1 // just docs: adrdox syntax
2 /++
3 This document describes the syntax recognized by my documentation generator. It uses a hybrid of ddoc and markdown syntax, with some customizations and pre-defined styles I like, while not supporting things I feel aren't worth the hassle.
4 
5 It has support for enough legacy ddoc that Phobos still works, but is really a different language - I think ddoc made a lot of mistakes (and markdown made mistakes too).
6 
7 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
8 	Paragraphs just work.
9 
10 	Automatically.
11 
12 	$(LIST
13 		* Lists can be displayed
14 		* in bracketed markdown style
15 	)
16 
17 	$(SMALL_TABLE
18 		markdown | style
19 		tables   | work (if bracketed)
20 	)
21 
22 	---
23 	void d_code() {
24 	  is formatted brilliantly;
25 	}
26 	---
27 
28 	```
29 	Markdown-style code blocks work too for other languages
30 	or convenient <pre> blocks.
31 	```
32 
33 	```java
34 	public static void Main() {
35 		return "With some syntax highlighting."
36 	}
37 	```
38 
39 	We also have `inline code`.
40 
41 	$(TIP and various content boxes.)
42 
43 	$(MATH \int \text{LaTeX} too! dx)
44 )
45 
46 
47 $(H2 Document outline)
48 
49 Your comment consists of three parts: the first paragraph, which is meant to be a stand-alone summary which is shown out-of-context in search results, the synopsis, which is displayed "above the fold" - before the function prototype, member list, or automatically generated table of contents, and finally, the rest of the documentation.
50 
51 The fold is inserted at the first "\n\n\n" it finds in your comment (the first time it sees two blank lines:
52 
53 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
54 
55 	This is the summary. It is shown in search results and
56 	at the top of your generated document.
57 
58 	This is the synopsis, still displayed above the fold.
59 
60 	So is this.
61 
62 
63 	The two blank lines above is the placeholder where the
64 	table of contents is inserted. This paragraph, and
65 	everything below it, is the bulk body of the page.
66 
67 	Line breaks in the middle of a paragraph, except in code
68 	blocks, are ignored. You can format your comments however you like.
69 )
70 
71 $(H3 Symbol grouping)
72 
73 You can optionally group symbols together by defining groups in a special section in your module definition comment, then tagging the doc comments on the items.
74 
75 ---
76 /++
77 	This demos symbol grouping.
78 
79 	Symbol_groups:
80 
81 	group_name =
82 		Introductory and explanatory text for the group. It may
83 		include any kind of 
84 
85 	drawing =
86 		## Drawing
87 
88 		This library supports several drawing functions. You
89 		draw them all on a "surface" of sorts, derived from
90 		[Drawable].
91 +/
92 module test;
93 
94 /++ Group: group_name
95 	Introductory text
96 
97 	and paragraphs like normal.
98 
99 
100 	This goes below the fold.
101 +/
102 void foo() {}
103 
104 /++
105 	This is in the [drawing] group.
106 
107 	Group: drawing
108 +/
109 interface Drawable {
110 	/// Group: group_name
111 	void whatever() {}
112 }
113 ---
114 
115 The `Symbol_groups:` section should only appear on the module commment. The `Group: name` line MUST be the first thing to appear in a comment, or be on the very last line of the comment. It can only appear once. Putting a function in multiple groups is not current supported.
116 
117 If there is no header at the start of the group definition, one will be automatically inserted based on the group name.
118 
119 For cross referencing purposes, the groups are considered pseudo-symbols at module scope. This means you can refer to them with the shortcut `[symbol]` syntax from anywhere in the module, or from outside the module if used with a fully-qualified name.
120 
121 However, for best results, it should not conflict with any real names in the module, nor with any [#footnotes|link references], which also introduce pseudo-symbols. If there is a conflict, the reference result is currently undefined (it may be any one of them, in no particular order). I will define that precedence order at some other time - so for now, avoid name conflicts!
122 
123 $(H2 Macros)
124 
125 adrdox inherits ddoc's macro syntax, but uses it differently than ddoc: it does not support user-defined macros, and sometimes uses them to bracket special syntax.
126 
127 Any time you see me show ddoc macro syntax, `$(NAME )`, be aware that you can also use `${NAME }`. For example, if you have unbalanced parenthesis inside the thing, you may prefer to use `${}`.
128 
129 ${ADRDOX_SAMPLE
130 	$(B this is bold)
131 	${B so is this}
132 	${I this has unbalanced paren :) }
133 }
134 
135 $(H2 Code snippets)
136 
137 $(H3 Inline code)
138 
139 Inline code can be marked with Markdown (and Ddoc) style ``code here ``, which will render as `code here`. Text inside the backticks suppress all other documentation generator processing - it will just be escaped for literal output.
140 
141 $(TIP If you need to display a literal ``, use the `$(BACKTICK)` macro or a doubled backtick: ````.)
142 
143 Code inside backticks may only span one line. If a line has an unmatched backtick, it is not processed as code.
144 
145 If you want syntax-highlighted inline D code, use `$(D d code here)`, such as `$(D if(a is true))` will result in $(D if(a is true)) - notice the syntax highlighting on the D keywords.
146 
147 $(H3 Block code)
148 
149 There are three syntaxes for code blocks: Markdown style $(BACKTICK)$(BACKTICK)$(BACKTICK), ddoc style ---, and a magic macro called `$(CONSOLE)`.
150 
151 All code blocks are outdented and leading and trailing blank lines are removed, but all other whitespace is left intact. This means you may indent it as much as you like inside your comments without breaking the output.
152 
153 $(H4 Markdown style - for generic code)
154 
155 The Markdown style block is meant to be used with generic code or preformatted text that is not D.
156 
157 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
158 	```
159 	Code here 	which preserves
160 	   whitespace
161 	```
162 )
163 
164 You can optionally include a language name after the opening ticks and it will label and attempt syntax highlighting (the syntax highlighter is not as precise as the D highlighter, but often should be good enough):
165 
166 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
167 	```javascript
168 	/* This is highlighted Javascript! */
169 	window.onload = function() {
170 		var a = "hello, world!";
171 		var b = 5;
172 	};
173 	```
174 
175 	```c
176 	/* Highlighted C */
177 	#include<stdio.h>
178 	typedef struct {
179 		int a;
180 	} test;
181 	```
182 
183 	```php
184 	<?php
185 		# highlighted PHP
186 		function foo($a) {
187 			$a = 'hello';
188 			return $a;
189 		}
190 	?>
191 	```
192 
193 	```python
194 	# highlighted python
195 	class test:
196 		""" docstring """
197 		def myfunc():
198 			if True or 1 > 0:
199 				print "hello"
200 			else
201 				print test
202 	```
203 
204 	```html
205 	<span class="foo">
206 		<!-- try hovering over the entity! -->
207 		HTML &amp;
208 	</span>
209 	```
210 
211 	```css
212 	/* This also highlights */
213 	span[data-test="foo"] > .bar {
214 		color: red;
215 	}
216 	```
217 )
218 
219 Currently supported languages for highlighting include: C, C++, Javascript, PHP, Java, C#, CSS, HTML, XML, Python, Ruby, [arsd.script|adrscript] and D. Though, for D, you should use ddoc style `---` delimiters to get the full-featured D highlighter instead of using the simpler one here. This simple highlighter aims for good enough to help visually on simple examples rather than being perfect on each target language.
220 
221 Use the language name in all lower case when tagging the language, like `php` or `c++`.
222 
223 $(TIP If you ever want to document the syntax of a Markdown code block itself, I added a magic $(BACKTICK)$(BACKTICK)$(BACKTICK){ code }$(BACKTICK)$(BACKTICK)$(BACKTICK) syntax. As long as the braces are nested, everything inside will be considered part of the literal code block, including other code blocks.)
224 
225 The generator MAY syntax highlight the language using `span` with class names, but might not (really depends on if I implement it). You may use the language as a target in CSS using the `data-language` attribute to customize the appearance.
226 
227 $(H4 Ddoc style - for D code)
228 
229 The ddoc style block only works with D code. It runs the sample through the D lexer, so it understands things like nested documentation comments and will properly skip them while syntax highlighting the output.
230 
231 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
232 ---
233 /**
234 	Ddoc style code blocks understand D deeply.
235 
236 	---
237 	if(example.nested)
238 		stillWorks!();
239 	---
240 */
241 void main() {}
242 ---
243 )
244 
245 Ddoc style code samples are special in one way: you can highlight code inside it by using `/* adrdox_highlight{ */ code here would be highlighted /* }adrdox_highlight */` comments in the sample. Note that it matches those strings $(I exactly), meaning you must use `/* */` comments and must have the same spacing. `/* adrdox_highlight{ */` turns it on, `/* }adrdox_highlight */` turns it off. Note that if you don't turn it off, you may cause invalid html to be generated (the implementation just opens and closes a `span` element right now).
246 
247 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
248 ---
249 // I will demo highlight below for the `main` function
250 /* adrdox_highlight{ */void main() {
251 
252 }/* }adrdox_highlight */
253 // and now we are done.
254 ---
255 )
256 
257 $(H4 Console macro - for console output)
258 
259 The `$(CONSOLE)` macro is for copy/pasting text out of your console, such as showing command lines or program output. You MAY nest macros inside it for additional formatting, and thus, you should escape any `$` followed by `(` in the text.
260 
261 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
262 $(CONSOLE
263 	$ dmd hello.d
264 	$ ./hello
265 	Hello, $(B world)!
266 )
267 )
268 
269 Note that most special syntax works inside `$(CONSOLE)`, but Ddoc-style code samples, delimited with `---`, does not. This is because that breaks things more often than it is useful.
270 
271 $(H3 Documented unittests)
272 
273 $(SIDEBAR Why does it allow inline examples? I often write full examples that I want to present in the prose, but I also like the compile check the unittests provide. So to get best of both worlds, I had to do it myself.)
274 
275 I also implemented the feature from ddoc where unittests with a documentation comment are appended to the examples section of the previous documented declaration. They will appear in an `Examples` section (together with any others you manually write in `Examples:`), or inline in the documentation if you give them an `$(ID some_unique_name)` in the doc comment of the unittest, and write `$(EMBED_UNITTEST some_unique_name)` somewhere in your body text. Both the test and its associated comment will be moved to that location instead of being put in the examples section.
276 
277 If you have a line that must be in the test to be useful, but should not appear in the documentation, you can simply comment it: `// exclude from docs`. But the line must end with that exact string.
278 
279 ---
280 /// The assert inside will not appear in the generated docs
281 unittest {
282    int a;
283    assert(a == 2); // exclude from docs
284    writeln(a);
285 }
286 ---
287 
288 $(H2 Cross-referencing)
289 
290 Many tasks of cross-referencing are done automatically. Inheritance and function signatures use semantic data from the D source to link themselves. URLs in the raw text, such as http://dpldocs.info/ are detected and hyperlinked automatically. Tables of contents are created, as needed, by scanning for headers.
291 
292 However, in your text, you may also want to reference names and links that are not automatically detected.
293 
294 $(SIDEBAR It does not attempt to pick out D symbol names automatically from the text, since this leads to a great many false positives. ddoc's attempt to do this failed miserably.)
295 
296 Since this is such a common task, I dedicated a short, special syntax to it: square brackets. Write a name or URL inside brackets and it will linkify it, as specifically as it can from the index built from semantic D data. For example: `[arsd.color]` will yield [arsd.color], a link to my color module.
297 
298 When documenting code, it will first try to detect a URL. If so, it treats it as a link. Next, it will try to look up the D identifier in the current scope. If it finds it, it will link to the most local variable, following the import graph. If all else fails, it will just assume it is a relative filename and link that way.
299 
300 $(NOTE
301 	If you want to load modules for name lookup, but not generate documentation for them, pass
302 	the file or the directory containing to `adrdox` with `--load`.
303 )
304 
305 In most cases, putting a D name inside brackets should link as you expect.
306 
307 You can also change the display name by putting a pipe after the link, followed by text: `[arsd.color|my color module]` gives [arsd.color|my color module].
308 
309 Local sections can be referenced with `[#cross-referencing]`: [#cross-referencing].
310 
311 $(H3 Markdown-style links)
312 
313 Markdown-style `[text](url)` links are also supported. There must be no space between the `]` and `(` and it must all appear on the same line. [My link here](http://dpldocs.info). Markdown-style links do $(B not) attempt name lookups like adrdox native `[links]`.
314 
315 $(H3 User-defined attribues)
316 
317 If you want a UDA to document its uses, you can add the magic macro `$(UDA_USES)` to it somewhere. This will list links to each symbol possessing the uda.
318 
319 ---
320 /++
321 	This is used on:
322 
323 	$(UDA_USES)
324 +/
325 enum MyUDA;
326 
327 @MyUDA void foo() {}
328 ---
329 
330 $(H2 Paragraph detection)
331 
332 The generator will automatically handle paragraph tags by looking for blank lines and other separators. Just write and trust it to do the right thing. (If it doesn't, email me a bug report, please.)
333 
334 $(H2 Images)
335 
336 You can post images with `$(IMG source_url, alt text)`. The default CSS will put some reasonable size limits and margin on it.
337 
338 The image will typically be hosted elsewhere, `IMG` simply takes a URL (though it can be a data url, you need to manage that yourself too).
339 
340 FIXME: implement and document `$(LEFT )`, `$(RIGHT )`, and `$(CENTERED )`.
341 
342 You may also use inline `$(SVG )` or `$(RAW_HTML)`. FIXME
343 
344 Markdown-style `![alt text](url)` images are also supported, iff there are no spaces between the symbols and all appear on the same line. ![d logo](/d-logo.png).
345 
346 Note that if the parens are not there, it is normal![1] (code there: `normal![1]`)
347 
348 $(H2 Headers)
349 
350 You can use ddoc-style macros for headers: `$(H1 Name of header)`, `$(H2 Subheader)`, and so on through `$(H6)`. Linking will be added automatically by the generator.
351 
352 Custom ddoc sections (see below) are translated into `<h3>` headers.
353 
354 You can also use a markdown style `====` under a line to trigger a header. These will render as `<h3>` if at top level, and `<h4>` if under a custom ddoc section (FIXME: that details is not yet implemented). For this to work:
355 
356 $(LIST
357 	* The header must be preceded by a blank line
358 	* The `====` must be directly below the header
359 	* The `====` must be followed by a blank line
360 	* There must be at least 4 `=` on the line, and no other text (excluding whitespace).
361 )
362 
363 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
364 
365 	This is some text preceding the header.
366 
367 	This is the header
368 	==================
369 
370 	This is a paragraph under that header.
371 )
372 
373 Moreover, markdown style `## Header` are also supported. The number of `#` characters indicate the header level (1-6). Similar restrictions apply:
374 
375 $(LIST
376 	* The header must be preceded by and followed by a blank line
377 	* The `#` must be the first non-whitespace character on the line
378 	* There must be a space following the `#` characters.
379 )
380 
381 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
382 
383 	# H1
384 
385 	## H2
386 
387 	### H3
388 
389 	#not a header, missing space
390 
391 	a # is not a header
392 
393 	Nor is the following a header
394 	# because it is not preceded by a blank line
395 )
396 
397 $(H3 Ddoc sections)
398 
399 Most the Ddoc sections are supported too, and should be used where appropriate to document your code. I also added one called `diagnostics:`, where you can list common compile errors seen with the function.
400 
401 `Examples:` (or `Example:`) is special in that documented unit tests are appended here.
402 
403 You may define custom ddoc sections as long as they are all one word and includes at least one underscore in the name. They will be translated to `H3` headers, since they typically go under the `Detailed Description` H2-level header.
404 
405 Be sure to correctly nest headers - put H3 under H2, and H4 under H3, etc. Failure to do so may break your table of contents.
406 
407 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
408 	$(H2 A header)
409 		Some content
410 	$(H3 Another header)
411 		Some more content
412 
413 	A_Ddoc_Style_Header:
414 		And some content
415 )
416 
417 
418 $(H2 Content blocks)
419 
420 There are a few content blocks to add boxes to your documentation: `$(TIP)`, `$(NOTE)`, `$(WARNING)`, `$(PITFALL)`, and `$(SIDEBAR)`. Inside these, you may write any content.
421 
422 Use these boxes to make certain content stand out so the reader pays attention to something special (or, in the case of `SIDEBAR`, get out of the way so the reader can skip it). The intended semantics are:
423 
424 `$(TIP)` is a cool fact to help you make the most of the code.
425 
426 `$(NOTE)` is something the reader should be aware of, but they can get it wrong without major consequence.
427 
428 `$(WARNING)` is something they need to watch out for, such as potential crashes or memory leaks when using the function.
429 
430 `$(PITFALL)` is something that users very commonly get wrong and you want them to see it to avoid making the same mistake yet again.
431 
432 `$(SIDEBAR)` will be typically displayed outside the flow of the text. It should be used when you want to expand on some details, but it isn't something the user strictly needs to know.
433 
434 $(H2 Fancier Formatting)
435 
436 $(SIDEBAR
437 	$(H3 Why use macro syntax to bracket it instead of trying to detect like Markdown does?)
438 
439 	Basically, I have to support at least some of ddoc macro syntax anyway for compatibility with existing documents like Phobos, so it is a convenient thing to simplify my parser.
440 
441 	But, beyond that, it also gives me a chance to accept metadata, like class names to add to the HTML by putting them inside the block too.
442 )
443 
444 There are several magic macros that use domain-specific syntaxes for common formatting tasks, like lists and tables. The ddoc-style macro brackets the text, which is laid out in a particular way to make writing, reading, and editing the data most easy.
445 
446 
447 $(H3 Blockquotes)
448 
449 Use the `$(BLOCKQUOTE)` macro to surround the quote. It will render as you expected.
450 
451 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
452 	$(BLOCKQUOTE
453 		This is a quote! You can write whatever you want in here.
454 
455 		Including paragraphs, and other content. Unlike markdown, you
456 		do not need to write `>` or spaces or anything else before every
457 		line, instead you just wrap the whole thing in `$(BLOCKQUOTE)`.
458 
459 		If it has unbalanced parenthesis, you can use `$(LPAREN)` or `$(RPAREN)`
460 		for them.
461 	)
462 )
463 
464 $(H3 Lists)
465 
466 There are two types of list: `$(LIST)` and `$(NUMBERED_LIST)`. Both work the same way. The only difference is `$(LIST)` generates a `<ul>` tag, while `$(NUMBERED_LIST)` generates a `<ol>` tag.
467 
468 Inside the magic list macros, a `*` character at the beginning of a line will create a new list item.
469 
470 $(WARNING
471 	Make sure the leading `*` does not line up with your comment marker, or the preprocessor may strip it thinking it is a comment in the style of:
472 
473 	---
474 	/**
475 	  * one of these
476 	  */
477 	---
478 
479 	Since the preprocessor runs before analyzing brackets, it won't know that the star was intentional.
480 
481 	I recommend indenting your list stars by at least 4 spaces or one tab for best results.
482 )
483 
484 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
485 	$(LIST
486 		* List item
487 		* Another list item
488 	)
489 
490 	$(NUMBERED_LIST
491 		* One
492 		* Two
493 		* Three
494 	)
495 )
496 
497 Text inside the list items is processed normally. You may nest lists, have paragraphs inside them, or anything else.
498 
499 $(TIP You can add a class name to the list element in the HTML by using the `$(CLASS)` magic macro before opening your first list item. Use this class, along with CSS, to apply custom style to the list and its items.)
500 
501 You may also use `$(RAW_HTML)` for full control of the output, or legacy Ddoc style `$(UL $(LI ...))` macros to form lists as well.
502 
503 $(H3 Tables)
504 
505 I support two table syntaxes: list tables (by row and by column, inspired by reStructuredText) and compact tables, with optional ASCII art (inspired by Markdown).
506 
507 $(H4 Compact Tables)
508 
509 A compact table consists of an optional one-line caption, a one-line header row, and any number of one-line data rows.
510 
511 Cells are separated with the `|` character. Empty cells at the beginning or end of the table are ignored, allowing you to draw an ASCII art border around the table if you like.
512 
513 The first row is always considered the header row. Columns without header text are also considered header columns.
514 
515 The minimal syntax to define a table is:
516 
517 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
518 	$(SMALL_TABLE
519 		Basic table caption (this line is optional)
520 		header 1|header 2
521 		data 1|data 2
522 		more data | more data
523 	)
524 )
525 
526 $(TIP Since the ddoc-style macro bracketing the table must have balanced parenthesis, any unbalanced parenthesis character inside should be put inside a $(BACKTICK)code block$(BACKTICK). You can also put pipe characters inside code blocks:
527 
528 	$(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
529 	$(SMALL_TABLE
530 		h1|h2
531 		`d1|with pipe`|d2
532 	)
533 	)
534 )
535 
536 ASCII art inside the compact table is allowed, but not required. Any line that consists only of the characters `+-=|` is assumed to be decorative and ignored by the parser. Empty lines are also ignored. White space around your cells are also ignored.
537 
538 The result is you can style it how you like. The following code will render the same way as the above table:
539 
540 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
541 $(SMALL_TABLE
542 	Basic table caption (this line is optional)
543 	+-----------+-----------+
544 	| header 1  | header 2  |
545 	+===========+===========+
546 	| data 1    | data 2    |
547 	| more data | more data |
548 	+-----------+-----------+
549 )
550 )
551 
552 $(H5 Two-dimensional tabular data)
553 
554 If a table has an empty upper-left cell, it is assumed to have two axes. Cells under the column with the empty header are also rendered as headers.
555 
556 Here is a two-dimensional table with and without the optional ascii art.
557 
558 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
559 $(SMALL_TABLE
560 
561 	XOR Truth Table
562 	+-----------+
563 	|   | 0 | 1 |
564 	+===|===|===+
565 	| 0 | F | T |
566 	| 1 | T | F |
567 	+-----------+
568 )
569 
570 $(SMALL_TABLE
571 	Alternative XOR
572 	||0|1
573 	0|F|T
574 	1|T|F
575 )
576 )
577 
578 Notice that even without the ascii art, the outer pipe is necessary to indicate that an empty cell was intended in the upper left corner.
579 
580 $(TIP
581 	If you want to make a feature table, you can do it as a compact
582 	table with any entry for yes, and no data for no.
583 
584 	$(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
585 	$(SMALL_TABLE
586 		Features
587 		|| x | y
588 		a| * |
589 		b|   | *
590 		c| * | *
591 	)
592 	)
593 
594 	You can then style these with CSS rules like `td:empty` in lieu of adding a class to each element. The empty cell on the right did not require an extra `|` because all data rows are assumed to have equal number of cells as the header row.
595 )
596 
597 $(H4 Longer tables)
598 
599 I also support a list table format, inspired by restructuredText.
600 
601 	$(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
602 	$(TABLE_ROWS
603 		Caption
604 		* + Header 1
605 		  + Header 2
606 		* - Data 1
607 		  - Data 2
608 		* - Data 1
609 		  - Data 2
610 	)
611 	)
612 
613 In this format, the text before any `*` is the caption. Then, a leading `*` indicates a new row, a leading `+` starts a new table header, and a leading `-` starts a new table cell. The cells can be as long as you like.
614 
615 adrdox will also detect if you put a header on the left side of later rows, and format the table accordingly:
616 
617 	$(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
618 	$(TABLE_ROWS
619 		Caption
620 		* + Header 1
621 		  + Header 2
622 		  + Header 3
623 		* + 2D Header
624 		  - Data 1.2
625 		  - Data 1.3
626 		* + Again
627 		  - Data 1.2
628 		  - Data 2.3
629 	)
630 	)
631 
632 
633 
634 $(H4 Formatting tables)
635 
636 To format tables, including aligning text inside a column, add a class name to the tag using the magic `$(CLASS name)` macro right inside the table backeting, then target that with CSS rules in your stylesheet.
637 
638 	$(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
639 	$(RAW_HTML
640 		<style>
641 		.my-yellow-table {
642 			background-color: yellow;
643 		}
644 		</style>
645 	)
646 	$(TABLE_ROWS
647 		$(CLASS my-yellow-table)
648 		Caption
649 		* + Header 1
650 		  + Header 2
651 		* - Data 1
652 		  - Data 2
653 		* - Data 1
654 		  - Data 2
655 	)
656 	)
657 
658 
659 $(H4 More advanced tables)
660 
661 To avoid complicating the syntax in more common cases, I do not attempt to support everything possible. Notably, most cases of colspan and rowspan cannot be expressed in any of my syntaxes.
662 
663 If you need something, and all else fails, you can always use the `$(RAW_HTML)` escape hatch and write the code yourself.
664 
665 $(H2 Mathematics)
666 
667 The doc generator can also render LaTeX formulas, if latex and dvipng is installed on your system.
668 
669 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
670 	$(MATH \int_{1}^{\pi} \cos(x) dx )
671 )
672 
673 Note that generating these images is kinda slow. You must balance parenthesis inside the macro, and all the output images will be rendered inline, packed in the html file.
674 
675 If you can use a plain text or html character btw, you should. Don't break out MATH just for an $(INF) symbol, for example.
676 
677 $(H2 Ddoc Macro to HTML Tag reference)
678 
679 $(LIST
680 	* `$(IMG source_url, alt text)`
681 	* `$(B bold text)`
682 	* `$(I italic text)`
683 	* `$(U underlined text)`
684 	* `$(SUPERSCRIPT superscript text)`
685 	* `$(SUB subscript text)`
686 )
687 
688 $(H3 Adding ID and class attributes to HTML)
689 
690 You can add an ID or class attribute to an HTML tag by putting `$(ID id_here)` or `$(CLASS class_here)` inside a ddoc macro. It must be inside a `$(ddoc_style)` macro to be recognized.
691 
692 $(H2 Ddoc Sections)
693 
694 $(H3 List of supported DDoc Sections)
695 
696 $(LIST
697 	* `Examples:` or `Example:` gives usage examples. Documented unittests, if present and not embedded (see [#documented-unittests]), will also appear here.
698 	* `Bugs:`
699 	* `See_Also:`
700 	* `Returns:`
701 	* `Throws:`
702 	* `Deprecated:`
703 	* `Params:` uses a special `name = comment` syntax, just like ddoc, where only param names detected are printed.
704 	* `Macros:` are read, but ignored.
705 )
706 
707 $(H3 Meta subsections)
708 
709 The following sections, if present, will be grouped under the `Meta` header:
710 
711 $(LIST
712 	* `Authors:` or `Author:`
713 	* `Date`
714 	* `License:`
715 	* `Source:`
716 	* `History:`
717 	* `Credits:`
718 	* `Standards:`
719 	* `Copyright:`
720 	* `Version:`
721 )
722 
723 $(H3 Adrdox extension sections)
724 
725 $(LIST
726 	* `Diagnostics:` is a place to describe common errors you will see while trying to use the function, and explain how to fix them.
727 	* `Link_References:` does name=value. See [#footnotes].
728 	$(COMMENT * `Adrdox_Meta:` intrduces metadata for the generator. See [#metadata] )
729 )
730 
731 $(H3 Custom sections)
732 
733 If you start a line with `some_section:`, it will become a custom section in the document. It must have at least one underscore to be recognizes as a custom section.
734 
735 $(COMMENT
736 $(H2 Metadata)
737 
738 FIXME: NOT IMPLEMENTED
739 
740 You can add metadata about your project to a `Adrdox_Meta:` section in the doc comment attached to the module declaration. These are inherited by submodules in your project as long as the package.d with the definition is loaded (see `--load` or passed as command line arg to be generated).
741 
742 It can define:
743 $(LINK
744 	* Project name
745 	* Project logo image
746 	* Project homepage
747 	* Project color scheme: light or dark and accent color
748 	* Scripts for the project
749 )
750 )
751 
752 $(H2 Footnotes)
753 
754 adrdox supports footnotes[1] and popup notes[2], scoped to the declaration attached to the comment. The syntax is to simply write `[n]`, such as `[1]`, where you want it to be displayed, then later in the comment, write a `Link_References:` section at the end of your comment, like so:
755 
756 ```
757 Link_References:
758 	1 = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footnote
759 	2 = This note will popup inline.
760 ```
761 
762 Undefined footnote references output the plain text without modification, like [3]. Numeric footnotes can only be used locally, they must be used and defined inside the same comment.
763 
764 $(NOTE Text references must always be contained to a single line in the current implementation.)
765 
766 If you need something more complex than a single link or line of text, write a section for your notes inside your comment and use the `[n]` Link_References to link to it:
767 
768 ---
769 /++
770 	This huge complex function needs a complex footnote[1].
771 
772 	$(H2 Footnotes)
773 
774 	$(DIV $(ID note-1)
775 		This can be arbitrarily complex.
776 	)
777 
778 	Link_References:
779 		1 = [a_huge_complex_function#note-1]
780 +/
781 void a_huge_complex_function() {}
782 ---
783 
784 See that live [a_huge_complex_function|here].
785 
786 You can also do custom links, images, or popup text via the shortcut `[reference]` syntax. You can define them with a symbol name in the Link_References section:
787 
788 ```
789 Link_References:
790 	dlang = http://dlang.org/
791 	dlogo = $(IMG /d-logo.png, The D Logo)
792 	dmotto = Modern convenience. Modeling power. Native efficiency.
793 ```
794 
795 You can now reference those with `[dlang], [dlogo], and [dmotto]`, which will render thusly: [dlang], [dlogo], [dmotto]. Be aware that ONLY a single line of plain text, a single `$(IMG)`, or a single link (url or convenience reference, see below) are allowed in the `Link_References` section.
796 
797 $(NOTE
798 	Link references will override D name lookup. Be aware of name clashes that might
799 	break convenient access to in-scope symbol names.
800 )
801 
802 Like with other convenience links, you can change the displayed text by using a pipe character, like `[dlang|The D Website]`. It will continue to link to the same place or pop up the same text. If the name references an image, the text after the pipe will locally change the `alt` text on the image tag.
803 
804 Additionally, the pipe character can be used in the reference definition to change the default display text:
805 
806 ```
807 Link_References:
808 	input_range = [std.range.primitives.isInputRange|input range]
809 ```
810 
811 will always show "input range" when you write `[input_range]`, but can still be overridden by local text after the pipe, like `[input_range|an input range]`. Those will render: [input_range] and [input_range|an input range].
812 
813 $(TIP
814 	Yes, you can define link references in terms of a D reference. It will look up the name using the normal scoping rules for the attached declaration.
815 )
816 
817 $(WARNING
818 	If you use a reference in a global reference definition, it will look up the name in the scope at the *usage point*. This may change in the future.
819 )
820 
821 Unrecognized refs are forwarded to regular lookups.
822 
823 While numeric link references are strictly scoped to the declaration of the attached comment, text link references are inherited by child declarations. Thus, you can define shortcuts at module scope and use them throughout the module. You can even define one in a package and use it throughout the package, without explicitly importing the `package.d` inside the module. Link references, however, are $(I not) imported like normal D symbols. They follow a strict parent->child inheritance.
824 
825 If you need a link reference to be used over and over across packages, you may also define global link references in a text file you pass to adrdox with the `--link-references` option. The format of this text file is as follows:
826 
827 ```
828 	name = value
829 	othername = other value
830 ```
831 
832 Yes, the same as the `Link_References:` section inside a comment, but with no surrounding decoration.
833 
834 $(PITFALL Be especially careful when defining global textual link macros, because they will override normal name lookups when doing `[convenient]` cross references across the entire current documentation build set.)
835 
836 You may want to give unique, yet convenient names to common concepts used throughout your library and define them as Link_References for easy use.
837 
838 Link_References:
839 	1 = http://dpldocs.info/
840 	2 = Popup notes are done as <abbr> tags with title attributes.
841 	input_range = [std.range.primitives.isInputRange|input range]
842 	dlang = http://dlang.org/
843 	dlogo = $(IMG /d-logo.png, The D Logo)
844 	dmotto = Modern convenience. Modeling power. Native efficiency.
845 
846 $(H2 Side-by-side comparisons)
847 
848 You might want to show two things side by side to emphasize how the user's existing knowledge can be shared. You can do that with the `$(SIDE_BY_SIDE $(COLUMN))` syntax:
849 
850 $(ADRDOX_SAMPLE
851 	$(SIDE_BY_SIDE
852 		$(COLUMN
853 			```php
854 			<?php
855 				$foo = $_POST["foo"];
856 			?>
857 			```
858 		)
859 		$(COLUMN
860 			---
861 			import arsd.cgi;
862 			string foo = cgi.post["foo"];
863 			---
864 		)
865 	)
866 )
867 
868 Try to keep your columns as narrow as reasonable, so they can actually be read side-by-side!
869 
870 $(H2 Commenting stuff out in comments)
871 
872 The macro `$(COMMENT ...)` is removed from the generated document. You can use it to comment
873 stuff out of your comment. Of course, you can also just use regular `/*` comments instead of
874 `/**`.
875 
876 $(H2 Always Documenting Something)
877 
878 If you want something to always be documented, even if it is private, add `$(ALWAYS_DOCUMENT)` to its comment somewhere.
879 
880 $(H2 Documentable Constructs)
881 
882 adrdox allows documenting more language constructs than ddoc. It lets you document public imports, postblits, destructors, anonymous enums, and more. Try putting a doc comment on almost anything and see what happens!
883 
884 +/
885 module adrdox.syntax;
886 
887 /+
888 /// penis
889 struct A {
890 	/// vagina
891 	union {
892 		/// ass
893 		int a;
894 		/// hole
895 		int b;
896 	}
897 }
898 +/
899 
900 
901 /*
902 
903 $(H3 Code with output)
904 
905 The magic macro `$(CODE_WITH_OUTPUT)` is used to pair a block of code with a block of output, side-by-side. The first code block in the macro is considered the code, and the rest of the content is the output.
906 
907 As a special case, if the code is of the `adrdox` language, you do not need to provide output; it will render automatically. (I added that feature to make writing this document easer.) I might add other language filters too, probably by piping it out to some command line, if there's demand for it.
908 
909 I intend for this to be used to show syntax translations, but any time where a side-by-side view may be useful you can give it a try.
910 
911 */
912 /++
913 	This huge complex function needs a complex footnote[1].
914 
915 	$(H2 Footnotes)
916 
917 	$(DIV $(ID note-1)
918 		This can be arbitrarily complex.
919 	)
920 
921 	Link_References:
922 		1 = [a_huge_complex_function#note-1]
923 +/
924 void a_huge_complex_function() {}
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