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An API documentation generator for JavaScript.
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JSDoc
An API documentation generator for JavaScript.
Want to contribute to JSDoc? Please read
CONTRIBUTING.md.
Installation and Usage
JSDoc supports stable versions of Node.js 8.15.0 and later. You can install JSDoc globally or in your project's
node_modulesfolder.
To install the latest version on npm globally (might require
sudo; learn how to fix this):
npm install -g jsdoc
To install the latest version on npm locally and save it in your package's
package.jsonfile:
npm install --save-dev jsdoc
Note: By default, npm adds your package using the caret operator in front of the version number (for example,
^3.6.3). We recommend using the tilde operator instead (for example,
~3.6.3), which limits updates to the most recent patch-level version. See this Stack Overflow answer for more information about the caret and tilde operators.
If you installed JSDoc locally, the JSDoc command-line tool is available in
./node_modules/.bin. To generate documentation for the file
yourJavaScriptFile.js:
./node_modules/.bin/jsdoc yourJavaScriptFile.js
If you installed JSDoc globally, run the
jsdoccommand:
jsdoc yourJavaScriptFile.js
By default, the generated documentation is saved in a directory named
out. You can use the
--destination(
-d) option to specify another directory.
Run
jsdoc --helpfor a complete list of command-line options.
Templates and tools
The JSDoc community has created templates and other tools to help you generate and customize your documentation. Here are a few of them:
Templates
- jaguarjs-jsdoc
- DocStrap (example)
- jsdoc3Template (example)
- minami
- docdash (example)
- tui-jsdoc-template (example)
- better-docs (example)
Build tools
Other tools
For more information
- Documentation is available at jsdoc.app.
- Contribute to the docs at jsdoc/jsdoc.github.io.
- Join JSDoc's Slack channel.
- Ask for help on the JSDoc Users mailing list.
- Post questions tagged
jsdoc
to Stack Overflow.
License
JSDoc is copyright (c) 2011-present Michael Mathews [email protected] and the contributors to JSDoc.
JSDoc is free software, licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See the
LICENSEfile for more details.