JDK-4282805 : stddoclet API: Add tag listener interface for custom tags
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javadoc(tool)
  • Affected Version: 1.2.0,1.3.0,1.4.0
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic,solaris_2.5,solaris_2.6
  • CPU: generic,sparc
  • Submitted: 1999-10-20
  • Updated: 2014-05-05
  • Resolved: 2001-07-13
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1.4.0 beta2Fixed
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-4395777 - stddoclet: Tag listener interface
Duplicate :  
JDK-4170018 - stddoclet: Want ability to create simple custom tags without writing a doclet
Duplicate :  
JDK-4359470 - javadoc tool: Modify Comment.java for easy writing of custom tags
Relates :  
JDK-4214766 - stddoclet: Consider making {@class} {@parent} {@package} {@member} standard tags
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JDK-4102647 - stddoclet: Consider making @internal a standard tag
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JDK-4465111 - stddoclet: Consider making @todo a standard tag
Description
Add a listener interface to make it simple for developers to add their
own custom Javadoc tags.  A developer would only have to write a listener
class that tells the doclet how to deal with the new tag.
This would enable the custom tag code to continue working with new versions of
javadoc.
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: merlin-beta2 FIXED IN: merlin-beta2 INTEGRATED IN: merlin-beta2
14-06-2004
EVALUATION At the '99 JavaOne Javadoc Bird of a Feather, I held a survey of those developers present what features they wanted (without offering any features to them). This was suggested by Steve Lewis, who has written Warnlet/Codelet doclets. After the group came up with their list of features, I asked them to vote. This was voted the MOST HIGHLY REQUESTED feature -- 56% of them wanted it. Should be passed by TRC, since at one point they did not want the tags to be extensible -- they considered the tags part of the language. doug.kramer@Eng 1999 As the RFE is entered it is not clear what is being requested. As a feature of the doclet API it doesn't make sense since timing is unspecified. As a flag to the standard doclet, I am dubious the someone would write this doclet code and no other code. Finally as a architectural change in the standard doclet that makes customization easier, it is probably a good idea, but certainly not a priority. rfield@Eng 1999-10-20 The doclet API doesn't do anything special with the tags. A doclet can process whatever set of tags it wants. It seems that this is something that would have to be done in the context of the standard doclet, presumably by providing an API for clients to extend it, or by reorganizing it to make it much easier to extend it by inheritance. neal.gafter@Eng 2001-03-06 Am reassigning to Jamie. I think we should pass this by the TRC. doug.kramer@Eng 2001-03-06 Related RFEs: 4359470 javadoc tool: Modify Comment.java for easy writing of custom tags 4039014 stddoclet: Tag listener-Flag misspelled tags while printing custom tags 4170018 stddoclet: Want ability to create simple custom tags without writing a doclet (suggests @tag <newtag> <description>) doug.kramer@Eng 2001-06-15 PROPOSAL #1 Perhaps a command line option such as -customtag precondition "Pre-Condition" that would honor @precondition as a tag and print out "Pre-Condition" heading in the text. PROPOSAL #2 Create a custom.tags file that lists custom tags and corresponding text: @pre "Pre-Conditions" @post "Post-Conditions" ===== This RFE has been implemented. Location of fix: Configuration.java ConfigurationStandard.java standard.properties HtmlStandardWriter.java AbstractSubWriter.java ConstructorSubWriter.java Taglet.java CustomTagFactory.java SimpleTaglet.java jamie.ho@Eng 2001-06-26
26-06-2001
PUBLIC COMMENTS Will investigate and fix for 1.4 beta. jamie.ho@Eng 2001-05-1 This RFE has been implemented. A Taglet abstract class has been added to com.sun.tools.doclets. Users may write classes that extend Taglet to add their own custom tags to the standard doclet. Taglets are passed to the standard doclet using -taglet and -tagletpath. If the user only wants to add a simple single argument tag to the output with no special formatting, they may do so with the new -tag argument. jamie.ho@Eng 2001-06-26 Support for custom inline tags has been added. jamie.ho@Eng 2001-06-28
26-06-2001