DotNetDocs.Core 1.5.4

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.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package DotNetDocs.Core --version 1.5.4
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package DotNetDocs.Core -Version 1.5.4
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="DotNetDocs.Core" Version="1.5.4" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="DotNetDocs.Core" Version="1.5.4" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="DotNetDocs.Core" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add DotNetDocs.Core --version 1.5.4
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: DotNetDocs.Core, 1.5.4"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package DotNetDocs.Core@1.5.4
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=DotNetDocs.Core&version=1.5.4
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=DotNetDocs.Core&version=1.5.4
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

DotNetDocs.Core

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<a href="https://dotnetdocs.com"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CloudNimble/DotNetDocs/refs/heads/dev/src/CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Docs/images/logos/dotnetdocs.light.svg" alt="DotNetDocs Logo" width="450" /> </a>

The core documentation generation engine for DotNetDocs that transforms .NET assemblies and XML Doc Comments into rich, multi-format documentation.

Features

  • Assembly Extraction: Leverages Roslyn to extract API metadata from compiled assemblies
  • XML Documentation Processing: Parses and integrates XML documentation comments
  • Conceptual Documentation: Enriches API docs with conceptual content from .mdz files
  • Extensible Pipeline: Modular architecture with enrichers, transformers, and renderers
  • Multi-Assembly Support: Merge documentation from multiple assemblies
  • Multiple Output Formats: Built-in renderers for Markdown, JSON, and YAML

Installation

dotnet add package DotNetDocs.Core

Quick Start

using CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core;
using CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;

var host = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
    .ConfigureServices((context, services) =>
    {
        services.AddDotNetDocs(ctx =>
        {
            ctx.DocumentationRootPath = "docs";
            ctx.ApiReferencePath = "api-reference";
        });
    })
    .Build();

using (var scope = host.Services.CreateScope())
{
    var manager = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<DocumentationManager>();
    await manager.ProcessAsync("MyLibrary.dll", "MyLibrary.xml");
}

See Also

Requirements

  • .NET 8.0+, .NET 9.0+, or .NET 10.0+

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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