Add support for @class on variables/functions

Resolves #2479

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 ## Features
 
 -   Added a new `--sitemapBaseUrl` option. When specified, TypeDoc will generate a `sitemap.xml` in your output folder that describes the site, #2480.
+-   Added support for the `@class` tag. When added to a comment on a variable or function, TypeDoc will convert the member as a class, #2479.
+    Note: This should only be used on symbols which actually represent a class, but are not declared as a class for some reason.
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
 -   Fixed an issue where a namespace would not be created for merged function-namespaces which are declared as variables, #2478.
+-   Variable functions which have construct signatures will no longer be converted as functions, ignoring the construct signatures.
 -   Fixed an issue where, if the index section was collapsed when loading the page, all content within it would be hidden until expanded, and a member visibility checkbox was changed.
 
 ## v0.25.7 (2024-01-08)

package.json

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     "test:cov": "c8 mocha --config .config/mocha.fast.json",
     "doc:c": "node bin/typedoc --tsconfig src/test/converter/tsconfig.json",
     "doc:cd": "node --inspect-brk bin/typedoc --tsconfig src/test/converter/tsconfig.json",
-    "doc:c2": "node bin/typedoc --tsconfig src/test/converter2/tsconfig.json",
-    "doc:c2d": "node --inspect-brk bin/typedoc --tsconfig src/test/converter2/tsconfig.json",
+    "doc:c2": "node bin/typedoc --options src/test/converter2 --tsconfig src/test/converter2/tsconfig.json",
+    "doc:c2d": "node --inspect-brk bin/typedoc --options src/test/converter2 --tsconfig src/test/converter2/tsconfig.json",
     "example": "cd example && node ../bin/typedoc",
     "test:full": "c8 mocha --config .config/mocha.full.json",
     "test:visual": "ts-node ./src/test/capture-screenshots.ts && ./scripts/compare_screenshots.sh",

src/lib/converter/comments/discovery.ts

@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ const wantedKinds: Record<ReflectionKind, ts.SyntaxKind[]> = {
     [ReflectionKind.Class]: [
         ts.SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration,
         ts.SyntaxKind.BindingElement,
+        // If marked with @class
+        ts.SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration,
+        ts.SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment,
+        ts.SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration,
     ],
     [ReflectionKind.Interface]: [
         ts.SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration,

src/lib/converter/factories/signature.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
     IntrinsicType,
     ParameterReflection,
     PredicateType,
+    ReferenceType,
     Reflection,
     ReflectionFlag,
     ReflectionKind,
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ export function createSignature(
         kind,
         context.scope,
     );
+    // This feels awful, but we need some way to tell if callable signatures on classes
+    // are "static" (e.g. `Foo()`) or not (e.g. `(new Foo())()`)
+    if (context.shouldBeStatic) {
+        sigRef.setFlag(ReflectionFlag.Static);
+    }
     const sigRefCtx = context.withScope(sigRef);
     if (symbol && declaration) {
         context.project.registerSymbolId(
@@ -132,6 +138,57 @@ export function createSignature(
     );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Special cased constructor factory for functions tagged with `@class`
+ */
+export function createConstructSignatureWithType(
+    context: Context,
+    signature: ts.Signature,
+    classType: Reflection,
+) {
+    assert(context.scope instanceof DeclarationReflection);
+
+    const declaration = signature.getDeclaration() as
+        | ts.SignatureDeclaration
+        | undefined;
+
+    const sigRef = new SignatureReflection(
+        `new ${context.scope.parent!.name}`,
+        ReflectionKind.ConstructorSignature,
+        context.scope,
+    );
+    const sigRefCtx = context.withScope(sigRef);
+
+    if (declaration) {
+        sigRef.comment = context.getSignatureComment(declaration);
+    }
+
+    sigRef.typeParameters = convertTypeParameters(
+        sigRefCtx,
+        sigRef,
+        signature.typeParameters,
+    );
+
+    sigRef.type = ReferenceType.createResolvedReference(
+        context.scope.parent!.name,
+        classType,
+        context.project,
+    );
+
+    context.registerReflection(sigRef, undefined);
+
+    context.scope.signatures ??= [];
+    context.scope.signatures.push(sigRef);
+
+    context.converter.trigger(
+        ConverterEvents.CREATE_SIGNATURE,
+        context,
+        sigRef,
+        declaration,
+        signature,
+    );
+}
+
 function convertParameters(
     context: Context,
     sigRef: SignatureReflection,

src/lib/converter/symbols.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import type { Context } from "./context";
 import { convertDefaultValue } from "./convert-expression";
 import { convertIndexSignature } from "./factories/index-signature";
 import {
+    createConstructSignatureWithType,
     createSignature,
     createTypeParamReflection,
 } from "./factories/signature";
@@ -72,9 +73,9 @@ const conversionOrder = [
     ts.SymbolFlags.BlockScopedVariable,
     ts.SymbolFlags.FunctionScopedVariable,
     ts.SymbolFlags.ExportValue,
+    ts.SymbolFlags.Function, // Before NamespaceModule
 
     ts.SymbolFlags.TypeAlias,
-    ts.SymbolFlags.Function, // Before NamespaceModule
     ts.SymbolFlags.Method,
     ts.SymbolFlags.Interface,
     ts.SymbolFlags.Property,
@@ -427,6 +428,13 @@ function convertFunctionOrMethod(
         (ts.SymbolFlags.Property | ts.SymbolFlags.Method)
     );
 
+    if (!isMethod) {
+        const comment = context.getComment(symbol, ReflectionKind.Function);
+        if (comment?.hasModifier("@class")) {
+            return convertSymbolAsClass(context, symbol, exportSymbol);
+        }
+    }
+
     const declarations =
         symbol.getDeclarations()?.filter(ts.isFunctionLike) ?? [];
 
@@ -892,7 +900,14 @@ function convertVariable(
         return convertVariableAsNamespace(context, symbol, exportSymbol);
     }
 
-    if (type.getCallSignatures().length) {
+    if (comment?.hasModifier("@class")) {
+        return convertSymbolAsClass(context, symbol, exportSymbol);
+    }
+
+    if (
+        type.getCallSignatures().length &&
+        !type.getConstructSignatures().length
+    ) {
         return convertVariableAsFunction(context, symbol, exportSymbol);
     }
 
@@ -1075,6 +1090,88 @@ function convertFunctionProperties(
     return ts.SymbolFlags.None;
 }
 
+function convertSymbolAsClass(
+    context: Context,
+    symbol: ts.Symbol,
+    exportSymbol?: ts.Symbol,
+) {
+    const reflection = context.createDeclarationReflection(
+        ReflectionKind.Class,
+        symbol,
+        exportSymbol,
+    );
+    const rc = context.withScope(reflection);
+
+    context.finalizeDeclarationReflection(reflection);
+
+    if (!symbol.valueDeclaration) {
+        context.logger.error(
+            `No value declaration found when converting ${symbol.name} as a class`,
+            symbol.declarations?.[0],
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const type = context.checker.getTypeOfSymbolAtLocation(
+        symbol,
+        symbol.valueDeclaration,
+    );
+
+    rc.shouldBeStatic = true;
+    convertSymbols(
+        rc,
+        // Prototype is implicitly this class, don't document it.
+        type.getProperties().filter((prop) => prop.name !== "prototype"),
+    );
+
+    for (const sig of type.getCallSignatures()) {
+        createSignature(rc, ReflectionKind.CallSignature, sig, undefined);
+    }
+
+    rc.shouldBeStatic = false;
+
+    const ctors = type.getConstructSignatures();
+    if (ctors.length) {
+        const constructMember = rc.createDeclarationReflection(
+            ReflectionKind.Constructor,
+            ctors?.[0]?.declaration?.symbol,
+            void 0,
+            "constructor",
+        );
+
+        // Modifiers are the same for all constructors
+        if (ctors.length && ctors[0].declaration) {
+            setModifiers(symbol, ctors[0].declaration, constructMember);
+        }
+
+        context.finalizeDeclarationReflection(constructMember);
+
+        const constructContext = rc.withScope(constructMember);
+
+        for (const sig of ctors) {
+            createConstructSignatureWithType(constructContext, sig, reflection);
+        }
+
+        const instType = ctors[0].getReturnType();
+        convertSymbols(rc, instType.getProperties());
+
+        for (const sig of instType.getCallSignatures()) {
+            createSignature(rc, ReflectionKind.CallSignature, sig, undefined);
+        }
+    } else {
+        context.logger.warn(
+            `${reflection.getFriendlyFullName()} is being converted as a class, but does not have any construct signatures`,
+            symbol.valueDeclaration,
+        );
+    }
+
+    return (
+        ts.SymbolFlags.TypeAlias |
+        ts.SymbolFlags.Interface |
+        ts.SymbolFlags.Namespace
+    );
+}
+
 function convertAccessor(
     context: Context,
     symbol: ts.Symbol,

src/lib/utils/options/tsdoc-defaults.ts

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export const modifierTags = [
     ...tsdocModifierTags,
     "@hidden",
     "@ignore",
+    "@class",
     "@enum",
     "@event",
     "@overload",

src/test/behavior.c2.test.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { join } from "path";
 import { existsSync } from "fs";
 import { clearCommentCache } from "../lib/converter/comments";
-import { query, querySig } from "./utils";
+import { getComment, query, querySig } from "./utils";
 
 type NameTree = { [name: string]: NameTree };
 
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ describe("Behavior Tests", () => {
 
     afterEach(() => {
         app.options.restore(optionsSnap);
+        logger.expectNoOtherMessages();
     });
 
     it("Handles 'as const' style enums", () => {
@@ -221,6 +222,63 @@ describe("Behavior Tests", () => {
         );
     });
 
+    it("Should allow the user to mark a variable or function as a class with @class", () => {
+        const project = convert("classTag");
+        logger.expectMessage(
+            `warn: BadClass is being converted as a class, but does not have any construct signatures`,
+        );
+
+        const CallableClass = query(project, "CallableClass");
+        equal(CallableClass.signatures?.length, 2);
+        equal(
+            CallableClass.signatures.map((sig) => sig.type?.toString()),
+            ["number", "string"],
+        );
+        equal(
+            CallableClass.signatures.map((sig) => sig.flags.isStatic),
+            [true, false],
+        );
+        equal(
+            CallableClass.children?.map((child) => [
+                child.name,
+                ReflectionKind.singularString(child.kind),
+            ]),
+            [
+                [
+                    "constructor",
+                    ReflectionKind.singularString(ReflectionKind.Constructor),
+                ],
+                [
+                    "inst",
+                    ReflectionKind.singularString(ReflectionKind.Property),
+                ],
+                [
+                    "stat",
+                    ReflectionKind.singularString(ReflectionKind.Property),
+                ],
+                [
+                    "method",
+                    ReflectionKind.singularString(ReflectionKind.Method),
+                ],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        equal(query(project, "CallableClass.stat").flags.isStatic, true);
+
+        equal(
+            ["VariableClass", "VariableClass.stat", "VariableClass.inst"].map(
+                (name) => getComment(project, name),
+            ),
+            ["Variable class", "Stat docs", "Inst docs"],
+        );
+
+        equal(project.children?.map((c) => c.name), [
+            "BadClass",
+            "CallableClass",
+            "VariableClass",
+        ]);
+    });
+
     it("Handles const type parameters", () => {
         const project = convert("constTypeParam");
         const getNamesExactly = query(project, "getNamesExactly");
@@ -831,6 +889,9 @@ describe("Behavior Tests", () => {
         logger.expectMessage(
             "warn: MultiCommentMultiDeclaration has multiple declarations with a comment. An arbitrary comment will be used.",
         );
+        logger.expectMessage(
+            "info: The comments for MultiCommentMultiDeclaration are declared at*",
+        );
     });
 
     it("Handles named tuple declarations", () => {

src/test/converter/comment/comment.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import "./comment2";
  * @deprecated
  * @todo something
  *
- * @class will be removed
  * @type {Data<object>} will also be removed
  */
 export class CommentedClass {