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