typedoc-plugin-typescript-declaration

This is a Typedoc plugin that renders a TypeScript declaration file.

Installation

npm install typedoc typedoc-plugin-typescript-declaration --save-dev

Usage

Used as a plugin with Typedoc:

# generate Typedoc documentation as well as the type declaration
node_modules/.bin/typedoc --out docs --declarationFile docs/index.d.ts

# generate type declaration file without Typedoc documentation (omit --out, or inclue --declarationOnly)
node_modules/.bin/typedoc --declarationFile docs/index.d.ts

# generate type declaration file for a specific file
# node_modules/.bin/typedoc --declarationFile <output-file> [file]
node_modules/.bin/typedoc --declarationFile docs/index.d.ts src/index.ts

# write declaration file for types with a max version of 1.0
node_modules/.bin/typedoc --out docs/v1.0 --declarationFile docs/v1.0/index.d.ts --maxVersion 1.0

# write declaration file for types with a max version of 2.0
node_modules/.bin/typedoc --out docs/v2.0 --declarationFile docs/v2.0/index.d.ts --maxVersion 2.0

Used as a stand alone cli (works with the same options above):

# using npx
npx typedoc-plugin-typescript-declaration --declarationFile index.d.ts

# optionally install this package globally
npm install --global typedoc-plugin-typescript-declaration

# generate type declaration file with max version 2.0
node_modules/.bin/typedoc-declare --declarationFile index.d.ts --maxVersion 2.0
# when installed globally
typedoc-declare --declarationFile index.d.ts --maxVersion 2.0

Why?

Reasons for using this plugin:

• You publish and maintain TypeScript definitions
• You have @internal or @hidden types in your documentation that you would like reflected in your type definitions
• You would like to publish multiple versions of your type definitions from a single source of truth

Publish multiple versions

You can target multiple versions of the type definitions by using the @since <version> tag and suppliying a maximum version number with --maxVersion <version>. Any definitions tagged with a @since version greater than the --maxVersion will be filtered out.

Example

Sample file:

export class MyClass {
  originalFunction() {}

  /**
   * @since 1.0
   */
  newFunction() {}

  /**
   * @since 2.0
   */
  newerFunction() {}
}

Command:

# write declaration file for types with a max version of 1.0
node_modules/.bin/typedoc --declarationFile docs/v1.0/index.d.ts --maxVersion 1.0

# write declaration file for types with a max version of 2.0
node_modules/.bin/typedoc --declarationFile docs/v2.0/index.d.ts --maxVersion 2.0

Inlining keyof types

You can use this plugin to @inline keyof types directly into a union to produce a more concise document and .d.ts file.

In addition to comments for each of the keys will also be documented as part of the @inline type.

Example

Sample file:

/**
 * @inline
 */
type SwitchState = keyof {
  /**
   * Switch is on
   */
  on: string,
  /**
   * Switch is off
   */
  off: string,
  /**
   * State of the switch is uknown
   * 
   * @since 2.0
   */
  unknown: string,
};

Produces the following (with --maxVersion 1.0):

/**
 * Options:
 *
 * - `on`:
 *   Switch is on
 *
 * - `off`:
 *   Switch is off
 */
type SwitchState = "on" | "off";