docdash

What is docdash?

Docdash is a custom JSDoc template built with a responsive design. It is used to generate documentation for JavaScript projects, providing a clean and modern look to the generated documentation.

What are docdash's main functionalities?

Generate Documentation

Docdash can be used to generate documentation for your JavaScript project. By configuring JSDoc with a configuration file (e.g., jsdoc.json) and specifying Docdash as the template, you can generate a responsive and modern documentation site.

jsdoc -c jsdoc.json

Responsive Design

Docdash provides a responsive design out of the box, ensuring that the generated documentation is accessible and looks good on various devices, including desktops, tablets, and mobile phones.

/* No specific code needed, it's a built-in feature */

Customizable Theme

Docdash allows for theme customization through configuration options. You can adjust colors, fonts, and other styling aspects to match your project's branding.

/* No specific code needed, customization is done via configuration */

Other packages similar to docdash

minami

Minami is another JSDoc template that provides a clean and minimalistic design for your documentation. It focuses on simplicity and readability, making it a good alternative to Docdash for those who prefer a more straightforward look.

better-docs

Better-docs is a JSDoc template that offers additional features like live examples and interactive documentation. It is more feature-rich compared to Docdash, making it suitable for projects that require more dynamic and interactive documentation.

jsdoc-baseline

JSDoc Baseline is a template that aims to provide a solid foundation for JSDoc documentation. It is highly customizable and can be extended to fit various needs, making it a versatile alternative to Docdash.

README

Docdash

A clean, responsive documentation template theme for JSDoc 4.

Example

See http://clenemt.github.io/docdash/ for a sample demo. :rocket:

Install

$ npm install docdash

Usage

Clone repository to your designated jsdoc template directory, then:

$ jsdoc entry-file.js -t path/to/docdash

Usage (npm)

In your projects package.json file add a new script:

"script": {
  "generate-docs": "node_modules/.bin/jsdoc -c jsdoc.json"
}

In your jsdoc.json file, add a template option.

"opts": {
  "template": "node_modules/docdash"
}

Sample jsdoc.json

See the config file for the fixtures or the sample below.

{
    "tags": {
        "allowUnknownTags": false
    },
    "source": {
        "include": "../js",
        "includePattern": "\\.js$",
        "excludePattern": "(node_modules/|docs)"
    },
    "plugins": [
        "plugins/markdown"
    ],
    "opts": {
        "template": "assets/template/docdash/",
        "encoding": "utf8",
        "destination": "docs/",
        "recurse": true,
        "verbose": true
    },
    "templates": {
        "cleverLinks": false,
        "monospaceLinks": false
    }
}

Options

Docdash supports the following options:

{
    "docdash": {
        "static": [false|true],         // Display the static members inside the navbar
        "sort": [false|true],           // Sort the methods in the navbar
        "sectionOrder": [               // Order the main section in the navbar (default order shown here)
             "Classes",
             "Modules",
             "Externals",
             "Events",
             "Namespaces",
             "Mixins",
             "Tutorials",
             "Interfaces"
        ],
        "disqus": "",                   // Shortname for your disqus (subdomain during site creation)
        "openGraph": {                  // Open Graph options (mostly for Facebook and other sites to easily extract meta information)
            "title": "",                // Title of the website
            "type": "website",          // Type of the website
            "image": "",                // Main image/logo
            "site_name": "",            // Site name
            "url": ""                   // Main canonical URL for the main page of the site
        },
        "meta": {                       // Meta information options (mostly for search engines that have not indexed your site yet)
            "title": "",                // Also will be used as postfix to actualy page title, prefixed with object/document name
            "description": "",          // Description of overal contents of your website
            "keyword": ""               // Keywords for search engines
        },
        "search": [false|true],         // Display seach box above navigation which allows to search/filter navigation items
        "commonNav": [false|true],      // Group all html code for <nav> in a nav.inc.html fetched on each page (instead of include it in each html page, save {navSize}×{nb html pages} which can be huge on big project)
        "collapse": [false|true|top],   // Collapse navigation by default except current object's navigation of the current page, top for top level collapse
        "wrap": [false|true],           // Wrap long navigation names instead of trimming them
        "typedefs": [false|true],       // Include typedefs in menu
        "navLevel": [integer],          // depth level to show in navbar, starting at 0 (false or -1 to disable)
        "private": [false|true],        // set to false to not show @private in navbar
        "removeQuotes": [none|all|trim],// Remove single and double quotes, trim removes only surrounding ones
        "scripts": [],                  // Array of external (or relative local copied using templates.default.staticFiles.include) js or css files to inject into HTML,
        "ShortenTypes": [false|true], // If set to true this will resolve the display name of all types as the shortened name only (after the final period).
        "menu": {                       // Adding additional menu items after Home
            "Project Website": {        // Menu item name
                "href":"https://myproject.com", //the rest of HTML properties to add to manu item
                "target":"_blank",
                "class":"menu-item",
                "id":"website_link"
            },
            "Forum": {
                "href":"https://myproject.com.forum",
                "target":"_blank",
                "class":"menu-item",
                "id":"forum_link"
            }
        },
        "scopeInOutputPath": [false|true], // Add scope from package file (if present) to the output path, true by default.
        "nameInOutputPath": [false|true], // Add name from package file to the output path, true by default.
        "versionInOutputPath": [false|true] // Add package version to the output path, true by default. 
    }
}

Place them anywhere inside your jsdoc.json file.

Contributors

Thanks to lodash and minami.

License

Licensed under the Apache License, version 2.0. (see Apache-2.0).