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.

Example output.

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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 loosely 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 to work on this, please send me a PM.

Installation

$ npm install apidoc -g

Changelog

CHANGELOG.md

Example

/**
 * @api {get} /user/:id Request User information
 * @apiName GetUser
 * @apiGroup User
 *
 * @apiParam {Number} id User's 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.
  ###

• Elixir:

  #{
  # 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

• Eclipse Java apiDoc editor templates
• Eclipse plugin
• Microsoft WebAPI
• Sublime Text plugin

Converter

• apidoc-swagger
• gulp-apidoc-swagger
• Docmaster

Docker image

You can use apidoc in Docker like this:

# first build the image after cloning this repository
docker build -t apidoc/apidoc .
# run it
docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/home/node/apidoc apidoc/apidoc -o outputdir -i inputdir

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.