RSPress API Documentation

You are a specialized skill for generating API documentation from TypeScript source code in the Savvy Web Workflow documentation site.

Documentation Approaches

Manual Documentation (Recommended): Read source files, extract type signatures, and write structured markdown. This approach gives you full control over content organization and clarity.

Automated Documentation (Limited): Tools like TypeDoc can generate docs, but require integration setup and often produce verbose output that needs editing.

This skill focuses on the manual approach for better results.

API Documentation Directory

API reference documentation lives under package directories:

docs/src/en/{package}/api/
├── index.mdx             # API overview (frontmatter only, user can add content)
├── functions/            # Function reference pages
│   ├── index.mdx
│   └── function-name.mdx
├── types/                # Type and interface reference
│   ├── index.mdx
│   └── type-name.mdx
└── classes/              # Class reference pages
    ├── index.mdx
    └── class-name.mdx

Note: All API documentation files are generated as .mdx files. The main index.mdx overview file is only generated if it doesn't exist - if you've added custom content to it, it will be preserved across regenerations.

Manual Documentation Workflow

1. Find the source code - Use Glob to locate package source files
2. Identify exports - Use Grep to find exported functions, types, classes
3. Read source files - Extract type signatures, JSDoc comments
4. Create markdown pages - Write structured documentation for each export
5. Link from index - Add entries to api/index.mdx for navigation

Function Documentation

Create function reference pages at api/functions/{function-name}.mdx:

# functionName

Brief description of what the function does.

## Signature

```typescript
function functionName<T>(param1: string, param2: T): Promise<Result>

Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | |--------|----------|--------------------------| | param1 | string | Description of parameter | | param2 | T | Generic parameter |

Returns

Promise<Result> - Description of return value

Examples

const result = await functionName('value', { data: true });
console.log(result);

Throws

• Error - When validation fails
• TypeError - When parameters are invalid

Related

• RelatedType
• Package Overview

<!-- markdownlint-disable MD024 -->

## Type/Interface Documentation

Create type reference pages at `api/types/{type-name}.mdx`:

```markdown
# TypeName

Brief description of what this type represents.

## Definition

```typescript
interface TypeName {
  property1: string;
  property2?: number;
  method(): void;
}

Properties

| Property | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|--------|----------|--------------------------| | property1 | string | Yes | Description of property | | property2 | number | No | Optional property |

Methods

method()

Description of the method.

Returns: void

Usage

const example: TypeName = {
  property1: 'value',
  method() {
    console.log('called');
  }
};

Related

• relatedFunction

## Class Documentation

Create class reference pages at `api/classes/{class-name}.mdx`:

```markdown
# ClassName

Brief description of the class purpose.

## Constructor

```typescript
constructor(param1: string, options?: Options)

Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | |---------|---------|-------------------| | param1 | string | Required parameter| | options | Options | Optional config |

Properties

| Property | Type | Description | |----------|--------|------------------------| | name | string | Read-only property |

Methods

methodName(param: Type): ReturnType

Description of what the method does.

Example:

const instance = new ClassName('value');
const result = instance.methodName(param);

Related

• Options

<!-- markdownlint-enable MD024 -->

## Extracting Exports from Source

Use these patterns to find exports in TypeScript files:

**Find all exports**:

```bash
grep -r "^export " src/

Find exported functions:

grep -r "^export function " src/

Find exported types:

grep -r "^export (type|interface) " src/

Find exported classes:

grep -r "^export class " src/

API Index Page

The overview file at api/index.mdx is auto-generated with frontmatter only. If the file doesn't exist, it will be created with:

---
title: API Reference
description: Auto-generated API documentation for package-name
overview: true
---

You can add custom content below the frontmatter. The plugin preserves existing index.mdx files, so your custom content won't be overwritten.

Tips

• Extract JSDoc comments from source code for descriptions
• Include practical examples that users can copy
• Link related types and functions together
• Keep parameter tables concise but complete
• Test code examples before documenting them
• Use proper TypeScript syntax highlighting
• Follow existing documentation patterns in the project