Documentation generator

In software development, a documentation generator is an automation technology that generates documentation. A generator is often used to generate API documentation which is generally for programmers or operational documents (such as a manual) for end users. A generator often pulls content from source, binary or log files.^[1] Some generators, such as Javadoc and Doxygen, use special source code comments to drive content and formatting.

See also

• Comparison of documentation generators
• Template processor
• Static code analysis
• Literate programming
• Integrated development environment