therapi-runtime-javadoc
Bake Javadoc comments into your code
- Add an annotation processor to your class path at compile time.
- Read Javadoc comments at run time.
The annotation processor copies Javadoc from your source code into class path resources.
The runtime library reads the class path resources, serving up your Javadoc on demand.
Coordinates
Gradle
dependencies {
annotationProcessor 'com.github.therapi:therapi-runtime-javadoc-scribe:0.13.0'
// Runtime library
implementation 'com.github.therapi:therapi-runtime-javadoc:0.13.0'
}Maven
<!-- Annotation processor -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.therapi</groupId>
<artifactId>therapi-runtime-javadoc-scribe</artifactId>
<version>0.13.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Runtime library -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.therapi</groupId>
<artifactId>therapi-runtime-javadoc</artifactId>
<version>0.13.0</version>
</dependency>Usage
Building a JAR with embedded Javadoc
Include the annotation processor JAR in your class path when compiling the code whose Javadoc you want to read later at runtime.
When building in an IDE you may have to explicitly enable annotation processing.
In IntelliJ this is done by going to
Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Compiler > Annotation Processors
and checking the box labeled "Enable annotation processing".
Selective Retention
If you only want to retain the Javadoc from certain packages, use the
-A javac argument to pass the javadoc.packages option to the annotation
processor. The value is a comma-delimited list of packages whose Javadoc
you want to keep. (Subpackages are included, recursively.)
For Gradle that might look like this:
tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
options.compilerArgs << "-Ajavadoc.packages=com.example,org.example"
}If you don't specify any packages, the default behavior is to retain Javadoc from all packages.
Reading Javadoc comments at runtime
Add the runtime library as a dependency of your project.
Read the Javadoc by calling RuntimeJavadoc.getJavadoc and passing a
class literal, a fully-qualified class name, or a java.lang.reflect.Method.
Because Javadoc comments may contain inline tags, you'll want to use a
CommentFormatter to convert comments to strings.
Here's an example that prints all available documentation for a class:
import com.github.therapi.runtimejavadoc.*;
import java.io.IOException;
public class Example {
// formatters are reusable and thread-safe
private static final CommentFormatter formatter = new CommentFormatter();
public static void printJavadoc(String fullyQualifiedClassName) throws IOException {
ClassJavadoc classDoc = RuntimeJavadoc.getJavadoc(fullyQualifiedClassName);
if (classDoc.isEmpty()) { // optionally skip absent documentation
System.out.println("no documentation for " + fullyQualifiedClassName);
return;
}
System.out.println(classDoc.getName());
System.out.println(format(classDoc.getComment()));
System.out.println();
// @see tags
for (SeeAlsoJavadoc see : classDoc.getSeeAlso()) {
System.out.println("See also: " + see.getLink());
}
// miscellaneous and custom javadoc tags (@author, etc.)
for (OtherJavadoc other : classDoc.getOther()) {
System.out.println(other.getName() + ": " + format(other.getComment()));
}
System.out.println();
System.out.println("CONSTRUCTORS");
for (MethodJavadoc methodDoc : classDoc.getConstructors()) {
printMethodJavadoc(methodDoc);
}
System.out.println();
System.out.println("METHODS");
for (MethodJavadoc methodDoc : classDoc.getMethods()) {
printMethodJavadoc(methodDoc);
}
}
private static void printMethodJavadoc(MethodJavadoc methodDoc) {
System.out.println(methodDoc.getName() + methodDoc.getParamTypes());
System.out.println(format(methodDoc.getComment()));
if (!methodDoc.isConstructor()) {
System.out.println(" returns " + format(methodDoc.getReturns()));
}
for (SeeAlsoJavadoc see : methodDoc.getSeeAlso()) {
System.out.println(" See also: " + see.getLink());
}
for (OtherJavadoc other : methodDoc.getOther()) {
System.out.println(" " + other.getName() + ": "
+ format(other.getComment()));
}
for (ParamJavadoc paramDoc : methodDoc.getParams()) {
System.out.println(" param " + paramDoc.getName() + " "
+ format(paramDoc.getComment()));
}
for (ThrowsJavadoc throwsDoc : methodDoc.getThrows()) {
System.out.println(" throws " + throwsDoc.getName() + " "
+ format(throwsDoc.getComment()));
}
System.out.println();
}
private static String format(Comment c) {
return formatter.format(c);
}
}License
Copyright 2015 David Nault and contributors
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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Notice
This software includes the following libraries, repackaged to avoid potential dependency conflicts:
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minimal-json (MIT License) Copyright (c) 2013, 2014 EclipseSource
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JavaPoet (Apache 2.0 License) Copyright (c) 2015 Square, Inc.