Brackets-yuidoc

Brackets extension for inserting YUIDoc comment blocks. Works with JS, CoffeeScript and ES6.

Usage

In the Brackets editor, select/highlight the property or method that you want to document then either select from the edit menu "Insert YUIDoc property" or use the shortcut keys Ctrl+Alt+Y. A YUIdoc comment block boilerplate will be inserted with property/method names etc filled in.

JavaScript

	/**
	* Description for myMethod
	* @private
	* @method myMethod
	* @param {Object} something
	* @param {Object} somethingElse
	* @return {Object} description
	*/
	function myMethod(something, somethingElse) {
		var result = something + somethingElse;
		return result;
	}

	/**
	* Description for MyClass
	* @private
	* @method MyClass
	* @param {Object} something
	* @param {Object} somethingElse
	* @return {Object} description
	*/
	function MyClass(something, somethingElse) {
		/**
		* Description for something
		* @private
		* @property something
		*/
		this.something = something;
		/**
		* Description for classMethod
		* @private
		* @method classMethod
		* @return {Object} description
		*/
		this.classMethod = function(){
			return this.somethingElse;
		};
	}

	/**
	* Description for myOtherClass
	* @private
	* @method myOtherClass
	* @return {Object} description
	*/
	var myOtherClass = function () {

	};
	
	/**
	* Description for anotherMethod
	* @private
	* @method anotherMethod
	* @return {Object} description
	*/
	myOtherClass.prototype.anotherMethod = function(){
		return this.somethingElse;
	};
	
	/**
	* Description for someotherMethod
	* @private
	* @method someotherMethod
	* @return {Object} description
	*/
	myOtherClass.someotherMethod = function(){
		return this.somethingElse;
	};

CoffeeScript

	###*
	# Description for MyClass
	# @class MyClass
	# @constructor
	# @extends someOtherBaseClass.AnotherClass
	###
	class MyClass extends someOtherBaseClass.AnotherClass
	
		###*
		# Description for someProperty
		# @private
		# @property someProperty
		###
		someProperty: 'My Property'
	
		###*
		# Description for myMethod
		# @private
		# @method myMethod
		# @param {Object} something
		# @param {Object} somethingElse
		# @return {Object} description
		###
		myMethod: (something,somethingElse) ->
			return something + somethingElse

As you can see from the example, all properties and methods will be labeled as private. The extension has no real way of telling if a property is private or not, so by default it labels everything as private. The assumption is that it is easier to remove the tag than it is to type it in. For similar reasons, all parameter types are Objects and you will need to edit this if that is wrong. Likewise, the description will also need to be edited and a decision made whether you need the return tag and, if so, whether you want a description for the return.