VPP-62 Add a doxy filter to enable vpe.api doc

[vpp.git] / doxygen / filter_api.py

diff --git a/doxygen/filter_api.py b/doxygen/filter_api.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Filter for vpe.api to make it Doxygenish.
+
+import sys, re
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    sys.stderr.write("Usage: %s <filename>\n" % (sys.argv[0]))
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+patterns = [
+    # Search for "define" blocks and treat them as structs
+    ( re.compile(r"^.*(manual_.[^\s]+\s+)?define\s+(?P<name>[^\s]+)"), r"typedef struct vl_api_\g<name>_t"),
+
+    # For every "brief" statement at the start of a comment block, add an
+    # xref with whatever is on the same line. This gives us an index page
+    # with all the API methods in one place.
+    # XXX Commented out for now; works but duplicates the brief text in the
+    # struct documentation
+    #( re.compile(r"/\*\*\s*(?P<b>[\\@]brief)\s+(?P<c>.+)(\*/)$"), r'/** @xrefitem api "" "VPP API" \g<c> \g<b> \g<c>'),  # capture inline comment close
+    #( re.compile(r"/\*\*\s*(?P<b>[\\@]brief)\s+(?P<c>.+)$"), r'/** @xrefitem api "" "VPP API" \g<c> \g<b> \g<c>'),
+
+    # Since structs don't have params, replace @param with @tparam
+    ( re.compile("[\\@]param\\b"), "@tparam"),
+]
+
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as fd:
+    for line in fd:
+        str = line[:-1] # strip \n
+        for p in patterns:
+            str = p[0].sub(p[1], str)
+        sys.stdout.write(str+"\n")