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TypeDoc plugin to force the use of the @name tag to declare entity names.

Any entity with a jsDoc comment containing a @name tag with a valid value will be named like that by TypeDoc instead of using the original entity name.

For example, the following class declares a an event member which, thanks to this plugin will be named before:add-to-cart. Without this plugin TypeDoc will name the event like the method, addListener. The method signature will still be used for the event, the only thing that change is its name.

interface Cart {
 /**
  * Register given listener function to be notified when the user add the items to the cart 
  * @event
  * @name before:add-to-cart
  * @param listener accepts the items that the user had intention to add to the cart and 
  * a promise that will be resolved when the transaction is fulfilled or rejected 
  * otherwise. Also the listener have the possibility to asynchronously validate 
  * the transaction yb returning a promise. If so the transaction won't start 
  * unless the promise is resolved (could be useful to validate with third parties 
  * providers)
  */
  addListener(listener:(items:IItem[], transaction:Promise<Transaction>)=>Promise<boolean>):void
}

Usage

npm install --save-dev typedoc-plugin-respect-name-tag

Typedoc has the ability to discover and load typedoc plugins found in node_modules. Simply install the plugin and run typedoc.

npm install --save typedoc-plugin-external-module-name
typedoc

If unsure, you can always run typedoc with --plugin typedoc-plugin-respect-name-tag argument to enforce plugin's execution.

TODO:

• test not only for events but for clases, properties, etc
• validate @name's value - should be valid ts identifier.