React Docgen
A CLI and library to extract information from React component files for documentation generation purposes.
Overview
react-docgen is a customizable library that extracts information from React components and provides it in a structured format for generating documentation. It is complemented by @react-docgen/cli, which allows using react-docgen from the command line. The library is available for versions 5.x and newer and is licensed under the MIT License.
Features
- Highly Customizable: react-docgen can be customized to extract specific information from React components.
- Structured Output: The library returns the extracted information in a structured and machine-readable format.
- CLI Wrapper: @react-docgen/cli provides a convenient command-line interface for using react-docgen.
- React
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components
- Documentation
Documentation themes are built specifically for writing technical and product documentation. They are normally written and maintained in Markdown. The often include a navigation menu, search bar, clear headings, semantic document structure and clean typography.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
