang_InlineCommandComment_getCommandName(CXComment Comment);
270 
271 /**
272  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_InlineCommand AST node.
273  *
274  * \returns the most appropriate rendering mode, chosen on command
275  * semantics in Doxygen.
276  */
277 CINDEX_LINKAGE enum CXCommentInlineCommandRenderKind
278 clang_InlineCommandComment_getRenderKind(CXComment Comment);
279 
280 /**
281  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_InlineCommand AST node.
282  *
283  * \returns number of command arguments.
284  */
285 CINDEX_LINKAGE
286 unsigned clang_InlineCommandComment_getNumArgs(CXComment Comment);
287 
288 /**
289  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_InlineCommand AST node.
290  *
291  * \param ArgIdx argument index (zero-based).
292  *
293  * \returns text of the specified argument.
294  */
295 CINDEX_LINKAGE
296 CXString clang_InlineCommandComment_getArgText(CXComment Comment,
297                                                unsigned ArgIdx);
298 
299 /**
300  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_HTMLStartTag or \c CXComment_HTMLEndTag AST
301  * node.
302  *
303  * \returns HTML tag name.
304  */
305 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXString clang_HTMLTagComment_getTagName(CXComment Comment);
306 
307 /**
308  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_HTMLStartTag AST node.
309  *
310  * \returns non-zero if tag is self-closing (for example, &lt;br /&gt;).
311  */
312 CINDEX_LINKAGE
313 unsigned clang_HTMLStartTagComment_isSelfClosing(CXComment Comment);
314 
315 /**
316  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_HTMLStartTag AST node.
317  *
318  * \returns number of attributes (name-value pairs) attached to the start tag.
319  */
320 CINDEX_LINKAGE unsigned clang_HTMLStartTag_getNumAttrs(CXComment Comment);
321 
322 /**
323  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_HTMLStartTag AST node.
324  *
325  * \param AttrIdx attribute index (zero-based).
326  *
327  * \returns name of the specified attribute.
328  */
329 CINDEX_LINKAGE
330 CXString clang_HTMLStartTag_getAttrName(CXComment Comment, unsigned AttrIdx);
331 
332 /**
333  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_HTMLStartTag AST node.
334  *
335  * \param AttrIdx attribute index (zero-based).
336  *
337  * \returns value of the specified attribute.
338  */
339 CINDEX_LINKAGE
340 CXString clang_HTMLStartTag_getAttrValue(CXComment Comment, unsigned AttrIdx);
341 
342 /**
343  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_BlockCommand AST node.
344  *
345  * \returns name of the block command.
346  */
347 CINDEX_LINKAGE
348 CXString clang_BlockCommandComment_getCommandName(CXComment Comment);
349 
350 /**
351  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_BlockCommand AST node.
352  *
353  * \returns number of word-like arguments.
354  */
355 CINDEX_LINKAGE
356 unsigned clang_BlockCommandComment_getNumArgs(CXComment Comment);
357 
358 /**
359  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_BlockCommand AST node.
360  *
361  * \param ArgIdx argument index (zero-based).
362  *
363  * \returns text of the specified word-like argument.
364  */
365 CINDEX_LINKAGE
366 CXString clang_BlockCommandComment_getArgText(CXComment Comment,
367                                               unsigned ArgIdx);
368 
369 /**
370  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_BlockCommand or
371  * \c CXComment_VerbatimBlockCommand AST node.
372  *
373  * \returns paragraph argument of the block command.
374  */
375 CINDEX_LINKAGE
376 CXComment clang_BlockCommandComment_getParagraph(CXComment Comment);
377 
378 /**
379  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_ParamCommand AST node.
380  *
381  * \returns parameter name.
382  */
383 CINDEX_LINKAGE
384 CXString clang_ParamCommandComment_getParamName(CXComment Comment);
385 
386 /**
387  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_ParamCommand AST node.
388  *
389  * \returns non-zero if the parameter that this AST node represents was found
390  * in the function prototype and \c clang_ParamCommandComment_getParamIndex
391  * function will return a meaningful value.
392  */
393 CINDEX_LINKAGE
394 unsigned clang_ParamCommandComment_isParamIndexValid(CXComment Comment);
395 
396 /**
397  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_ParamCommand AST node.
398  *
399  * \returns zero-based parameter index in function prototype.
400  */
401 CINDEX_LINKAGE
402 unsigned clang_ParamCommandComment_getParamIndex(CXComment Comment);
403 
404 /**
405  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_ParamCommand AST node.
406  *
407  * \returns non-zero if parameter passing direction was specified explicitly in
408  * the comment.
409  */
410 CINDEX_LINKAGE
411 unsigned clang_ParamCommandComment_isDirectionExplicit(CXComment Comment);
412 
413 /**
414  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_ParamCommand AST node.
415  *
416  * \returns parameter passing direction.
417  */
418 CINDEX_LINKAGE
419 enum CXCommentParamPassDirection clang_ParamCommandComment_getDirection(
420                                                             CXComment Comment);
421 
422 /**
423  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_TParamCommand AST node.
424  *
425  * \returns template parameter name.
426  */
427 CINDEX_LINKAGE
428 CXString clang_TParamCommandComment_getParamName(CXComment Comment);
429 
430 /**
431  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_TParamCommand AST node.
432  *
433  * \returns non-zero if the parameter that this AST node represents was found
434  * in the template parameter list and
435  * \c clang_TParamCommandComment_getDepth and
436  * \c clang_TParamCommandComment_getIndex functions will return a meaningful
437  * value.
438  */
439 CINDEX_LINKAGE
440 unsigned clang_TParamCommandComment_isParamPositionValid(CXComment Comment);
441 
442 /**
443  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_TParamCommand AST node.
444  *
445  * \returns zero-based nesting depth of this parameter in the template parameter list.
446  *
447  * For example,
448  * \verbatim
449  *     template<typename C, template<typename T> class TT>
450  *     void test(TT<int> aaa);
451  * \endverbatim
452  * for C and TT nesting depth is 0,
453  * for T nesting depth is 1.
454  */
455 CINDEX_LINKAGE
456 unsigned clang_TParamCommandComment_getDepth(CXComment Comment);
457 
458 /**
459  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_TParamCommand AST node.
460  *
461  * \returns zero-based parameter index in the template parameter list at a
462  * given nesting depth.
463  *
464  * For example,
465  * \verbatim
466  *     template<typename C, template<typename T> class TT>
467  *     void test(TT<int> aaa);
468  * \endverbatim
469  * for C and TT nesting depth is 0, so we can ask for index at depth 0:
470  * at depth 0 C's index is 0, TT's index is 1.
471  *
472  * For T nesting depth is 1, so we can ask for index at depth 0 and 1:
473  * at depth 0 T's index is 1 (same as TT's),
474  * at depth 1 T's index is 0.
475  */
476 CINDEX_LINKAGE
477 unsigned clang_TParamCommandComment_getIndex(CXComment Comment, unsigned Depth);
478 
479 /**
480  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_VerbatimBlockLine AST node.
481  *
482  * \returns text contained in the AST node.
483  */
484 CINDEX_LINKAGE
485 CXString clang_VerbatimBlockLineComment_getText(CXComment Comment);
486 
487 /**
488  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_VerbatimLine AST node.
489  *
490  * \returns text contained in the AST node.
491  */
492 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXString clang_VerbatimLineComment_getText(CXComment Comment);
493 
494 /**
495  * Convert an HTML tag AST node to string.
496  *
497  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_HTMLStartTag or \c CXComment_HTMLEndTag AST
498  * node.
499  *
500  * \returns string containing an HTML tag.
501  */
502 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXString clang_HTMLTagComment_getAsString(CXComment Comment);
503 
504 /**
505  * Convert a given full parsed comment to an HTML fragment.
506  *
507  * Specific details of HTML layout are subject to change.  Don't try to parse
508  * this HTML back into an AST, use other APIs instead.
509  *
510  * Currently the following CSS classes are used:
511  * \li "para-brief" for \paragraph and equivalent commands;
512  * \li "para-returns" for \\returns paragraph and equivalent commands;
513  * \li "word-returns" for the "Returns" word in \\returns paragraph.
514  *
515  * Function argument documentation is rendered as a \<dl\> list with arguments
516  * sorted in function prototype order.  CSS classes used:
517  * \li "param-name-index-NUMBER" for parameter name (\<dt\>);
518  * \li "param-descr-index-NUMBER" for parameter description (\<dd\>);
519  * \li "param-name-index-invalid" and "param-descr-index-invalid" are used if
520  * parameter index is invalid.
521  *
522  * Template parameter documentation is rendered as a \<dl\> list with
523  * parameters sorted in template parameter list order.  CSS classes used:
524  * \li "tparam-name-index-NUMBER" for parameter name (\<dt\>);
525  * \li "tparam-descr-index-NUMBER" for parameter description (\<dd\>);
526  * \li "tparam-name-index-other" and "tparam-descr-index-other" are used for
527  * names inside template template parameters;
528  * \li "tparam-name-index-invalid" and "tparam-descr-index-invalid" are used if
529  * parameter position is invalid.
530  *
531  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_FullComment AST node.
532  *
533  * \returns string containing an HTML fragment.
534  */
535 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXString clang_FullComment_getAsHTML(CXComment Comment);
536 
537 /**
538  * Convert a given full parsed comment to an XML document.
539  *
540  * A Relax NG schema for the XML can be found in comment-xml-schema.rng file
541  * inside clang source tree.
542  *
543  * \param Comment a \c CXComment_FullComment AST node.
544  *
545  * \returns string containing an XML document.
546  */
547 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXString clang_FullComment_getAsXML(CXComment Comment);
548 
549 /**
550  * CXAPISet is an opaque type that represents a data structure containing all
551  * the API information for a given translation unit. This can be used for a
552  * single symbol symbol graph for a given symbol.
553  */
554 typedef struct CXAPISetImpl *CXAPISet;
555 
556 /**
557  * Traverses the translation unit to create a \c CXAPISet.
558  *
559  * \param tu is the \c CXTranslationUnit to build the \c CXAPISet for.
560  *
561  * \param out_api is a pointer to the output of this function. It is needs to be
562  * disposed of by calling clang_disposeAPISet.
563  *
564  * \returns Error code indicating success or failure of the APISet creation.
565  */
566 CINDEX_LINKAGE enum CXErrorCode clang_createAPISet(CXTranslationUnit tu,
567                                                    CXAPISet *out_api);
568 
569 /**
570  * Dispose of an APISet.
571  *
572  * The provided \c CXAPISet can not be used after this function is called.
573  */
574 CINDEX_LINKAGE void clang_disposeAPISet(CXAPISet api);
575 
576 /**
577  * Generate a single symbol symbol graph for the given USR. Returns a null
578  * string if the associated symbol can not be found in the provided \c CXAPISet.
579  *
580  * The output contains the symbol graph as well as some additional information
581  * about related symbols.
582  *
583  * \param usr is a string containing the USR of the symbol to generate the
584  * symbol graph for.
585  *
586  * \param api the \c CXAPISet to look for the symbol in.
587  *
588  * \returns a string containing the serialized symbol graph representation for
589  * the symbol being queried or a null string if it can not be found in the
590  * APISet.
591  */
592 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXString clang_getSymbolGraphForUSR(const char *usr,
593                                                    CXAPISet api);
594 
595 /**
596  * Generate a single symbol symbol graph for the declaration at the given
597  * cursor. Returns a null string if the AST node for the cursor isn't a
598  * declaration.
599  *
600  * The output contains the symbol graph as well as some additional information
601  * about related symbols.
602  *
603  * \param cursor the declaration for which to generate the single symbol symbol
604  * graph.
605  *
606  * \returns a string containing the serialized symbol graph representation for
607  * the symbol being queried or a null string if it can not be found in the
608  * APISet.
609  */
610 CINDEX_LINKAGE CXString clang_getSymbolGraphForCursor(CXCursor cursor);
611 
612 /**
613  * @}
614  */
615 
616 LLVM_CLANG_C_EXTERN_C_END
617 
618 #endif /* CLANG_C_DOCUMENTATION_H */
619 
620