Why couldn't we load (Flash) SWC's that hold the asdoc comments like
Flash Builder does and extract them.
In a properly designed application framework, you would pull that
information into the DOM before the render.
I have alot of experience with this area so I would love more
conversation with this because I have found almost anything is
possible with good thought and design.
Mike
Quoting Jeffry Houser <jef...@dot-com-it.com>:
I'm curious if we'll be able to generate the full ASDocs, like what
are on the Adobe site without the source code for the Flash stuff.
We can only go so far up the inheritance tree.
On 1/4/2012 5:40 PM, Michael Schmalle wrote:
I do not have a lot of experience with the actual compiler and
asdoc tool but that has not stopped me from having fun with parsers
and AST. :)
I am wondering if there is any interest in creating some apis in
the compiler that jive with the asdoc tool(modifying the asdoc
tool). I'm going to be looking into the source code of this
tomorrow so I will have a clear understanding of what the work
would be.
My idea is this; If we could allow public api in both tools that
expose themselves through java it would allow 3rd party developers
and applications that could be made to enhance the documentation
process through formatters and asdoc editor applications.
This a highlevel idea but I have already written such an
application using the jasblocks and asblocks AST framework, that
are used to create a user interface into creating asdoc comments
and such through visual editing of descriptions and tags.
No more typing /** ... */ is what I mean, the editor using the AST
reinserts the comment using tokens.
I have found taking the actual documentation process out of the
IDE's code view allows for better documentation and actual
revelation that creating great docs can be fun.
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