Svelte Documentation Parser

Generate JSON documentation for Svelte components.

Install

npm install -D @kwangure/svelte-docs

Usage

As a plugin

// vite.config.js
import { plugin as docs } from '@kwangure/svelte-docs';
export default {
    plugins: [docs()],
};

// docs.js
import docs as './component.svelte:docs';

console.log({ docs });

As a a parser

// parse.js
import { parse } from '@kwangure/svelte-docs';

const filepath = path.resolve('./component.svelte');
const code = fs.readFileSync(filepath);
const docs = parse(code, { filepath });

console.log({ docs });

Output

Documentation Parsing

Only comments that begin with * are parsed as documentation. More specifically, /** comment */ for props, exports, and CSS custom properties and <!--* comment --> for slots.

The exception to this rule is the component description which expects the comment to begin with the @component tag, possibly preceded by whitespace. This matches Svelte for VS Code's syntax.

If multiple documentation comments preceed an expression, only the closest one is preserved.

Example:

<!--
    @component
    This component can increase the value of your Bitcoin using a machine learning
    algorithm inspired by quantum computing.
-->
<script>
    import sendToPapa from "./harmless.js";
    /** valid but ignored comment */
    /**
     * The wealth you want multiplied!
     * @type {string}
     */
    /* ignored comment */
    export let bitcoinAddress;

    sendToPapa(bitcoinAddress);
</script>

<div class="liar-liar">
    <h1>Become a billionaire in 16 months, guaranteed!<h1>
    <p>
        You know we're not scammers because we take 16 months.
    </p>
</div>

<!--* Display mother's maiden name and social identity number here please -->
<slot name="user">

<style>
    .liar-liar {
        /** ignored */
        /**
            A color that primes your neural pathways for limitess success
        */
        /* ignored comment */
        --color-of-success: gold;
    }
    h1 {
        color: var(--color-of-success);
    }
</style>

License

MIT