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nodejs/tools/doc/README.md
Michaël Zasso de01f475d5
tools: update doctool dependencies, migrate to ESM
- Migrated to ESM because some dependencies now require it.
- Did not update `highlight.js` to v11 because it has many breaking
  changes.
- Used non-deprecated `highlight.js` API.

Refs: https://github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js/issues/2277
Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/38938
Co-authored-by: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38966
Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <rlau@redhat.com>
Reviewed-By: Anto Aravinth <anto.aravinth.cse@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>
2021-06-14 08:22:00 -07:00

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Here's how the node docs work.
1:1 relationship from `lib/<module>.js` to `doc/api/<module>.md`.
Each type of heading has a description block.
```markdown
# module
<!--introduced_in=v0.10.0-->
> Stability: 2 - Stable
A description and examples.
## module.property
<!-- YAML
added: v0.10.0
-->
* {type}
A description of the property.
## module.someFunction(x, y, [z=100])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.10.0
-->
* `x` {string} The description of the string.
* `y` {boolean} Should I stay or should I go?
* `z` {number} How many zebras to bring. **Default:** `100`.
A description of the function.
## module.someNewFunction(x)
<!-- YAML
added: REPLACEME
-->
* `x` {string} The description of the string.
This feature is not in a release yet.
## Event: 'blerg'
<!-- YAML
added: v0.10.0
-->
* `anArg` {type} A description of the listener argument.
Modules don't usually raise events on themselves. `cluster` is the
only exception.
## Class: SomeClass
<!-- YAML
added: v0.10.0
-->
A description of the class.
### SomeClass.classMethod(anArg)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.10.0
-->
* `anArg` {Object} Just an argument.
* `field` {string} `anArg` can have this field.
* `field2` {boolean} Another field. **Default:** `false`.
* Returns: {boolean} `true` if it worked.
A description of the method for humans.
### SomeClass.nextSibling()
<!-- YAML
added: v0.10.0
-->
* Returns: {SomeClass | null} The next `SomeClass` in line.
`SomeClass` must be registered in `tools/doc/type-parser.mjs`
to be properly parsed in `{type}` fields.
### SomeClass.someProperty
<!-- YAML
added: v0.10.0
-->
* {string}
The indication of what `someProperty` is.
### Event: 'grelb'
<!-- YAML
added: v0.10.0
-->
* `isBlerg` {boolean}
This event is emitted on instances of `SomeClass`, not on the module itself.
```
* Classes have (description, Properties, Methods, Events).
* Events have (list of listener arguments, description).
* Functions have (list of arguments, returned value if defined, description).
* Methods have (list of arguments, returned value if defined, description).
* Modules have (description, Properties, Functions, Classes, Examples).
* Properties have (type, description).