## Leafdoc generated API reference

## Leafdoc

Represents the Leafdoc parser

### Usage example

Output Leafdoc's own documentation to the console with:

    var LeafDoc = require('./src/leafdoc.js');
    var doc = new LeafDoc();
        doc.addDir('src');
    console.log( doc.outputStr() );

### Creation

Instantiation | Description
--- | ---
`new Leafdoc(<Leafdoc options> options)` | Constructor for a new Leafdoc parser

### Options

Option | Type | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`templateDir` | `String` | `'templates/basic'` | Defines which subdirectory (relative to the directory the curent JS script is running) holds the handlebars template files for building up the HTML.
`showInheritancesWhenEmpty` | `Boolean` | `false` | When `true`, child classes/namespaces will display documentables from ancestors, even if the child class doesn't have any of such documentables. e.g. display inherited events even if the child doesn't define any new events.
`leadingCharacter` | `String` | `'🍂'` | Overrides the Leaf symbol as the leading character for documentation lines. See also `setLeadingCharacter`.
`customDocumentables` | `Map` | `{}` | A key-value map. Each pair will be passed to `registerDocumentable`.

### Methods

Method | Returns | Description
--- | --- | ---

`registerDocumentable(<String> name, <String> label?)`

`this`

Registers a new documentable type, beyond the preset ones (function, property, etc). New documentable should also not be an already used keyword (class, namespace, inherits, etc). When registering new documentables, make sure that there is an appropiate template file for it. Set `label` to the text for the sections in the generated docs.

`setLeadingCharacter(<String> char)` | `this` | In the rare case you don't want to use 🍂 as the leading character for leaf directives, run this function with the desired character, e.g. `setLeadingCharacter('@');` The new leading character will apply only to files/dirs/strings parsed from that moment on, so it's a good idea to call this before anything else.
`addDir(<String> dirname, <String[]> extensions?)` | `this` | Recursively scans a directory, and parses any files that match the given `extensions` (by default `.js` and `.leafdoc`, mind the dots). Files with a `.leafdoc` extension will be treated as leafdoc-only instead of source.
`addFile(<String> filename, <Boolean> isSource?)` | `this` | Parses the given file using `addBuffer`.
`addBuffer(<Buffer> buf, <Boolean> isSource?)` | `this` | Parses the given buffer using `addStr` underneath.
`addStr(<String> str, <Boolean> isSource?, <bar"> foo)` | `this` | Parses the given string for Leafdoc comments. The string is assumed to be source code with comments, unless `isSource` is explicitly set to `false`. directive.
`outputStr()` | `String` | Outputs the documentation to a string. Use only after all the needed files have been parsed.