Introduction

SilverStripe API docs for the core system in different versions, generated through APIGen.

The documentation is generated from working copies located in src/. This folder is initially empty, the working copies are created through makedocs.sh. The PHP code does not have to be accessible through the website, all documents are static HTML files. All generated content should be stored in the htdocs/ subfolder.

Requirements

• Git
• APIGen
• PHP 5 (for the symbol lookup only)

Installation

• Install APIGen
• Ensure makedoc.sh is executable by the webserver user

Usage

Generate the Docs

• Run the makedoc.sh script as a cronjob, usually a nightly run at 3am is fine: 0 3 * * * /sites/ss2api/www/makedoc.sh
• Configure the Google CSE and Analytics keys in conf/apigen/apigen.neon

Add a New Version

• Add command to makedoc.sh
• Check if any new folders/files need to be added to the --ignore parameter
• Add a link to htdocs/index.html
• TODO Describe where to add a link to templates
• If you're using publishsite, add the new folder to the .publishinfo excluded folders list --excluded-folders=
• Run makedoc.sh and confirm the generation runs through properly
• If the release is our (new) stable release, change the "/current" redirection in htdocs/.htaccess and htdocs/.htaccess_live
• Note: Don't commit the generated files, they dont need to be versioned

Symbol Lookup

The project comes with a simple PHP script to convert PHP symbols (classes, methods, properties) to their URL representations in the API docs, and redirects there. The lookup is primarily used by doc.silverstripe.org to drive its custom [api:<symbol-name>] links in Markdown, without coupling it tightly to the used API generator URL layout.

Parameters:

• q: (required) Class name, method name (<class>::<method>() or ->()), as well as property name ((::$ or <class>-><property>).
• version: (optional) Version of the targeted module. Should map to a folder name. Defaults to trunk.
• module: (optional) Module name. Should map to a folder name. Defaults to framework.

Examples:

• /search/lookup.php?q=DataObject: Shows DataObject docs in trunk version of framework
• /search/lookup.php?q=DataObject::get()&version=3.0: Shows DataObject::get() docs in 3.0 version of framework
• /search/lookup.php?q=DPSPayment&module=payemtn: Shows DPSPayment class docs in the ecommerce module