Apple Inc.
Methods and systems for automatically generating documentation for software

Abstract:

This application relates to a system for the automatic generation of software developer documentation. The system utilizes various machine learning algorithms and processes to facilitate at least a portion of the documentation process. Included are steps for extracting metadata from an undocumented symbol's declaration, processing a corpus of previously documented symbols, and generating output for the undocumented symbol. Consequently, a writer is provided with a document that is at least partially completed when the writer begins the process of documenting an undocumented symbol.