LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server

[Feature Request] Allow passing filters to `--doc`

Open
#2,630 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
Lua
Stars
4.4k
Forks
442
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

It would be very nice if we were able to pass filters to the --doc command to only document specific namespaces.

Example:

lua-language-server --doc="../../.." --doc-filter="MyNameSpace" --doc_out_path="."

Would only output documentation for MyNameSpace and every member like MyNameSpace.Private etc.

For the json output formal I can do this easily via something like

jq '[.[] | select(.name | index("MyNameSpace") != -1)]' doc.json > output.json but for the markdown output, it would be fairly difficult.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the --doc command and compare how markdown and JSON documentation are generated. Trace the existing documentation output path, then determine where a --doc-filter value can limit a namespace and its members. Done means filtered markdown and JSON output include only the requested namespace scope.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.