A VSCode extension to automatically generate documentation

What it does?

Kutabe generates docstrings and doc comments for functions and classes directly in the editor.

It supports Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Rust out of the box.

Features

• Keyboard Shortcut - place cursor inside any function or class, press Ctrl+Alt+D (⌘⌥D on macOS), and the docstring is inserted automatically.
• CodeLens - a ✎ Generate Docstring lens appears above every undocumented symbol.
• Context menu - right-click in the editor and choose Kutabe: Generate Docstring.
• Multiple styles - Google, NumPy, and Sphinx for Python; JSDoc and TSDoc for TypeScript/JavaScript; Rustdoc for Rust.
• Type-aware - parameter types and return types are extracted from the source code (type hints, TypeScript annotations, Rust signatures) and included in the generated doc.

Supported Languages

Language	Styles
Python	google (default), numpy, sphinx
TypeScript / JavaScript	jsdoc (default), tsdoc
Rust	rustdoc

Usage

1. Open a file in a supported language.
2. Place the cursor anywhere inside a function or class.
3. Press Ctrl+Alt+D (or ⌘⌥D on macOS), or:
   • Click the ✎ Generate Docstring CodeLens above the symbol.
   • Right-click → Kutabe: Generate Docstring.

Python example (Google style):

def greet(name: str, greeting: str = "Hello") -> str:
    """Summary.

    Args:
        name (str): Description.
        greeting (str): Description.

    Returns:
        str: Description.
    """
    return f"{greeting}, {name}!"

TypeScript example (JSDoc style):

/**
 * Summary.
 *
 * @param {number} a - Description.
 * @param {number} b - Description.
 *
 * @returns {number} Description.
 */
function add(a: number, b: number): number {
  return a + b;
}

Rust example (Rustdoc style):

/// Summary.
///
/// # Arguments
///
/// * `a` ([`i32`]) - Description.
/// * `b` ([`i32`]) - Description.
///
/// # Returns
///
/// [`i32`] - Description.
fn add(a: i32, b: i32) -> i32 {
    a + b
}

Configuration

Settings are available under File → Preferences → Settings → Kutabe.

Setting	Default	Options	Description
kutabe.python.style	google	google, numpy, sphinx	Docstring style for Python
kutabe.typescript.style	jsdoc	jsdoc, tsdoc	Doc comment style for TypeScript/JavaScript
kutabe.rust.style	rustdoc	rustdoc	Doc comment style for Rust

License

Kutabe is released under the MIT License.