tomaz/appledoc

Features

• Automated Documentation Generators - Analyzes code structure to automatically generate and install complete documentation sets.
• Objective-C - Generates professional developer reference guides from Objective-C source code comments to mimic official Apple style documentation.
• API Reference Generators - Creates indexed cross-references and navigational links between classes, protocols, and methods within a codebase.
• Documentation Style Standards - Creates structured documentation from source code that adheres to official Apple developer documentation formats.
• Static Site Generators - Converts specially formatted source code and templates into a browsable website of API references.
• API Documentation Generators - Parses specially formatted source code comments to generate a visual HTML documentation website.
• Documentation Build Pipelines - Automates the triggering of documentation generation during the project compilation phase.
• Comment Extraction Engines - Parses structured source code comments and directives to extract API documentation and metadata.
• Documentation Build Integration - Integrates documentation generation directly into the project compilation process via automated build-phase scripts.
• Documentation Automation - Integrates documentation generation into the project build process to ensure technical guides stay updated as code changes.
• Source Comment Parsers - Extracts documentation from source code using multi-line, single-line, or specialized comment blocks.
• Documentation Generators - Parses source code comments to create structured HTML documentation sets in the official Apple developer style.
• Source Code Analysis Tools - Parses specially formatted comments and method signatures in source code to automatically create structured API references.
• API Symbol Linking - Automatically links mentions of classes, protocols, and members to their corresponding documentation pages.
• Document Output Customization - Provides capabilities to modify the appearance and layout of generated documentation via external templates.
• Technical Documentation - Creates searchable HTML websites and indexed documentation sets for distribution to other developers or end users.
• Documentation Publishing Pipelines - Distributes documentation versions by generating archive files and updating atom feeds.
• HTML Templates - Uses external HTML and CSS templates to produce a visual documentation website.
• Symbol-to-URL Mappings - Links mentions of classes and protocols to their corresponding documentation pages using symbol mapping.
• Build Automation Scripts - Integrates documentation generation and installation directly into the compilation phase via custom run scripts.
• IDE Documentation Sets - Produces browsable, indexed documentation sets formatted specifically for integration into Xcode.
• Return Value Documentation - Describes parameters, return values, and exceptions using specialized directives within code comments.
• Section Organization Conventions - Groups class methods into logical sections using comment headers to create structured task lists in the documentation.
• Code Definition Linking - Creates navigational links between objects and members within the documentation for better discoverability.
• Documentation Block Directives - Converts indented text into code blocks and transforms specific directives into highlighted warning or bug sections.
• Conversion Output Template Customizers - Allows the specification of custom HTML and CSS template paths to change the visual look of the output.

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