protoc-gen-doc

Generate API document from proto files.

Sample

protoc-gen-doc API sample

protoc-gen-doc proto sample

Decorators

All the comments for message, service and rpc will be used for the document. Both leading comment and tailing comment are fine. The comment line start with @ will be recognized as decorator. Supported decorator:

decorator	usage
url	// @url: /user

Sample proto

// leading comment
message GetUserReq { // tailing comment
    int32 id = 1; // user id
}

message GetUserResp {
    User user = 1;
}

// @url: /user
service UserService {
    // @url: /get
    // Get user by ID
    rpc GetUser(GetUserReq) returns(GetUserResp);
}

How to use it?

1. Copy bin/<linux|mac>/protoc-gen-doc to your proto folder

2. Compile proto with plugin protoc-gen-doc

   protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-doc --doc_out=build/doc -Isrc sample.proto

3. Copy the build folder to protoc-gen-doc project root

4. Compile the API doc:

   make compile

5. Step into doc-viewer folder and install the nodejs dependencies with npm install

6. Launch the debug server

   npm run dev

How to deploy the doc?

1. Step into doc-viewer and build the project

   npm run build

2. Upload the dist folder to your server. No backend server is required.