apiDoc

Generates a RESTful web API Documentation.

Changes from previous version visit CHANGELOG.md

apiDoc creates a documentation from API descriptions in your source code.

Documentation at apidocjs.com or as Docset.

HELP NEEDED! Search for a Developer

Because of my limited time i need one or more devs that could build and maintain a "Send Sample Request Plugin".

The Plugin should be loose coupled to the template, so it should be a separate project. This Plugin should send example data to an API-Endpoint and process the response. Supported formats should be JSON, XML, whatever.

Many issues belong to the current (unmaintained) plugin, (Milestone: Send Sample Request Plugin)(https://github.com/apidoc/apidoc/milestone/4) If you want ot work on this, please send me a PM.

Installation

$ npm install apidoc -g

Alternative docker install

$ docker pull apidoc/apidoc

Then you will need to mount your file storage -v '<apidoc.json dir>:/apidoc' to docker container.

Example:

$ docker run --rm -v '$(PWD):/apidoc' -it apidoc/apidoc \
    --input ./example \
    --output ./docker-example \
    -v

Creates from input files in example/ a documentation in path docker-example/.

Changelog

CHANGELOG.md

Example

/**
 * @api {get} /user/:id Request User information
 * @apiName GetUser
 * @apiGroup User
 *
 * @apiParam {Number} id Users unique ID.
 *
 * @apiSuccess {String} firstname Firstname of the User.
 * @apiSuccess {String} lastname  Lastname of the User.
 */

$ apidoc -i example/ -o doc/

Creates from input files in example/ a documentation in path doc/.

More examples and best practice hints: EXAMPLES.md

Supported programming languages

C#, Go, Dart, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Scala (all DocStyle capable languages):
```
/**
  * This is a comment.
  */
```
Clojure:
```
;;;;
;; This is a comment.
;;;;
```
CoffeeScript:
```
###
This is a comment.
###
```
Erlang:
```
%{
This is a comment.
%}
```

Perl

#**
# This is a comment.
#*

=pod
This is a comment.
=cut

Python
```
"""
This is a comment.
"""
```
Ruby
```
=begin
This is a comment.
=end
```

Plugins (extend apiDoc)

apiDoc will auto include installed plugins.

apidoc-plugin-schema Generates and inject apidoc elements from api schemas. npm install apidoc-plugin-schema

Build tools

flask-apidoc pip install flask-apidoc
grunt-apidoc npm install grunt-apidoc.
gapidoc (gulp) npm install gapidoc.
gulp-apidoc npm install gulp-apidoc.
gulp-apidocjs npm install gulp-apidocjs.

Integration

Converter

FAQ

Filter for public / private API

Extend apiDoc and write your own Plugin

For details and an example view apidoc-plugin-test

Help

Please add issues if you have a question or found a problem. Pull requests are welcome too!

A chat about apiDoc is on Gitter.

arturesteves/apidoc