CXXDOX - Documentation generator for C++ with minimal configuration

• Generates markdown files for mkdocs or rendered html files
• Partially compatible with DOXYGEN syntax
• Built with python and libclang, works in docker (alpine image)
• Requires some mkdocs plugins:
  • codehilite
  • pymdownx.arithmatex (uses katex for fast math)
• Built for KFR - C++ DSP library (https://kfr.dev)

Demo

https://www.kfrlib.com/newdocs/index.html

Selected features

• Parses C++ headers, extracts functions, variables and types and generates mkdocs-compatible markdown files
• Auto link to repository (including commit hash)
• Builtin math
• Code snippets
• Can extract code snippets from .md files, build and run the code and create markdown files from it. (great for code examples with output)
• Automatic alphabetical index

Version

0.1-alpha

License

Apache license

Contains parts of Clang code (see clang folder for license details)