eric6/QScintilla/DocstringGenerator/SphinxdocGenerator.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright (c) 2021 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
#

"""
Module implementing the docstring generator for the 'sphinxdoc' style.
"""


def generateSphinxDoc(functionInfo):
    """
    Function to generate the docstring line list iaw. Sphinx documentation
    style.
    
    Note: Text is created with DESCRIPTION placeholders for descriptions and
    TYPE placeholders for type information
    
    @param functionInfo object containing the function information to base
        the docstring on
    @type FunctionInfo
    @return list of docstring lines
    @rtype str
    """
    lines = []
    
    # function description
    lines.append("DESCRIPTION")
    
    # remove 'self', 'this' or 'cls' from arguments list
    if (
        len(functionInfo.argumentsList) > 0 and
        functionInfo.argumentsList[0][0] in ("self", "cls", "this")
    ):
        del functionInfo.argumentsList[0]
    
    # add an empty line if there is one of the other sections
    if (
        functionInfo.argumentsList or
        functionInfo.hasYield or
        functionInfo.returnTypeAnnotated or
        functionInfo.returnValueInBody or
        functionInfo.raiseList
    ):
        lines.append("")
    
    # add the parameters section
    for argName, argType, argValue in functionInfo.argumentsList:
        argLine = ":param {0}: DESCRIPTION".format(argName)
        if argValue:
            argLine += ", defaults to {0}".format(argValue)
        lines.append(argLine)
        
        argLine = ":type {0}: ".format(argName)
        if argType:
            argLine += "{0}".format(argType)
        else:
            argLine += "TYPE"
        if argValue:
            argLine += ", optional"
        lines.append(argLine)
    
    # add an exceptions section, if function raises something
    if functionInfo.raiseList:
        for exc in sorted(functionInfo.raiseList):
            lines.append(":raises {0}: DESCRIPTION".format(exc))
    
    # add return section
    if functionInfo.hasYield or functionInfo.returnValueInBody:
        if functionInfo.hasYield:
            lines.append(":yield: DESCRIPTION")
        else:
            lines.append(":return: DESCRIPTION")
        if functionInfo.returnTypeAnnotated:
            lines.append(":rtype: {0}".format(
                functionInfo.returnTypeAnnotated))
        else:
            lines.append(":rtype: TYPE")
    
    lines.append("")
    
    return lines