Module: RDoc::Generator (Ruby 2.2.3)
Description: Module : RDoc::Generator - Ruby 2.2.3

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### In Files

- rdoc/generator.rb
- rdoc/generator/darkfish.rb
- rdoc/generator/json_index.rb
- rdoc/generator/markup.rb
- rdoc/generator/pot.rb
- rdoc/generator/pot/message_extractor.rb
- rdoc/generator/pot/po.rb
- rdoc/generator/pot/po_entry.rb
- rdoc/generator/ri.rb
- rdoc/options.rb
- rdoc/servlet.rb

### Namespace

- MODULE RDoc::Generator::Markup
- CLASS RDoc::Generator::Darkfish
- CLASS RDoc::Generator::JsonIndex
- CLASS RDoc::Generator::POT
- CLASS RDoc::Generator::RI

### Class/Module Index

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- RDoc
- RDoc::Alias
- RDoc::AnonClass
- RDoc::AnyMethod
- RDoc::Attr
- RDoc::ClassModule
- RDoc::CodeObject
- RDoc::Comment
- RDoc::Constant
- RDoc::Context
- RDoc::Context::Section
- RDoc::CrossReference
- RDoc::ERBIO
- RDoc::ERBPartial
- RDoc::Encoding
- RDoc::Error
- RDoc::Extend
- RDoc::Generator
- RDoc::Generator::Darkfish
- RDoc::Generator::JsonIndex
- RDoc::Generator::Markup
- RDoc::Generator::POT
- RDoc::Generator::POT::MessageExtractor
- RDoc::Generator::POT::PO
- RDoc::Generator::POT::POEntry
- RDoc::Generator::RI
- RDoc::GhostMethod
- RDoc::I18n
- RDoc::I18n::Locale
- RDoc::I18n::Text
- RDoc::Include
- RDoc::Markdown
- RDoc::Markdown::Literals
- RDoc::Markup
- RDoc::Markup::AttrChanger
- RDoc::Markup::AttrSpan
- RDoc::Markup::AttributeManager
- RDoc::Markup::Attributes
- RDoc::Markup::BlankLine
- RDoc::Markup::BlockQuote
- RDoc::Markup::Document
- RDoc::Markup::Formatter
- RDoc::Markup::FormatterTestCase
- RDoc::Markup::HardBreak
- RDoc::Markup::Include
- RDoc::Markup::IndentedParagraph
- RDoc::Markup::List
- RDoc::Markup::ListItem
- RDoc::Markup::Paragraph
- RDoc::Markup::Parser
- RDoc::Markup::Parser::Error
- RDoc::Markup::Parser::ParseError
- RDoc::Markup::PreProcess
- RDoc::Markup::Raw
- RDoc::Markup::Rule
- RDoc::Markup::Special
- RDoc::Markup::TextFormatterTestCase
- RDoc::Markup::ToAnsi
- RDoc::Markup::ToBs
- RDoc::Markup::ToHtml
- RDoc::Markup::ToHtmlCrossref
- RDoc::Markup::ToHtmlSnippet
- RDoc::Markup::ToJoinedParagraph
- RDoc::Markup::ToLabel
- RDoc::Markup::ToMarkdown
- RDoc::Markup::ToRdoc
- RDoc::Markup::ToTableOfContents
- RDoc::Markup::ToTest
- RDoc::Markup::ToTtOnly
- RDoc::Markup::Verbatim
- RDoc::MetaMethod
- RDoc::MethodAttr
- RDoc::Mixin
- RDoc::NormalClass
- RDoc::NormalModule
- RDoc::Options
- RDoc::Parser
- RDoc::Parser::C
- RDoc::Parser::ChangeLog
- RDoc::Parser::Markdown
- RDoc::Parser::RD
- RDoc::Parser::Ruby
- RDoc::Parser::RubyTools
- RDoc::Parser::Simple
- RDoc::Parser::Text
- RDoc::RD
- RDoc::RD::BlockParser
- RDoc::RD::Inline
- RDoc::RD::InlineParser
- RDoc::RDoc
- RDoc::RI
- RDoc::RI::Driver
- RDoc::RI::Driver::Error
- RDoc::RI::Driver::NotFoundError
- RDoc::RI::Error
- RDoc::RI::Paths
- RDoc::RI::Task
- RDoc::Require
- RDoc::RubyLex
- RDoc::RubyLex::Error
- RDoc::RubyToken
- RDoc::RubygemsHook
- RDoc::Servlet
- RDoc::SingleClass
- RDoc::Stats
- RDoc::Stats::Normal
- RDoc::Stats::Quiet
- RDoc::Stats::Verbose
- RDoc::Store
- RDoc::Store::Error
- RDoc::Store::MissingFileError
- RDoc::Task
- RDoc::TestCase
- RDoc::Text
- RDoc::TokenStream
- RDoc::TomDoc
- RDoc::TopLevel
- RDocTask
- Test

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# RDoc::Generator

RDoc uses generators to turn parsed source code in the form of an RDoc::CodeObject tree into some form of output. RDoc comes with the HTML generator RDoc::Generator::Darkfish and an ri data generator RDoc::Generator::RI.

## Registering a Generator¶ ↑

Generators are registered by calling RDoc::RDoc.add_generator with the class of the generator:

    class My::Awesome::Generator
      RDoc::RDoc.add_generator self
    end

## Adding Options to `rdoc`¶ ↑

Before option processing in `rdoc`, RDoc::Options will call ::setup_options on the generator class with an RDoc::Options instance. The generator can use RDoc::Options#option_parser to add command-line options to the `rdoc` tool. See Custom Options at RDoc::Options for an example and see OptionParser for details on how to add options.

You can extend the RDoc::Options instance with additional accessors for your generator.

## Generator Instantiation¶ ↑

After parsing, RDoc::RDoc will instantiate a generator by calling initialize with an RDoc::Store instance and an RDoc::Options instance.

The RDoc::Store instance holds documentation for parsed source code. In RDoc 3 and earlier the RDoc::TopLevel class held this data. When upgrading a generator from RDoc 3 and earlier you should only need to replace RDoc::TopLevel with the store instance.

RDoc will then call generate on the generator instance. You can use the various methods on RDoc::Store and in the RDoc::CodeObject tree to create your desired output format.