feat(compiler): copy dock block from component to generated types

The dock block from the component itself is now copied to the generated components.d.ts file. This
makes it possible for other tools to get the documentation and use it, e.g. an IDE can display the
documentation for a component when it's being used

src/compiler/types/generate-app-types.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { normalizePath } from '@utils';
+import { addDocBlock, normalizePath } from '@utils';
 import { isAbsolute, relative, resolve } from 'path';
 
 import type * as d from '../../declarations';
@@ -133,7 +133,12 @@ const generateComponentTypesFile = (config: d.Config, buildCtx: d.BuildCtx, areT
   c.push(`}`);
 
   c.push(`declare namespace LocalJSX {`);
-  c.push(...modules.map((m) => `  ${m.jsx}`));
+  c.push(
+    ...modules.map((m) => {
+      const docs = components.find((c) => c.tagName === m.tagName).docs;
+      return addDocBlock(`  ${m.jsx}`, docs, 4);
+    })
+  );
 
   c.push(`        interface IntrinsicElements {`);
   c.push(...modules.map((m) => `              "${m.tagName}": ${m.tagNameAsPascal};`));
@@ -147,10 +152,15 @@ const generateComponentTypesFile = (config: d.Config, buildCtx: d.BuildCtx, areT
   c.push(`        export namespace JSX {`);
   c.push(`                interface IntrinsicElements {`);
   c.push(
-    ...modules.map(
-      (m) =>
-        `                        "${m.tagName}": LocalJSX.${m.tagNameAsPascal} & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<${m.htmlElementName}>;`
-    )
+    ...modules.map((m) => {
+      const docs = components.find((c) => c.tagName === m.tagName).docs;
+
+      return addDocBlock(
+        `                        "${m.tagName}": LocalJSX.${m.tagNameAsPascal} & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<${m.htmlElementName}>;`,
+        docs,
+        12
+      );
+    })
   );
   c.push(`                }`);
   c.push(`        }`);

src/compiler/types/generate-component-types.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { dashToPascalCase, sortBy } from '@utils';
+import { addDocBlock, dashToPascalCase, sortBy } from '@utils';
 
 import type * as d from '../../declarations';
 import { generateEventTypes } from './generate-event-types';
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ export const generateComponentTypes = (
   const jsxAttributes = attributesToMultiLineString([...propAttributes, ...eventAttributes], true, areTypesInternal);
 
   const element = [
-    `        interface ${htmlElementName} extends Components.${tagNameAsPascal}, HTMLStencilElement {`,
+    addDocBlock(
+      `        interface ${htmlElementName} extends Components.${tagNameAsPascal}, HTMLStencilElement {`,
+      cmp.docs,
+      4
+    ),
     `        }`,
     `        var ${htmlElementName}: {`,
     `                prototype: ${htmlElementName};`,
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ export const generateComponentTypes = (
     tagName,
     tagNameAsPascal,
     htmlElementName,
-    component: `        interface ${tagNameAsPascal} {\n${componentAttributes}        }`,
+    component: addDocBlock(`        interface ${tagNameAsPascal} {\n${componentAttributes}        }`, cmp.docs, 4),
     jsx: `    interface ${tagNameAsPascal} {\n${jsxAttributes}        }`,
     element: element.join(`\n`),
   };

src/utils/test/util.spec.ts

@@ -200,4 +200,55 @@ describe('util', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('addDocBlock', () => {
+    let str: string;
+    let docs: d.CompilerJsDoc;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      str = 'interface Foo extends Components.Foo, HTMLStencilElement {';
+      docs = {
+        tags: [{ name: 'deprecated', text: 'only for testing' }],
+        text: 'Lorem ipsum',
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('adds a doc block to the string', () => {
+      expect(util.addDocBlock(str, docs)).toEqual(`/**
+ * Lorem ipsum
+ * @deprecated only for testing
+ */
+interface Foo extends Components.Foo, HTMLStencilElement {`);
+    });
+
+    it('indents the doc block correctly', () => {
+      str = '    ' + str;
+      expect(util.addDocBlock(str, docs, 4)).toEqual(`    /**
+     * Lorem ipsum
+     * @deprecated only for testing
+     */
+    interface Foo extends Components.Foo, HTMLStencilElement {`);
+    });
+
+    it('excludes the @internal tag', () => {
+      docs.tags.push({ name: 'internal' });
+      expect(util.addDocBlock(str, docs).includes('@internal')).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
+    it('excludes empty lines', () => {
+      docs.text = '';
+      str = '    ' + str;
+      expect(util.addDocBlock(str, docs, 4)).toEqual(`    /**
+     * @deprecated only for testing
+     */
+    interface Foo extends Components.Foo, HTMLStencilElement {`);
+    });
+
+    it.each([[null], [undefined], [{ tags: [], text: '' }]])(
+      'does not add a doc block when docs are empty (%j)',
+      (docs) => {
+        expect(util.addDocBlock(str, docs)).toEqual(str);
+      }
+    );
+  });
 });

src/utils/util.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import type * as d from '../declarations';
 import { dashToPascalCase, isString, toDashCase } from './helpers';
 import { buildError } from './message-utils';
 
+const SUPPRESSED_JSDOC_TAGS: string[] = ['internal'];
+
 export const createJsVarName = (fileName: string) => {
   if (isString(fileName)) {
     fileName = fileName.split('?')[0];
@@ -72,6 +74,54 @@ ${docs.tags
   .join('\n')}`.trim();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Adds a doc block to a string
+ * @param str the string to add a doc block to
+ * @param docs the compiled JS docs
+ * @param indentation number of spaces to indent the block with
+ * @returns the doc block
+ */
+export function addDocBlock(str: string, docs?: d.CompilerJsDoc, indentation: number = 0): string {
+  if (!docs) {
+    return str;
+  }
+
+  return [formatDocBlock(docs, indentation), str].filter(Boolean).join(`\n`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats the given compiled docs to a JavaScript doc block
+ * @param docs the compiled JS docs
+ * @param indentation number of spaces to indent the block with
+ * @returns the formatted doc block
+ */
+function formatDocBlock(docs: d.CompilerJsDoc, indentation: number = 0): string {
+  const textDocs = getDocBlockLines(docs);
+  if (!textDocs.filter(Boolean).length) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  const spaces = new Array(indentation + 1).join(' ');
+
+  return [spaces + '/**', ...textDocs.map((line) => spaces + ` * ${line}`), spaces + ' */'].join(`\n`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all lines part of the doc block
+ * @param docs the compiled JS docs
+ * @returns list of lines part of the doc block
+ */
+function getDocBlockLines(docs: d.CompilerJsDoc): string[] {
+  return [
+    ...docs.text.split(lineBreakRegex),
+    ...docs.tags
+      .filter((tag) => !SUPPRESSED_JSDOC_TAGS.includes(tag.name))
+      .map((tag) => `@${tag.name} ${tag.text || ''}`.split(lineBreakRegex)),
+  ]
+    .flat()
+    .filter(Boolean);
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieve a project's dependencies from the current build context
  * @param buildCtx the current build context to query for a specific package

test/end-to-end/src/components.d.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ export namespace Components {
     interface CarDetail {
         "car": CarData;
     }
+    /**
+     * Component that helps display a list of cars
+     * @slot header - The slot for the header content.
+     * @part car - The shadow part to target to style the car.
+     */
     interface CarList {
         "cars": CarData[];
         "selected": CarData;
@@ -47,6 +52,9 @@ export namespace Components {
     }
     interface PrerenderCmp {
     }
+    /**
+     * @virtualProp mode - Mode
+     */
     interface PropCmp {
         "first": string;
         "lastName": string;
@@ -92,6 +100,11 @@ declare global {
         prototype: HTMLCarDetailElement;
         new (): HTMLCarDetailElement;
     };
+    /**
+     * Component that helps display a list of cars
+     * @slot header - The slot for the header content.
+     * @part car - The shadow part to target to style the car.
+     */
     interface HTMLCarListElement extends Components.CarList, HTMLStencilElement {
     }
     var HTMLCarListElement: {
@@ -164,6 +177,9 @@ declare global {
         prototype: HTMLPrerenderCmpElement;
         new (): HTMLPrerenderCmpElement;
     };
+    /**
+     * @virtualProp mode - Mode
+     */
     interface HTMLPropCmpElement extends Components.PropCmp, HTMLStencilElement {
     }
     var HTMLPropCmpElement: {
@@ -225,6 +241,11 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     interface CarDetail {
         "car"?: CarData;
     }
+    /**
+     * Component that helps display a list of cars
+     * @slot header - The slot for the header content.
+     * @part car - The shadow part to target to style the car.
+     */
     interface CarList {
         "cars"?: CarData[];
         "onCarSelected"?: (event: CarListCustomEvent<CarData>) => void;
@@ -257,6 +278,9 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     }
     interface PrerenderCmp {
     }
+    /**
+     * @virtualProp mode - Mode
+     */
     interface PropCmp {
         "first"?: string;
         "lastName"?: string;
@@ -304,6 +328,11 @@ declare module "@stencil/core" {
             "app-root": LocalJSX.AppRoot & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLAppRootElement>;
             "build-data": LocalJSX.BuildData & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLBuildDataElement>;
             "car-detail": LocalJSX.CarDetail & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLCarDetailElement>;
+            /**
+             * Component that helps display a list of cars
+             * @slot header - The slot for the header content.
+             * @part car - The shadow part to target to style the car.
+             */
             "car-list": LocalJSX.CarList & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLCarListElement>;
             "dom-api": LocalJSX.DomApi & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDomApiElement>;
             "dom-interaction": LocalJSX.DomInteraction & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDomInteractionElement>;
@@ -316,6 +345,9 @@ declare module "@stencil/core" {
             "method-cmp": LocalJSX.MethodCmp & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLMethodCmpElement>;
             "path-alias-cmp": LocalJSX.PathAliasCmp & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLPathAliasCmpElement>;
             "prerender-cmp": LocalJSX.PrerenderCmp & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLPrerenderCmpElement>;
+            /**
+             * @virtualProp mode - Mode
+             */
             "prop-cmp": LocalJSX.PropCmp & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLPropCmpElement>;
             "slot-cmp": LocalJSX.SlotCmp & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLSlotCmpElement>;
             "slot-cmp-container": LocalJSX.SlotCmpContainer & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLSlotCmpContainerElement>;

test/karma/test-app/components.d.ts

@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ export namespace Components {
     }
     interface ShadowDomBasicRoot {
     }
+    /**
+     * @virtualProp {string} colormode - The mode determines which platform styles to use.
+     */
     interface ShadowDomMode {
         /**
           * The mode determines which platform styles to use.
@@ -868,6 +871,9 @@ declare global {
         prototype: HTMLShadowDomBasicRootElement;
         new (): HTMLShadowDomBasicRootElement;
     };
+    /**
+     * @virtualProp {string} colormode - The mode determines which platform styles to use.
+     */
     interface HTMLShadowDomModeElement extends Components.ShadowDomMode, HTMLStencilElement {
     }
     var HTMLShadowDomModeElement: {
@@ -1490,6 +1496,9 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     }
     interface ShadowDomBasicRoot {
     }
+    /**
+     * @virtualProp {string} colormode - The mode determines which platform styles to use.
+     */
     interface ShadowDomMode {
         /**
           * The mode determines which platform styles to use.
@@ -1813,6 +1822,9 @@ declare module "@stencil/core" {
             "shadow-dom-array-root": LocalJSX.ShadowDomArrayRoot & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLShadowDomArrayRootElement>;
             "shadow-dom-basic": LocalJSX.ShadowDomBasic & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLShadowDomBasicElement>;
             "shadow-dom-basic-root": LocalJSX.ShadowDomBasicRoot & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLShadowDomBasicRootElement>;
+            /**
+             * @virtualProp {string} colormode - The mode determines which platform styles to use.
+             */
             "shadow-dom-mode": LocalJSX.ShadowDomMode & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLShadowDomModeElement>;
             "shadow-dom-mode-root": LocalJSX.ShadowDomModeRoot & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLShadowDomModeRootElement>;
             "shadow-dom-slot-basic": LocalJSX.ShadowDomSlotBasic & JSXBase.HTMLAttributes<HTMLShadowDomSlotBasicElement>;