ethers.js/docs/documentation/README.md
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Documentation: [html](https://docs-beta.ethers.io/)
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Flatworm Docs
=============
The *Flatworm Docs* rendering script is designed to be **very**
simple, but provide enough formatting necessary for documenting
JavaScript libraries.
A lot of its inspiration came from [Read the Docs](https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme) and
the [Sphinx](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/) project.
Fragments
---------
Flatworm Docs are made up of fragments. A fragment is either a lone
body of [markdown](./) text, or a
[directive](./) for specialized formatting, which may
itself have body.
### Directive Format
```
_DIRECTIVE: VALUE @<LINK>
BODY
DIRECTIVE: The directive name
VALUE: Optional; the value to pass to the directive
LINK: Optional; a name for internal linking
BODY: Optional; the directive body (certain directives only)
```
### Flatworm Directives
#### **_section:** *TITLE*
A *section* has its **TITLE** in an H1 font. Sections are linked
to in *Table of Contents* and have a dividing line drawn above
them. If an option is specified, it is avaialble as a name for
intern linking. There should only be one `_section:` per page.
#### **_subsection:** *TITLE*
A *subsection* has its **TITLE** in an H2 font. Subsections are linked
to in *Table of Contents* and have a dividing line drawn above
them. If an option is specified, it is avaialble as a name for
internal linking.
#### **_heading:** *TITLE*
A *heading* has its **TITLE** in an H3 font. If an option is specified,
it is available as a name for internal linking.
#### **_definition:** *TERM*
A *definition* has its **TERM** bolded and the markdown body is
indented.
#### **_property:** *SIGNATURE*
A *property* has its JavaScript **SIGNATURE** formatted and the
markdown body is indented.
#### **_code:** *FILENAME*
A *code* reads the **FILENAME** and depending on the extension
adjusts it.
For JavaScript files, the file is executed, with `//!` replaced
with the result of the last statement and `//!error` is replaced
with the throw error. If the error state does not agree, rendering
fails.
#### **_toc:**
A *toc* injects a Table of Contents, loading each line of the
body as a filename and recursively loads the *toc* if present,
otherwise all the *sections* and *subsections*.
#### **_null:**
A *null* is used to terminated a directive. For example, after
a *definition*, the bodies are indented, so a *null* can be
used to reset the indentation.
### Examples
```
_section: Hello World @<link-to-this-section>
_subsection: Some Example @<link-to-this-subsection>
_heading: Large Bold Text @<link-to-this-heading>
_definition: Flatworm
A phylum of relatively **simple** bilaterian, unsegmented,
soft-bodied invertebrates.
_property: String.fromCharCode(code) => string
Returns a string created from //code//, a sequence of
UTF-16 code units.
_code: filename.js
_toc:
some-file
some-directory
_null:
This breaks out of a directive. For example, to end a
_definition and reset the indentation.
```
Markdown
--------
The markdown is simple and does not have the flexibility of
other dialects, but allows for **bold**, *italic*,
*underlined*, `monospaced`, ^super-scripted text,
supporting [links](./) and lists.
```
**bold text**
//italic text//
__underlined text__
``monospace code``
^^superscript text^^
- This is a list
- With bullet points
- With a total of three items
This is separated by -- an en-dash.
This is separated by --- an em-dash.
This is a [Link to Ethereum](https://ethereum.org) and this
is an [Internal Link](some-link).
This is a self-titled link [[https://ethereumorg]] and this
[[some-link]] will use the title from its directives value.
```
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