RE: javadoc style comments and processing

I'd love to see it, Tony.  I've also been looking for some sort of
cataloging utility for procedures.  Has anyone developed anything like that?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Goodwin [SMTP:tony.goodwin@dact.demon.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 4:55 PM
> To:   RPG400-L (E-mail)
> Subject:      javadoc style comments and processing
> 
> 
> I noted some time back that someone wondered if there was
> a tool to extract the interface from a service program to
> produce javadoc style documentation.
> 
> I saw no replies (other than barbara's whos the best person to add it to
> the RPG compiler!!)
> 
> Anyway I am not promising same, but have come to problem
> from another direction. I have created two tools to save
> development and documentation time.
> 
> No 1. Adds comments to service programs in structured fashion
> in essence to create a standard template. The tool creates
> something like the following, from the original source
> (the function declaration) to create the @params and @returns
> etc.
> 
> /**--------------------------------------------------------
>  * XXXXX Add DESCRIPTION HERE
>  * @author XXXXXX
>  * @version X.X
>  * @param Lib
>  * @param File
>  * @param Mbr
>  * @param Field
>  * @param RRN
>  * @returns XXXX add RETURN DESC HERE
>  *-------------------------------------------------------*/
>   *--------------------------------------------------------
>  p AHI_display     b                   Export
>   *--------------------------------------------------------
>  D AHI_display     PI             1S
>  D  Lib                          10A   Options(*Omit)
>  D  File                         10A   Value
>  D  Mbr                          10A   Options(*Omit)
>  D  Field                        10A   Value
>  D  RRN                          10P 0 Value
> 
> No 2 tool, takes the new service program source and parses
> for javadoc style comments /** .... */ and creates HTML
> source giving (a) summary list of functions in module and
> references to detailed comment (the above bit)
> 
> Anyway after all that, I want to know if anyone would like
> a handle on source for this. Its not in java (ILE RPG) -
> I toyed with the javadoc code for the parsing, but decided
> with licensing etc - wasn't worth the effort
> 
> I can either post here (dont think thats a good idea) or
> I'll answer each privately, or post someplace common if they
> will take it!! (dont we all get paranoid about our code
> in case someone else doesn't like your style ?)
> 
> Tony
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> Tony Goodwin
> Dact Ltd.
> 07775 918903
> mailto:tony.goodwin@dacttechnologies.com
> 
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