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Class function_doc_signature_generator

Class function_doc_signature_generator synopsis

Examples

Introduction

Boost.Python supports docstrings with automatic appending of Pythonic and C++ signatures. This feature is implemented by class function_doc_signature_generator The class uses all of the overloads, supplied arg names and default values, as well as the user-defined docstrings, to generate documentation for a given function.

Classes

Class function_doc_signature_generator

The class has only one public function which returns a list of strings documenting the overloads of a function.

Class function_doc_signature_generator synopsis

namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects {

    class function_doc_signature_generator 
    {
      public:
          static list function_doc_signatures(function const *f);
    };

}}}

Examples

Docstrings generated with function_doc_signature_generator

#include <boost/python/module.hpp>
#include <boost/python/def.hpp>
#include <boost/python/args.hpp>
#include <boost/python/tuple.hpp>
#include <boost/python/class.hpp>
#include <boost/python/overloads.hpp>
#include <boost/python/raw_function.hpp>

using namespace boost::python;

tuple f(int x = 1, double y = 4.25, char const* z = "wow")
{
    return make_tuple(x, y, z);
}

BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(f_overloads, f, 0, 3)


struct X
{
    tuple f(int x = 1, double y = 4.25, char const* z = "wow")
    {
        return make_tuple(x, y, z);
    }
};

BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(X_f_overloads, X::f, 0, 3)

tuple raw_func(tuple args, dict kw)
{
    return make_tuple(args, kw);
}

BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(args_ext)
{
    def("f", f, (arg("x")=1, arg("y")=4.25, arg("z")="wow")
        , "This is f's docstring"
        );

    def("raw", raw_function(raw_func));

    def("f1", f, f_overloads("f1's docstring", args("x", "y", "z")));


    class_<X>("X", "This is X's docstring", init<>(args("self")))
        .def("f", &X::f
             , "This is X.f's docstring"
             , args("self","x", "y", "z"))

        ;

}

>>> import args_ext
>>> help(args_ext)
Help on module args_ext:

NAME
    args_ext

FILE
    args_ext.pyd

CLASSES
    Boost.Python.instance(__builtin__.object)
        X

    class X(Boost.Python.instance)
     |  This is X's docstring
     |
     |  Method resolution order:
     |      X
     |      Boost.Python.instance
     |      __builtin__.object
     |
     |  Methods defined here:
     |
     |  __init__(...)
     |      __init__( (object)self) -> None :
     |       C++ signature:
     |           void __init__(struct _object *)
     |
     |  f(...)
     |      f( (X)self, (int)x, (float)y, (str)z) -> tuple : This is X.f's docstring
     |      C++ signature:
     |          class boost::python::tuple f(struct X {lvalue},int,double,char const *)
     |
     |    .................
     |
FUNCTIONS
    f(...)
        f([ (int)x=1 [, (float)y=4.25 [, (str)z='wow']]]) -> tuple : This is f's docstring
        C++ signature:
            class boost::python::tuple f([ int=1 [,double=4.25 [,char const *='wow']]])

    f1(...)
        f1([ (int)x [, (float)y [, (str)z]]]) -> tuple : f1's docstring
        C++ signature:
            class boost::python::tuple f1([ int [,double [,char const *]]])

    raw(...)
        object raw(tuple args, dict kwds) :
        C++ signature:
            object raw(tuple args, dict kwds)

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