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`cmake --build build --target doc` runs Doxygen to produce XML, then `doc/gen_api_md.py` (~330 lines, stdlib-only) emits a Markdown tree under `doc/api/` that gitea renders directly in its file browser. - 24 class/struct pages + 51 source-file pages + indices, with source links of the form `../../../../src/...#L42` that gitea turns into clickable line-anchored links. - Doxyfile.in templated by CMake (XML-only output to build/doc/xml/). - Pure Python emitter, zero external deps — no doxybook2 (not packaged on Arch) and no moxygen (avoids Node). - Target gracefully disabled if Doxygen or Python 3 is missing at configure time; regular build target unaffected. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
essim documentation
Auto-generated API reference and high-level design notes for the essim system digital twin.
Layout
api/— auto-generated API reference (Doxygen XML → custom Markdown emitter). Browse classes and files directly in gitea's Markdown renderer. Top page:api/index.md.../DESIGN.md— implementation notes: domain conventions, TUI flow, gotchas. Hand-maintained.classes.puml— PlantUML class diagram for the domain model. Render withplantuml classes.pumlfor a PNG/SVG.Doxyfile.in/gen_api_md.py— the toolchain (templated Doxygen config + custom XML→Markdown emitter).
Regenerating the API reference
The Markdown tree under doc/api/ is committed so it's readable directly
on gitea. After substantive code changes, regenerate it:
# 1. Tooling (once): Doxygen, plus a Python 3 interpreter (already on Arch).
pacman -S doxygen
# 2. Configure once (or after editing doc/Doxyfile.in):
cmake -S . -B build
# 3. Regenerate:
cmake --build build --target doc
# 4. Review and commit the updated doc/api/ tree:
git add doc/api/
git status doc/api/
Pipeline:
src/**/*.{hpp,cpp} ──┐
README.md ─┼─► doxygen ─► build/doc/xml/ ─► gen_api_md.py ─► doc/api/
DESIGN.md ─┘ (Doxyfile.in)
If either Doxygen or Python 3 is missing at CMake-configure time the
doc target is silently disabled (the regular build still works) and a
status line is emitted in the CMake log telling you which one to install.
Why a custom emitter rather than doxybook2 / moxygen
doxybook2is not packaged in Arch / AUR and gets stale upstream.moxygendrags Node into a pure-C++ project.- The emitter is one Python file (
gen_api_md.py, ~330 lines) with zero external dependencies — easy to read, easy to tweak, robust to Doxygen version changes (the XML schema is stable).
Tailor the output by editing gen_api_md.py directly: add columns to
the class table, change the source-link format, group sections
differently, etc.
Comment style
The codebase uses standard Doxygen markers:
///for single-line briefs./** … */for multi-line blocks.@param,@return,@brief(or@short) tags inside blocks.@throwsfor exceptions a function may raise.
JAVADOC_AUTOBRIEF = YES is set so the first sentence of a multi-line
comment counts as the brief description without needing an explicit
@brief tag.