` or `` with some CSS styles in the HTML format
+ * Text wrapped in triple backticks for the Markdown format
+
+
+You, as a Dokka developer or a plugin writer, can use extension points to introduce selective changes to the
+model on one particular level without altering everything else.
+
+For instance, if you wanted to make an annotation / function / class invisible in the final documentation, you would only
+need to modify the `Documentables` level by filtering undesirable declarations out. If you wanted to display all overloaded
+methods on the same page instead of on separate ones, you would only need to modify the `Pages` layer by merging multiple
+pages into one, and so on.
+
+For a deeper dive into Dokka's model with more examples and details,
+see sections about [Documentables](data_model/documentable_model.md) and [Page/Content](data_model/page_content.md)
+
+For an overview of existing extension points that let you transform Dokka's models, see
+[Core extension points](extension_points/core_extension_points.md) and [Base extensions](extension_points/base_plugin.md).
+
+## Overview of extension points
+
+An _extension point_ usually represents a pluggable interface that performs an action during one of the stages of
+generating documentation. An _extension_ is, therefore, an implementation of the interface which is extending the
+extension point.
+
+You can create extension points, provide your own implementations (extensions) and configure them. All of
+this is possible with Dokka's plugin / extension point API.
+
+Here's a sneak peek of the DSL:
+
+```kotlin
+// declare your own plugin
+class MyPlugin : DokkaPlugin() {
+ // create an extension point for developers to use
+ val signatureProvider by extensionPoint()
+
+ // provide a default implementation
+ val defaultSignatureProvider by extending {
+ signatureProvider with KotlinSignatureProvider()
+ }
+
+ // register our own extension in Dokka's Base plugin by overriding its default implementation
+ val dokkaBasePlugin by lazy { plugin() }
+ val multimoduleLocationProvider by extending {
+ (dokkaBasePlugin.locationProviderFactory
+ providing MultimoduleLocationProvider::Factory
+ override dokkaBasePlugin.locationProvider)
+ }
+}
+
+class MyExtension(val context: DokkaContext) {
+
+ // use an existing extension
+ val signatureProvider: SignatureProvider = context.plugin().querySingle { signatureProvider }
+
+ fun doSomething() {
+ signatureProvider.signature(..)
+ }
+}
+
+interface SignatureProvider {
+ fun signature(documentable: Documentable): List
+}
+
+class KotlinSignatureProvider : SignatureProvider {
+ override fun signature(documentable: Documentable): List = listOf()
+}
+```
+
+For a deeper dive into extensions and extension points, see [Introduction to Extensions](extension_points/extension_points.md).
+
+For an overview of existing extension points, see [Core extension points](extension_points/core_extension_points.md) and
+[Base extensions](extension_points/base_plugin.md).
+
+## Historical context
+
+This is a second iteration of Dokka that was built from scratch.
+
+If you want to learn more about why Dokka was redesigned this way, watch this great talk by Paweł Marks:
+[New Dokka - Designed for Fearless Creativity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvFoTRhqaKg). The general principles
+and general architecture are the same, although it may be outdated in some areas, so please double-check.
diff --git a/mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/documentables.md b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/documentable_model.md
similarity index 64%
rename from mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/documentables.md
rename to docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/documentable_model.md
index 5264553d98..b30780fc2d 100644
--- a/mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/documentables.md
+++ b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/documentable_model.md
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
-# Documentables Model
+# Documentable Model
-Documentables represent data that is parsed from sources. Think of this data model as of something that could be
-seen or produced by a compiler frontend, it's not far off from the truth.
+The Documentable model represents the data that is parsed from some programming language sources. Think of this data as
+of something that could be seen or produced by a compiler frontend, it's not far off from the truth.
-By default, documentables are parsed from `Descriptor` (for `Kotlin`)
-and [Psi](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/psi.html)
-(for `Java`) models. Code-wise, you can have a look at following classes:
+By default, the documentables are created from:
-* `DefaultDescriptorToDocumentableTranslator` - responsible for `Kotlin` -> `Documentable` mapping
-* `DefaultPsiToDocumentableTranslator` - responsible for `Java` -> `Documentable` mapping
+* Descriptors (Kotlin's K1 compiler)
+* Symbols (Kotlin's K2 compiler)
+* [PSI](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/psi.html) (Java's model).
-Upon creation, it's a collection of trees, each with `DModule` as root.
+Code-wise, you can have a look at following classes:
-Take some arbitrary `Kotlin` source code that is located within the same module:
+* `DefaultDescriptorToDocumentableTranslator` - responsible for Kotlin -> `Documentable` mapping
+* `DefaultPsiToDocumentableTranslator` - responsible for Java -> `Documentable` mapping
+
+Upon creation, the documentable model represents a collection of trees, each with `DModule` as root.
+
+Take some arbitrary Kotlin source code that is located within the same module:
```kotlin
// Package 1
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ enum class Enum { }
val topLevelProperty: String
```
-This would be represented roughly as the following `Documentable` tree:
+This would be represented roughly as the following Documentable tree:
```mermaid
flowchart TD
@@ -43,20 +47,23 @@ flowchart TD
secondPackage --> secondPackageProperty[DProperty]
```
-At later stages of transformation, all trees are folded into one (by `DocumentableMerger`).
+At later stages of transformation, all trees are folded into one by
+[DocumentableMerger](../extension_points/core_extension_points.md#documentablemerger).
## Documentable
-The main building block of documentables model is `Documentable` class. It's the base class for all more specific types
-that represent elements of parsed sources with mostly self-explanatory names (`DFunction`, `DPackage`, `DProperty`, etc)
-.
-`DClasslike` is the base class for class-like documentables such as `DClass`, `DEnum`, `DAnnotation`, etc.
+The main building block of the documentable model is the `Documentable` class. It is the base class for all more specific
+types. All implementations represent elements of source code with mostly self-explanatory names: `DFunction`,
+`DPackage`, `DProperty`, and so on.
+
+`DClasslike` is the base class for all class-like documentables, such as `DClass`, `DEnum`, `DAnnotation` and others.
+
+The contents of each documentable normally represent what you would see in the source code.
-The contents of each documentable normally represent what you would see in source code. For instance, if you open
-`DClass`, you should find that it contains references to functions, properties, companion object, constructors and so
-on.
-`DEnum` should have references to enum entries, and `DPackage` can have references to both classlikes and top-level
-functions and properties (`Kotlin`-specific).
+For example, if you open
+`DClass`, you should find that it contains references to functions, properties, companion objects, constructors and so
+on. `DEnum` should have references to its entries, and `DPackage` can have references to both classlikes and top-level
+functions and properties (Kotlin-specific).
Here's an example of a documentable:
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ data class DClass(
___
-There are three non-documentable classes that important for this model:
+There are three non-documentable classes that are important for this model:
* `DRI`
* `SourceSetDependent`
@@ -94,9 +101,9 @@ There are three non-documentable classes that important for this model:
### DRI
`DRI` stans for _Dokka Resource Identifier_ - a unique value that identifies a specific `Documentable`.
-All references and relations between documentables (other than direct ownership) are described using `DRI`.
+All references and relations between the documentables (other than direct ownership) are described using `DRI`.
-For example, `DFunction` with a parameter of type `Foo` has only `Foo`'s `DRI`, not the actual reference
+For example, `DFunction` with a parameter of type `Foo` only has `Foo`'s `DRI`, but not the actual reference
to `Foo`'s `Documentable` object.
#### Example
@@ -146,11 +153,11 @@ kotlinx.coroutines/MainCoroutineDispatcher/limitedParallelism/#kotlin.Int/Pointi
### SourceSetDependent
`SourceSetDependent` helps handling multiplatform data by associating platform-specific data (declared with either
-`expect` or `actual` modifier) with particular
+`expect` or `actual` modifiers) with particular
[source sets](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html#source-sets).
-This comes in handy if `expect`/`actual` declarations differ. For instance, the default value for `actual` might differ
-from that declared in `expect`, or code comments written for `expect` might be different from what's written
+This comes in handy if the `expect` / `actual` declarations differ. For example, the default value for `actual` might
+differ from that declared in `expect`, or code comments written for `expect` might be different from what's written
for `actual`.
Under the hood, it's a `typealias` to a `Map`:
@@ -171,18 +178,18 @@ ___
## Documentation model
-Documentation model is used alongside Documentables to store data obtained by parsing
-code comments (such as `KDoc`/`Javadoc`).
+The Documentation model is used alongside documentables to store data obtained by parsing
+code comments (such as KDocs / Javadocs).
### DocTag
`DocTag` describes a specific documentation syntax element.
-It's universal across source languages. For instance, DocTag `B` is the same for `**bold**` in `Kotlin` and
-`bold` in `Java`.
+It's universal across language sources. For example, the DocTag `B` is the same for `**bold**` in Kotlin and
+`bold` in Java.
-However, some `DocTag` elements are specific to a certain language, there are many such examples for `Java`
-because it allows HTML tags inside `Javadoc` comments, some of which are simply not possible to reproduce with `Markdown`.
+However, some DocTag elements are specific to one language. There are many such examples for Java, because it allows
+HTML tags inside the Javadoc comments, some of which are simply not possible to reproduce with Markdown that KDocs use.
`DocTag` elements can be deeply nested with other `DocTag` children elements.
@@ -218,10 +225,9 @@ data class CodeBlock(
### TagWrapper
-`TagWrapper` describes the whole comment description or a specific comment tag.
-For example: `@see` / `@author` / `@return`.
+`TagWrapper` describes the whole comment description or a specific comment tag. For example: `@see` / `@author` / `@return`.
-Since each such section may contain formatted text inside of it, each `TagWrapper` has `DocTag` children.
+Since each such section may contain formatted text inside it, each `TagWrapper` has `DocTag` children.
```kotlin
/**
diff --git a/mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/extra.md b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/extra.md
similarity index 59%
rename from mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/extra.md
rename to docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/extra.md
index 0abbc70e0d..d7412e36ea 100644
--- a/mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/extra.md
+++ b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/extra.md
@@ -2,24 +2,13 @@
## Introduction
-`ExtraProperty` classes are used both by [Documentable](documentables.md) and [Content](page_content.md#content-model)
-models.
-
-Source code for `ExtraProperty`:
-
-```kotlin
-interface ExtraProperty {
- interface Key {
- fun mergeStrategyFor(left: T, right: T): MergeStrategy = MergeStrategy.Fail {
- throw NotImplementedError("Property merging for $this is not implemented")
- }
- }
+`ExtraProperty` is used to store any additional information that falls outside of the regular model. It is highly
+recommended to use extras to provide any additional information when creating custom Dokka plugins.
- val key: Key
-}
-```
+`ExtraProperty` classes are available both in the [Documentable](documentable_model.md) and the [Content](page_content.md#content-model)
+models.
-To declare a new extra, you need to implement `ExtraProperty` interface. It is advised to use following pattern
+To create a new extra, you need to implement the `ExtraProperty` interface. It is advised to use the following pattern
when declaring new extras:
```kotlin
@@ -32,14 +21,14 @@ data class CustomExtra(
}
```
-Merge strategy (`mergeStrategyFor` method) for extras is invoked during
-[merging](../extension_points/core_extensions.md#documentablemerger) if documentables from different
-[source sets](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html#source-sets) each
-have their own `Extra` of the same type.
+Merge strategy (the `mergeStrategyFor` method) for extras is invoked during the
+[merging](../extension_points/core_extension_points.md#documentablemerger) of the documentables from different
+[source sets](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html#source-sets), when the documentables being
+merged have their own `Extra` of the same type.
## PropertyContainer
-All extras for `ContentNode` and `Documentable` classes are stored in `PropertyContainer` class instances.
+All extras for `ContentNode` and `Documentable` classes are stored in the `PropertyContainer` class instances.
```kotlin
data class DFunction(
@@ -51,26 +40,29 @@ data class DFunction(
`PropertyContainer` has a number of convenient functions for handling extras in a collection-like manner.
-The `C` generic class parameter limits the type of properties that can be stored in the container - it must
-match generic `C` class parameter from `ExtraProperty` interface. This allows creating extra properties
+The generic class parameter `C` limits the types of properties that can be stored in the container - it must
+match the generic `C` class parameter from the `ExtraProperty` interface. This allows creating extra properties
which can only be stored in a specific `Documentable`.
## Usage example
-In following example we will create a `DFunction`-only property, store it and then retrieve its value:
+In following example we will create a `DFunction`-only extra property, store it and then retrieve its value:
```kotlin
+// Extra that is applicable only to DFunction
data class CustomExtra(val customExtraValue: String) : ExtraProperty {
override val key: ExtraProperty.Key = CustomExtra
companion object: ExtraProperty.Key
}
+// Storing it inside the documentable
fun DFunction.withCustomExtraProperty(data: String): DFunction {
return this.copy(
extra = extra + CustomExtra(data)
)
}
+// Retrieveing it from the documentable
fun DFunction.getCustomExtraPropertyValue(): String? {
return this.extra[CustomExtra]?.customExtraValue
}
diff --git a/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/page_content.md b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/page_content.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb85200ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/data_model/page_content.md
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# Page / Content Model
+
+Even though the `Page` and `Content` models reside on the same level (under `Page`), it is easier to view them as two
+different models altogether, even though `Content` is only used in conjunction with and inside the `Page` model only.
+
+## Page
+
+The Page model represents the structure of documentation pages to be generated. During rendering, each page
+is processed separately, so one page corresponds to exactly one output file.
+
+The Page model is independent of the final output format. In other words, it's universal. Which file extension the pages
+should be created as (`.html`, `.md`, etc), and how, is up to the
+[Renderer](../extension_points/core_extension_points.md#renderer) extension.
+
+Subclasses of the `PageNode` class represent the different kinds of pages, such as `ModulePage`, `PackagePage`,
+`ClasslikePage`, `MemberPage` and so on.
+
+The Page model can be represented as a tree, with `RootPageNode` at the root.
+
+Here's an example of how an arbitrary project's `Page` tree might look like, if the project consists of a module with
+3 packages, one of which contains a top level function, a top level property and a class, inside which there's a function
+and a property:
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TD
+ RootPageNode --> firstPackage[PackagePageNode]
+ RootPageNode --> secondPackage[PackagePageNode]
+ RootPageNode --> thirdPackage[PackagePageNode]
+ firstPackage --> firstPackageFirstMember[MemberPageNode - Function]
+ firstPackage --> firstPackageSecondMember[MemberPageNode - Property]
+ firstPackage ---> firstPackageClasslike[ClasslikePageNode - Class]
+ firstPackageClasslike --> firstPackageClasslikeFirstMember[MemberPageNode - Function]
+ firstPackageClasslike --> firstPackageClasslikeSecondMember[MemberPageNode - Property]
+ secondPackage --> etcOne[...]
+ thirdPackage --> etcTwo[...]
+```
+
+Almost all pages are derivatives of `ContentPage` - it's the type of a page that has user-visible content on it.
+
+## Content Model
+
+The Content model describes what the pages consist of. It is essentially a set of building blocks that you can put
+together to represent some content. It is also output-format independent and universal.
+
+For an example, have a look at the subclasses of `ContentNode`: `ContentText`, `ContentList`, `ContentTable`,
+`ContentCodeBlock`, `ContentHeader` and so on -- all self-explanatory. You can group chunks of content together with
+`ContentGroup` - for example, to wrap all children with a style.
+
+```kotlin
+// real example of composing content using the `DocumentableContentBuilder` DSL
+orderedList {
+ item {
+ text("This list contains a nested table:")
+ table {
+ header {
+ text("Col1")
+ text("Col2")
+ }
+ row {
+ text("Text1")
+ text("Text2")
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ item {
+ group(styles = setOf(TextStyle.Bold)) {
+ text("This is bald")
+ text("This is also bald")
+ }
+ }
+}
+```
+
+It is the responsibility of the `Renderer` (i.e a specific output format) to render it in a way the user can process it,
+be it visually (html pages) or otherwise (json).
+
+For instance, `HtmlRenderer` might render `ContentCodeBlock` as `text
`, but `CommonmarkRenderer` might
+render it using backticks.
+
+### DCI
+
+Each node is identified by a unique `DCI`, which stands for _Dokka Content Identifier_.
+
+`DCI` aggregates `DRI`s of all documentables that are used by the given `ContentNode`.
+
+```kotlin
+data class DCI(val dri: Set, val kind: Kind)
+```
+
+All references to other nodes (other than direct ownership) are described using `DCI`.
+
+### ContentKind
+
+`ContentKind` represents a grouping of content of one kind that can be rendered as part of a composite
+page, like a single one tab or a block within a class's page.
+
+For example, on the same page that describes a class you can have multiple sections (== `ContentKind`s).
+One to describe functions, one to describe properties, another one to describe the constructors, and so on.
+
+### Styles
+
+Each `ContentNode` has a `styles` property in case you want to indicate to the `Renderer` that this content needs to be
+rendered in a certain way.
+
+```kotlin
+group(styles = setOf(TextStyle.Paragraph)) {
+ text("Text1", styles = setOf(TextStyle.Bold))
+ text("Text2", styles = setOf(TextStyle.Italic))
+}
+```
+
+It is responsibility of the `Renderer` (i.e a specific output format) to render it in a way the user can process it.
+For instance, `HtmlRenderer` might render `TextStyle.Bold` as `text`, but `CommonmarkRenderer` might render it
+as `**text**`.
+
+There's a number of existing styles that you can use, most of them are supported by the `HtmlRenderer` extension out of
+the box:
+
+```kotlin
+// for code highlighting
+enum class TokenStyle : Style {
+ Keyword, Punctuation, Function, Operator, Annotation,
+ Number, String, Boolean, Constant, Builtin, ...
+}
+
+enum class TextStyle : Style {
+ Bold, Italic, Strong, Strikethrough, Paragraph, ...
+}
+
+enum class ContentStyle : Style {
+ TabbedContent, RunnableSample, Wrapped, Indented, ...
+}
+```
+
+### Extra
+
+`ExtraProperty` is used to store any additional information that falls outside of the regular model.
+
+It is highly recommended to use extras to provide any additional information when creating custom Dokka plugins.
+
+All `ExtraProperty` elements from the `Documentable` model are propagated into the `Content` model, and are available
+in the `Renderer` extensions.
+
+This element is a bit complex, so you can read more about how to use it [in a separate section](extra.md).
diff --git a/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/base_plugin.md b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/base_plugin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88579be732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/base_plugin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Base plugin
+
+`DokkaBase` represents Dokka's _Base_ plugin, which provides a number of sensible default implementations for
+`CoreExtensions`, as well as declares its own, more high-level abstractions and extension points to be used from other
+plugins and output formats.
+
+If you want to develop a simple plugin that only changes a few details, it is very convenient to rely on
+default implementations and use extension points defined in `DokkaBase`, as it reduces the scope of changes you need to make.
+
+`DokkaBase` is used extensively in Dokka's own output formats.
+
+You can learn how to add, use, override and configure extensions and extension points in
+[Introduction to Extensions](extension_points.md) - all of that information is applicable to the `DokkaBase` plugin as well.
+
+## Extension points
+
+Some notable extension points defined in Dokka's Base plugin.
+
+### PreMergeDocumentableTransformer
+
+`PreMergeDocumentableTransformer` is very similar to the
+[DocumentableTransformer](core_extension_points.md#documentabletransformer) core extension point, but it is used during
+an earlier stage by the [Single module generation](generation_implementations.md#singlemodulegeneration).
+
+This extension point allows you to apply any transformations to the [Documentables model](../data_model/documentable_model.md)
+before the project's [source sets](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html#source-sets) are merged.
+
+It is useful if you want to filter/map existing documentables. For example, if you want to exclude members annotated with
+`@Internal`, you most likely need an implementation of `PreMergeDocumentableTransformer`.
+
+For simple condition-based filtering of documentables, consider extending
+`SuppressedByConditionDocumentableFilterTransformer` - it implements `PreMergeDocumentableTransformer` and only
+requires one function to be overridden, whereas the rest is taken care of.
diff --git a/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/core_extension_points.md b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/core_extension_points.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc0088c956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/core_extension_points.md
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# Core extension points
+
+Core extension points represent the main stages of generating documentation.
+
+These extension points are plugin and output format independent, meaning it's the very core functionality and as
+low-level as can get in Dokka.
+
+For higher-level extension functions that can be used in different output formats, have a look at the
+[Base plugin](base_plugin.md).
+
+You can find all core extensions in the `CoreExtensions` class:
+
+```kotlin
+object CoreExtensions {
+ val preGenerationCheck by coreExtensionPoint()
+ val generation by coreExtensionPoint()
+ val sourceToDocumentableTranslator by coreExtensionPoint()
+ val documentableMerger by coreExtensionPoint()
+ val documentableTransformer by coreExtensionPoint()
+ val documentableToPageTranslator by coreExtensionPoint()
+ val pageTransformer by coreExtensionPoint()
+ val renderer by coreExtensionPoint()
+ val postActions by coreExtensionPoint()
+}
+```
+
+On this page, we'll go over each extension point individually.
+
+## PreGenerationChecker
+
+`PreGenerationChecker` can be used to run some checks and constraints.
+
+For example, Dokka's Javadoc plugin does not support generating documentation for multi-platform projects, so it uses
+`PreGenerationChecker` to check for multi-platform
+[source sets](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html#source-sets), and fails if it finds any.
+
+## Generation
+
+`Generation` is responsible for generating documentation as a whole, utilizing higher-level extensions and extension
+points where applicable.
+
+See [Generation implementations](generation_implementations.md) to learn about the default implementations.
+
+## SourceToDocumentableTranslator
+
+`SourceToDocumentableTranslator` translates any given sources into the Documentable model.
+
+Kotlin and Java sources are supported by default by the [Base plugin](base_plugin.md), but you can analyze any language
+as long as you can map it to the [Documentable](../data_model/documentable_model.md) model.
+
+For reference, see
+
+* `DefaultDescriptorToDocumentableTranslator` for Kotlin sources translation
+* `DefaultPsiToDocumentableTranslator` for Java sources translation
+
+## DocumentableMerger
+
+`DocumentableMerger` merges all `DModule` instances into one. Only one extension of this type is expected to be
+registered.
+
+## DocumentableTransformer
+
+`DocumentableTransformer` performs the same function as `PreMergeDocumentableTransformer`, but after merging source
+sets.
+
+Notable example is `InheritorsExtractorTransformer`, it extracts inheritance information from
+[source sets](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html#source-sets) and creates an inheritance
+map.
+
+## DocumentableToPageTranslator
+
+`DocumentableToPageTranslator` is responsible for creating pages and their content. See
+[Page / Content model](../data_model/page_content.md) page for more information and examples.
+
+Output formats can either use the same page structure or define their own.
+
+Only a single extension of this type is expected to be registered.
+
+## PageTransformer
+
+`PageTransformer` is useful if you need to add, remove or modify generated pages or their content.
+
+Using this extension point, plugins like `org.jetbrains.dokka:mathjax-pligin` can add `.js` scripts to the HTML pages.
+
+If you want all overloaded functions to be rendered on the same page instead of separate ones,
+you can use `PageTransformer` to combine the pages into a single one.
+
+## Renderer
+
+`Renderer` - defines the rules on how to render pages and their content: which files to create and how to display
+the content properly.
+
+Custom output format plugins should use the `Renderer` extension point. Notable examples are `HtmlRenderer`
+and `CommonmarkRenderer`.
+
+## PostAction
+
+`PostAction` can be used for when you want to run some actions after the documentation has been generated - for example,
+if you want to move some files around or log some informational messages.
+
+Dokka's [Versioning plugin](https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/tree/master/plugins/versioning) utilizes `PostAction`
+to move generated documentation to the versioned directories.
+
diff --git a/mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/introduction.md b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/extension_points.md
similarity index 63%
rename from mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/introduction.md
rename to docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/extension_points.md
index 877d14e967..97b02a7d30 100644
--- a/mkdocs/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/introduction.md
+++ b/docs-developer/src/doc/docs/developer_guide/architecture/extension_points/extension_points.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# Introduction to extension points
+# Extension points
-In this section you can learn how to create new extension points, how to use and configure existing ones and
-how to query for extensions when generating documentation.
+In this section you can learn how to create new extension points, how to configure existing ones, and how to query for
+registered extensions when generating documentation.
## Declaring extension points
-If you are writing a plugin, you can create your own extension point that other developers (or you) can use later on
-in some other part of code.
+If you are writing a plugin, you can create your own extension points that other developers (or you) can use in other
+plugins / parts of code.
```kotlin
class MyPlugin : DokkaPlugin() {
@@ -21,54 +21,52 @@ class Input
class Output
```
-Usually you would want to provide some default implementation(s) for your extension point, you can do that
-within the same plugin class by extending an extension point you've just created.
-See [Extending from extension points](#extending-from-extension-points) for examples.
+Usually, you would want to provide some default implementations for your extension points. You can do that
+within the same plugin class by extending an extension point you've just created. See
+[Extending from extension points](#extending-from-extension-points) for examples.
## Extending from extension points
-You can use extension points to provide your own implementation(s) in order to customize plugin's behaviour.
+You can use extension points to provide your own implementations in order to customize a plugin's behaviour.
-You can do that within the same class as the extension point itself:
+If you want to provide an implementation for an extension point declared in an external plugin (including `DokkaBase`),
+you can use plugin querying API to do that.
-```kotlin
-open class MyPlugin : DokkaPlugin() {
- val sampleExtensionPoint by extensionPoint()
+The example below shows how to extend `MyPlugin` (that was created above) with an implementation of
+`SampleExtensionPointInterface`.
- val defaultSampleExtension by extending {
- sampleExtensionPoint with DefaultSampleExtension()
+```kotlin
+class MyExtendedPlugin : DokkaPlugin() {
+
+ val mySampleExtensionImplementation by extending {
+ plugin().sampleExtensionPoint with SampleExtensionImpl()
}
}
-...
-
-class DefaultSampleExtension : SampleExtensionPointInterface {
+class SampleExtensionImpl : SampleExtensionPointInterface {
override fun doSomething(input: Input): List