/NuDoc

Documentation generator for the .NET framework languages

Primary LanguageC#

NuDoc

NuDoc is an API documentation generator for the .NET framework languages.

NuDoc uses reflection to read information about the types in the assembly. It can also read XML documentation files generated by the compiler from special documentation comments embedded in the source code. Given a .NET assembly and its matching XML documentation file, NuDoc generates:

  • A HTML file describing the public API of the assembly. (I.e., the publicly visible types and members.
  • An XML documentation file for the assembly which includes only the information for the public API.

NuDoc is conceptually similar to Sandcastle, but the HTML API reference that it produces is far simpler than Sandcastle's compiled HTML help format, and it doesn't try to index and cross-reference the entire .NET framework. Consequently, it runs in a fraction of the time. Another difference is that the NuDoc report format aims for readability and simplicity rather than completeness.

NuDoc is run from the command line and is designed so that it can be easily integrated into an automated build system.

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License (MIT)

Copyright (C) 2012, Anders Kaplan.

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