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Documentation Generator (Dev)

Documentation Generator (Dev)

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Generates documentation for projects in various languages.
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Documentation Generator

Documentation Generator is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to generate comprehensive project documentation for various programming languages and frameworks.

Features

  • Automatically detects project type (Node.js, Python, etc.).
  • Scans your project and generates a PROJECT_DOCUMENTATION.md file.
  • Provides details such as:
    • Project dependencies.
    • File structure.
    • Documented functions.
    • Example usage instructions.

Supported Languages

  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Python
  • Java

Installation

  1. Install the extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.
  2. Open a project in Visual Studio Code.
  3. Run the command Generate Project Documentation from the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).

Configuration

You can customize the file types included in the documentation by modifying the settings:

  1. Go to File > Preferences > Settings.
  2. Search for Documentation Generator.
  3. Update the file extensions as needed (default: .js, .jsx, .py, .java, .ts, .tsx).

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository.
  2. Create a new feature branch.
  3. Submit a pull request with your changes.

License

MIT License

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