# docvim: a documentation generator for Vim plug-ins docvim is a documentation generator for Vim plug-ins, written in Haskell. ## Quickstart ```bash # Print Markdown-formatted help documentation for files in current directory docvim # Write Markdown README + Vim help text file for $PLUGIN docvim -c ~/code/$PLUGIN ~/code/$PLUGIN/doc/$PLUGIN.txt ~/code/$PLUGIN/README.md ``` ## Usage ``` docvim - a documentation generator for Vim plug-ins Usage: docvim [--version] [OUTFILES...] [-d|--debug] [-c|--directory DIRECTORY] [-v|--verbose] Generate documentation for a Vim plug-in Available options: -h,--help Show this help text --version Print version information OUTFILES... Target file(s) for generated output (default: standard output) -d,--debug Print debug information during processing -c,--directory DIRECTORY Change to DIRECTORY before processing (default: ".") -v,--verbose Be verbose during processing ``` ## Syntax ```vim "" " Docblocks start with a pair of double quotes, followed " by standard Vim comments (with a double quote prefix) " containing Markdown-like text and optional annotations " that look like this: " " ``` " @command :Ack {pattern} {options} " ``` ``` ### Supported Markdown features # Top-level heading ## Sub-heading --- (Horizontal dividers) > Blockquote `inline code` ``` fenced codeblocks (leading space syntax not supported) ``` ![alt text](http://example.com/image.jpg) (becomes a link in vimdoc, but an image in markdown) - Lists. ### Unsupported Markdown syntax ``` *foo* (emphasis; turns into Vim doc targets instead) *,+ (list syntax; just use - instead) (we don't want ambiguity with things like and so on) ``` ### Annotations - `@command` - `@dedent` - `@footer` - `@function` - `@indent` - `@mapping` - `@mappings` - `@option` - `@plugin` ## Development ### Convenience wrappers ```bash bin/accept # Accept current "golden" test output. bin/docvim # Run the docvim executable. bin/golden # Run just the "golden" tests. bin/haddock # Produce Haddock documentation. bin/lint # Run the linter. bin/tasty # Run just the Tasty tests. bin/test # Run all tests, including lints. ``` These are wrappers for the explicit invocations described below. ### Set-up You can set-up a development environment using [Stack] (recommended) or [Cabal]: ```bash # Stack: brew install haskell-stack stack build # Cabal: brew install cabal-install cabal sandbox init cabal install --only-dependencies --enable-tests cabal build ``` ### Running Run using `stack exec` (or `cabal run`) and passing in docvim-specific `OPTIONS`: ```bash # Stack: stack exec docvim [OPTIONS] # Cabal: cabal run -- [OPTIONS] ``` You can also run the modules from inside the REPL: ```bash # Stack: stack repl > pp "let l:test=1" -- pretty-prints AST # Cabal: cabal repl > import Docvim.Parse > pp "let l:test=1" -- pretty-prints AST ``` ### Building ```bash stack build --file-watch ``` ### Building and viewing the code-level documentation ```bash # Stack: stack haddock open .stack-work/dist/x86_64-osx/Cabal-1.22.5.0/doc/html/docvim/index.html # Cabal: cabal haddock --executables open dist/doc/html/docvim/docvim/index.html ``` ### Testing ```bash # Stack: stack test # Runs all test suites, including linting. stack test :tasty # Runs just the Tasty test suite. # Cabal: cabal test # Runs all test suites, including linting. cabal test tasty # Runs just the Tasty test suite. ``` #### Updating "golden" files ```bash # Stack: stack test --test-arguments=--accept # Runs all test suites. stack test :tasty --test-arguments=--accept # Runs just the Tasty test suite. # Cabal: cabal test --test-options=---accept # Runs all test suites. cabal test tasty --test-options=---accept # Runs just the Tasty test suite. ``` ### Linting ```bash # Stack: stack test # Runs linter as part of overall set of suites. stack test :hlint # Runs linter alone. # Cabal: cabal install hlint # (First-time only). cabal test # Runs linter as part of overall set of suites. cabal test hlint # Runs linter alone. hlint src # If you have HLint installed under $PATH. ``` ## FAQ ### Why a new tool and not an existing one like [Vimdoc]? * I wanted to target multiple output formats (Vim help files and Markdown). * I wanted total control over the presentation of the output. * It's fun to build new things from scratch. * The project is a great fit for my learn-me-a-Haskell goal this year. ### Why is it called "Docvim"? "Vimdoc" was the first name that occurred to me when I started this project, but: * The number one hit for "vimdoc" is [this online copy of Vim's own documentation](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/). * The name "Vimdoc" is already taken by [a similar project](https://github.com/google/vimdoc). So, in a remarkable flash of profound creativity, I settled on "Docvim" instead, which right now yields this pleasing search result: > Did you mean: dacvim [Cabal]: https://www.haskell.org/cabal/ [Stack]: http://haskellstack.org/ [Vimdoc]: https://github.com/google/vimdoc