mosesdecoder/jam-files/boost-build/util/doc.jam

# Copyright 2002, 2005 Dave Abrahams
# Copyright 2002, 2003, 2006 Rene Rivera
# Copyright 2003 Vladimir Prus
# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
# (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

# Documentation system, handles --help requests.
# It defines rules that attach documentation to modules, rules, and variables.
# Collects and generates documentation for the various parts of the build
# system. The documentation is collected from comments integrated into the code.

import modules ;
import print ;
import set ;
import container ;
import "class" ;
import sequence ;
import path ;


# The type of output to generate.
# "console" is formated text echoed to the console (the default);
# "text" is formated text appended to the output file;
# "html" is HTML output to the file.
#
help-output = console ;


# The file to output documentation to when generating "text" or "html" help.
# This is without extension as the extension is determined by the type of
# output.
#
help-output-file = help ;

# Whether to include local rules in help output.
#
.option.show-locals ?= ;

# When showing documentation for a module, whether to also generate
# automatically the detailed docs for each item in the module.
#
.option.detailed ?= ;

# Generate debug output as the help is generated and modules are parsed.
#
.option.debug ?= ;

# Enable or disable a documentation option.
#
local rule set-option (
    option  # The option name.
    : value ?  # Enabled (non-empty), or disabled (empty)
)
{
    .option.$(option) = $(value) ;
}


# Set the type of output.
#
local rule set-output ( type )
{
    help-output = $(type) ;
}


# Set the output to a file.
#
local rule set-output-file ( file )
{
    help-output-file = $(file) ;
}


# Extracts the brief comment from a complete comment. The brief comment is the
# first sentence.
#
local rule brief-comment (
    docs *  # The comment documentation.
)
{
    local d = $(docs:J=" ") ;
    local p = [ MATCH ".*([.])$" : $(d) ] ;
    if ! $(p) { d = $(d)"." ; }
    d = $(d)" " ;
    local m = [ MATCH "^([^.]+[.])(.*)" : $(d) ] ;
    local brief = $(m[1]) ;
    while $(m[2]) && [ MATCH "^([^ ])" : $(m[2]) ]
    {
        m = [ MATCH "^([^.]+[.])(.*)" : $(m[2]) ] ;
        brief += $(m[1]) ;
    }
    return $(brief:J="") ;
}


# Specifies the documentation for the current module.
#
local rule set-module-doc (
    module-name ?  # The name of the module to document.
    : docs *  # The documentation for the module.
)
{
    module-name ?= * ;

    $(module-name).brief = [ brief-comment $(docs) ] ;
    $(module-name).docs = $(docs) ;

    if ! $(module-name) in $(documented-modules)
    {
        documented-modules += $(module-name) ;
    }
}


# Specifies the documentation for the current module.
#
local rule set-module-copyright (
    module-name ?  # The name of the module to document.
    : copyright *  # The copyright for the module.
)
{
    module-name ?= * ;

    $(module-name).copy-brief = [ brief-comment $(copyright) ] ;
    $(module-name).copy-docs = $(docs) ;

    if ! $(module-name) in $(documented-modules)
    {
        documented-modules += $(module-name) ;
    }
}


# Specifies the documentation for a rule in the current module. If called in the
# global module, this documents a global rule.
#
local rule set-rule-doc (
    name  # The name of the rule.
    module-name ?  # The name of the module to document.
    is-local ?  # Whether the rule is local to the module.
    : docs *  # The documentation for the rule.
)
{
    module-name ?= * ;

    $(module-name).$(name).brief = [ brief-comment $(docs) ] ;
    $(module-name).$(name).docs = $(docs) ;
    $(module-name).$(name).is-local = $(is-local) ;

    if ! $(name) in $($(module-name).rules)
    {
        $(module-name).rules += $(name) ;
    }
}


# Specify a class, will turn a rule into a class.
#
local rule set-class-doc (
    name  # The name of the class.
    module-name ?  # The name of the module to document.
    : super-name ?  # The super class name.
)
{
    module-name ?= * ;

    $(module-name).$(name).is-class = true ;
    $(module-name).$(name).super-name = $(super-name) ;
    $(module-name).$(name).class-rules =
        [ MATCH "^($(name)[.].*)" : $($(module-name).rules) ] ;
    $(module-name).$($(module-name).$(name).class-rules).is-class-rule = true ;

    $(module-name).classes += $(name) ;
    $(module-name).class-rules += $($(module-name).$(name).class-rules) ;
    $(module-name).rules =
        [ set.difference $($(module-name).rules) :
            $(name) $($(module-name).$(name).class-rules) ] ;
}


# Set the argument call signature of a rule.
#
local rule set-rule-arguments-signature (
    name  # The name of the rule.
    module-name ?  # The name of the module to document.
    : signature *  # The arguments signature.
)
{
    module-name ?= * ;

    $(module-name).$(name).signature = $(signature) ;
}


# Specifies the documentation for an argument of a rule.
#
local rule set-argument-doc (
    name  # The name of the argument.
    qualifier  # Argument syntax qualifier, "*", "+", etc.
    rule-name  # The name of the rule.
    module-name ?  # THe optional name of the module.
    : docs *  # The documentation.
)
{
    module-name ?= * ;

    $(module-name).$(rule-name).args.$(name).qualifier = $(qualifier) ;
    $(module-name).$(rule-name).args.$(name).docs = $(docs) ;

    if ! $(name) in $($(module-name).$(rule-name).args)
    {
        $(module-name).$(rule-name).args += $(name) ;
    }
}


# Specifies the documentation for a variable in the current module. If called in
# the global module, the global variable is documented.
#
local rule set-variable-doc (
    name  # The name of the variable.
    default  # The default value.
    initial  # The initial value.
    module-name ?  # The name of the module to document.
    : docs *  # The documentation for the variable.
)
{
    module-name ?= * ;

    $(module-name).$(name).brief = [ brief-comment $(docs) ] ;
    $(module-name).$(name).default = $(default) ;
    $(module-name).$(name).initial = $(initial) ;
    $(module-name).$(name).docs = $(docs) ;

    if ! $(name) in $($(module-name).variables)
    {
        $(module-name).variables += $(name) ;
    }
}


# Generates a general description of the documentation and help system.
#
local rule print-help-top ( )
{
    print.section "General command line usage" ;

    print.text "    bjam [options] [properties] [targets]

  Options, properties and targets can be specified in any order.
      " ;

    print.section "Important Options" ;

    print.list-start ;
    print.list-item "--clean Remove targets instead of building" ;
    print.list-item "-a Rebuild everything" ;
    print.list-item "-n Don't execute the commands, only print them" ;
    print.list-item "-d+2 Show commands as they are executed" ;
    print.list-item "-d0 Supress all informational messages" ;
    print.list-item "-q Stop at first error" ;
    print.list-item "--debug-configuration Diagnose configuration" ;
    print.list-item "--debug-building Report which targets are built with what properties" ;
    print.list-item "--debug-generator Diagnose generator search/execution" ;
    print.list-end ;

    print.section "Further Help"
        The following options can be used to obtain additional documentation.
      ;

    print.list-start ;
    print.list-item "--help-options Print more obscure command line options." ;
    print.list-item "--help-internal Boost.Build implementation details." ;
    print.list-item "--help-doc-options Implementation details doc formatting." ;
    print.list-end ;
}


# Generate Jam/Boost.Jam command usage information.
#
local rule print-help-usage ( )
{
    print.section "Boost.Jam Usage"
        "bjam [ options... ] targets..."
        ;
    print.list-start ;
    print.list-item -a;
        Build all targets, even if they are current. ;
    print.list-item -fx;
        Read '"x"' as the Jamfile for building instead of searching for the
        Boost.Build system. ;
    print.list-item -jx;
        Run up to '"x"' commands concurrently. ;
    print.list-item -n;
        Do not execute build commands. Instead print out the commands as they
        would be executed if building. ;
    print.list-item -ox;
        Output the used build commands to file '"x"'. ;
    print.list-item -q;
        Quit as soon as a build failure is encountered. Without this option
        Boost.Jam will continue building as many targets as it can.
    print.list-item -sx=y;
        Sets a Jam variable '"x"' to the value '"y"', overriding any value that
        variable would have from the environment. ;
    print.list-item -tx;
        Rebuild the target '"x"', even if it is up-to-date. ;
    print.list-item -v;
        Display the version of bjam. ;
    print.list-item --x;
        Any option not explicitly handled by Boost.Jam remains available to
        build scripts using the '"ARGV"' variable. ;
    print.list-item -dn;
        Enables output of diagnostic messages. The debug level '"n"' and all
        below it are enabled by this option. ;
    print.list-item -d+n;
        Enables output of diagnostic messages. Only the output for debug level
        '"n"' is enabled. ;
    print.list-end ;
    print.section "Debug Levels"
        Each debug level shows a different set of information. Usually with
        higher levels producing more verbose information. The following levels
        are supported: ;
    print.list-start ;
    print.list-item 0;
        Turn off all diagnostic output. Only errors are reported. ;
    print.list-item 1;
        Show the actions taken for building targets, as they are executed. ;
    print.list-item 2;
        Show "quiet" actions and display all action text, as they are executed. ;
    print.list-item 3;
        Show dependency analysis, and target/source timestamps/paths. ;
    print.list-item 4;
        Show arguments of shell invocations. ;
    print.list-item 5;
        Show rule invocations and variable expansions. ;
    print.list-item 6;
        Show directory/header file/archive scans, and attempts at binding to targets. ;
    print.list-item 7;
        Show variable settings. ;
    print.list-item 8;
        Show variable fetches, variable expansions, and evaluation of '"if"' expressions. ;
    print.list-item 9;
        Show variable manipulation, scanner tokens, and memory usage. ;
    print.list-item 10;
        Show execution times for rules. ;
    print.list-item 11;
        Show parsing progress of Jamfiles. ;
    print.list-item 12;
        Show graph for target dependencies. ;
    print.list-item 13;
        Show changes in target status (fate). ;
    print.list-end ;
}


# Generates description of options controlling the help system. This
# automatically reads the options as all variables in the doc module of the form
# ".option.*".
#
local rule print-help-options (
    module-name  # The doc module.
)
{
    print.section "Help Options"
        These are all the options available for enabling or disabling to control
        the help system in various ways. Options can be enabled or disabled with
        '"--help-enable-<option>"', and "'--help-disable-<option>'"
        respectively.
        ;
    local options-to-list = [ MATCH ^[.]option[.](.*) : $($(module-name).variables) ] ;
    if $(options-to-list)
    {
        print.list-start ;
        for local option in [ sequence.insertion-sort $(options-to-list) ]
        {
            local def = disabled ;
            if $($(module-name)..option.$(option).default) != "(empty)"
            {
                def = enabled ;
            }
            print.list-item $(option): $($(module-name)..option.$(option).docs)
                Default is $(def). ;
        }
        print.list-end ;
    }
}


# Generate brief documentation for all the known items in the section for a
# module. Possible sections are: "rules", and "variables".
#
local rule print-help-module-section (
    module  # The module name.
    section  # rules or variables.
    : section-head  # The title of the section.
    section-description *  # The detailed description of the section.
)
{
    if $($(module).$(section))
    {
        print.section $(section-head) $(section-description) ;
        print.list-start ;
        for local item in [ sequence.insertion-sort $($(module).$(section)) ]
        {
            local show = ;
            if ! $($(module).$(item).is-local)
            {
                show = yes ;
            }
            if $(.option.show-locals)
            {
                show = yes ;
            }
            if $(show)
            {
                print.list-item $(item): $($(module).$(item).brief) ;
            }
        }
        print.list-end ;
    }
}


# Generate documentation for all possible modules. We attempt to list all known
# modules together with a brief description of each.
#
local rule print-help-all (
    ignored  # Usually the module name, but is ignored here.
)
{
    print.section "Modules"
        "These are all the known modules. Use --help <module> to get more"
        "detailed information."
        ;
    if $(documented-modules)
    {
        print.list-start ;
        for local module-name in [ sequence.insertion-sort $(documented-modules) ]
        {
            # The brief docs for each module.
            print.list-item $(module-name): $($(module-name).brief) ;
        }
        print.list-end ;
    }
    # The documentation for each module when details are requested.
    if $(documented-modules) && $(.option.detailed)
    {
        for local module-name in [ sequence.insertion-sort $(documented-modules) ]
        {
            # The brief docs for each module.
            print-help-module $(module-name) ;
        }
    }
}


# Generate documentation for a module. Basic information about the module is
# generated.
#
local rule print-help-module (
    module-name  # The module to generate docs for.
)
{
    # Print the docs.
    print.section "Module '$(module-name)'" $($(module-name).docs) ;

    # Print out the documented classes.
    print-help-module-section $(module-name) classes : "Module '$(module-name)' classes"
        Use --help $(module-name).<class-name> to get more information. ;

    # Print out the documented rules.
    print-help-module-section $(module-name) rules : "Module '$(module-name)' rules"
        Use --help $(module-name).<rule-name> to get more information. ;

    # Print out the documented variables.
    print-help-module-section $(module-name) variables : "Module '$(module-name)' variables"
        Use --help $(module-name).<variable-name> to get more information. ;

    # Print out all the same information but indetailed form.
    if $(.option.detailed)
    {
        print-help-classes $(module-name) ;
        print-help-rules $(module-name) ;
        print-help-variables $(module-name) ;
    }
}


# Generate documentation for a set of rules in a module.
#
local rule print-help-rules (
    module-name  # Module of the rules.
    : name *  # Optional list of rules to describe.
)
{
    name ?= $($(module-name).rules) ;
    if [ set.intersection $(name) : $($(module-name).rules) $($(module-name).class-rules) ]
    {
        # Print out the given rules.
        for local rule-name in [ sequence.insertion-sort $(name) ]
        {
            if $(.option.show-locals) || ! $($(module-name).$(rule-name).is-local)
            {
                local signature = $($(module-name).$(rule-name).signature:J=" ") ;
                signature ?= "" ;
                print.section "Rule '$(module-name).$(rule-name) ( $(signature) )'"
                    $($(module-name).$(rule-name).docs) ;
                if $($(module-name).$(rule-name).args)
                {
                    print.list-start ;
                    for local arg-name in $($(module-name).$(rule-name).args)
                    {
                        print.list-item $(arg-name): $($(module-name).$(rule-name).args.$(arg-name).docs) ;
                    }
                    print.list-end ;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


# Generate documentation for a set of classes in a module.
#
local rule print-help-classes (
    module-name  # Module of the classes.
    : name *  # Optional list of classes to describe.
)
{
    name ?= $($(module-name).classes) ;
    if [ set.intersection $(name) : $($(module-name).classes) ]
    {
        # Print out the given classes.
        for local class-name in [ sequence.insertion-sort $(name) ]
        {
            if $(.option.show-locals) || ! $($(module-name).$(class-name).is-local)
            {
                local signature = $($(module-name).$(class-name).signature:J=" ") ;
                signature ?= "" ;
                print.section "Class '$(module-name).$(class-name) ( $(signature) )'"
                    $($(module-name).$(class-name).docs)
                   "Inherits from '"$($(module-name).$(class-name).super-name)"'." ;
                if $($(module-name).$(class-name).args)
                {
                    print.list-start ;
                    for local arg-name in $($(module-name).$(class-name).args)
                    {
                        print.list-item $(arg-name): $($(module-name).$(class-name).args.$(arg-name).docs) ;
                    }
                    print.list-end ;
                }
            }

            # Print out the documented rules of the class.
            print-help-module-section $(module-name) $(class-name).class-rules : "Class '$(module-name).$(class-name)' rules"
                Use --help $(module-name).<rule-name> to get more information. ;

            # Print out all the rules if details are requested.
            if $(.option.detailed)
            {
                print-help-rules $(module-name) : $($(module-name).$(class-name).class-rules) ;
            }
        }
    }
}


# Generate documentation for a set of variables in a module.
#
local rule print-help-variables (
    module-name ?  # Module of the variables.
    : name *  # Optional list of variables to describe.
)
{
    name ?= $($(module-name).variables) ;
    if [ set.intersection $(name) : $($(module-name).variables) ]
    {
        # Print out the given variables.
        for local variable-name in [ sequence.insertion-sort $(name) ]
        {
            print.section "Variable '$(module-name).$(variable-name)'" $($(module-name).$(variable-name).docs) ;
            if $($(module-name).$(variable-name).default) ||
                $($(module-name).$(variable-name).initial)
            {
                print.list-start ;
                if $($(module-name).$(variable-name).default)
                {
                    print.list-item "default value:" '$($(module-name).$(variable-name).default:J=" ")' ;
                }
                if $($(module-name).$(variable-name).initial)
                {
                    print.list-item "initial value:" '$($(module-name).$(variable-name).initial:J=" ")' ;
                }
                print.list-end ;
            }
        }
    }
}


# Generate documentation for a project.
#
local rule print-help-project (
    unused ?
    : jamfile *  # The project Jamfile.
)
{
    if $(jamfile<$(jamfile)>.docs)
    {
        # Print the docs.
        print.section "Project-specific help"
            Project has jamfile at $(jamfile) ;

        print.lines $(jamfile<$(jamfile)>.docs) "" ;
    }
}


# Generate documentation for a config file.
#
local rule print-help-config (
    unused ?
    : type  # The type of configuration file user or site.
    config-file  # The configuration Jamfile.
)
{
    if $(jamfile<$(config-file)>.docs)
    {
        # Print the docs.
        print.section "Configuration help"
            Configuration file at $(config-file) ;

        print.lines $(jamfile<$(config-file)>.docs) "" ;
    }
}


ws = "	 " ;

# Extract the text from a block of comments.
#
local rule extract-comment (
    var  # The name of the variable to extract from.
)
{
    local comment = ;
    local line = $($(var)[1]) ;
    local l = [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]*(#)(.*)$" : $(line) ] ;
    while $(l[1]) && $($(var))
    {
        if $(l[2]) { comment += [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]?(.*)$" : $(l[2]) ] ; }
        else { comment += "" ; }
        $(var) = $($(var)[2-]) ;
        line = $($(var)[1]) ;
        l = [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]*(#)(.*)$" : $(line) ] ;
    }
    return $(comment) ;
}


# Extract s single line of Jam syntax, ignoring any comments.
#
local rule extract-syntax (
    var  # The name of the variable to extract from.
)
{
    local syntax = ;
    local line = $($(var)[1]) ;
    while ! $(syntax) && ! [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]*(#)" : $(line) ] && $($(var))
    {
        local m = [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]*(.*)$" : $(line) ] ;
        if $(m)
        {
            syntax = $(m) ;
        }
        $(var) = $($(var)[2-]) ;
        line = $($(var)[1]) ;
    }
    return $(syntax) ;
}


# Extract the next token, this is either a single Jam construct or a comment as
# a single token.
#
local rule extract-token (
    var  # The name of the variable to extract from.
)
{
    local parts = ;
    while ! $(parts)
    {
        parts = [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]*([^$(ws)]+)[$(ws)]*(.*)" : $($(var)[1]) ] ;
        if ! $(parts)
        {
            $(var) = $($(var)[2-]) ;
        }
    }
    local token = ;
    if [ MATCH "^(#)" : $(parts[1]) ]
    {
        token = $(parts:J=" ") ;
        $(var) = $($(var)[2-]) ;
    }
    else
    {
        token = $(parts[1]) ;
        $(var) = $(parts[2-]:J=" ") $($(var)[2-]) ;
    }
    return $(token) ;
}


# Scan for a rule declaration as the next item in the variable.
#
local rule scan-rule (
    syntax ?  # The first part of the text which contains the rule declaration.
    : var  # The name of the variable to extract from.
)
{
    local rule-parts =
        [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]*(rule|local[$(ws)]*rule)[$(ws)]+([^$(ws)]+)[$(ws)]*(.*)" : $(syntax:J=" ") ] ;
    if $(rule-parts[1])
    {
        # Mark as doc for rule.
        local rule-name = $(rule-parts[2]) ;
        if $(scope-name)
        {
            rule-name = $(scope-name).$(rule-name) ;
        }
        local is-local = [ MATCH "^(local).*" : $(rule-parts[1]) ] ;
        if $(comment-block)
        {
            set-rule-doc $(rule-name) $(module-name) $(is-local) : $(comment-block) ;
        }
        # Parse args of rule.
        $(var) = $(rule-parts[3-]) $($(var)) ;
        set-rule-arguments-signature $(rule-name) $(module-name) : [ scan-rule-arguments $(var) ] ;
        # Scan within this rules scope.
        local scope-level = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
        local scope-name = $(rule-name) ;
        while $(scope-level)
        {
            local comment-block = [ extract-comment $(var) ] ;
            local syntax-block = [ extract-syntax $(var) ] ;
            if [ scan-rule $(syntax-block) : $(var) ]
            {
            }
            else if [ MATCH "^(\\{)" : $(syntax-block) ]
            {
                scope-level += "{" ;
            }
            else if [ MATCH "^[^\\}]*([\\}])[$(ws)]*$"  : $(syntax-block) ]
            {
                scope-level = $(scope-level[2-]) ;
            }
        }

        return true ;
    }
}


# Scan the arguments of a rule.
#
local rule scan-rule-arguments (
    var  # The name of the variable to extract from.
)
{
    local arg-syntax = ;
    local token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
    while $(token) != "(" && $(token) != "{"
    {
        token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
    }
    if $(token) != "{"
    {
        token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
    }
    local arg-signature = ;
    while $(token) != ")" && $(token) != "{"
    {
        local arg-name = ;
        local arg-qualifier = " " ;
        local arg-doc = ;
        if $(token) = ":"
        {
            arg-signature += $(token) ;
            token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
        }
        arg-name = $(token) ;
        arg-signature += $(token) ;
        token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
        if [ MATCH "^([\\*\\+\\?])" : $(token) ]
        {
            arg-qualifier = $(token) ;
            arg-signature += $(token) ;
            token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
        }
        if $(token) = ":"
        {
            arg-signature += $(token) ;
            token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
        }
        if [ MATCH "^(#)" : $(token) ]
        {
            $(var) = $(token) $($(var)) ;
            arg-doc = [ extract-comment $(var) ] ;
            token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
        }
        set-argument-doc $(arg-name) $(arg-qualifier) $(rule-name) $(module-name) : $(arg-doc) ;
    }
    while $(token) != "{"
    {
        token = [ extract-token $(var) ] ;
    }
    $(var) = "{" $($(var)) ;
    arg-signature ?= "" ;
    return $(arg-signature) ;
}


# Scan for a variable declaration.
#
local rule scan-variable (
    syntax ?  # The first part of the text which contains the variable declaration.
    : var  # The name of the variable to extract from.
)
{
    # [1] = name, [2] = value(s)
    local var-parts =
        [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]*([^$(ws)]+)[$(ws)]+([\\?\\=]*)[$(ws)]+([^\\;]*)\\;" : $(syntax) ] ;
    if $(var-parts)
    {
        local value = [ MATCH "^(.*)[ ]$" : $(var-parts[3-]:J=" ") ] ;
        local default-value = "" ;
        local initial-valie = "" ;
        if $(var-parts[2]) = "?="
        {
            default-value = $(value) ;
            default-value ?= "(empty)" ;
        }
        else
        {
            initial-value = $(value) ;
            initial-value ?= "(empty)" ;
        }
        if $(comment-block)
        {
            set-variable-doc $(var-parts[1]) $(default-value) $(initial-value) $(module-name) : $(comment-block) ;
        }
        return true ;
    }
}


# Scan a class declaration.
#
local rule scan-class (
    syntax ?  # The syntax text for the class declaration.
)
{
    # [1] = class?, [2] = name, [3] = superclass
    local class-parts =
        [ MATCH "^[$(ws)]*([^$(ws)]+)[$(ws)]+([^$(ws)]+)[$(ws)]+:*[$(ws)]*([^$(ws);]*)" : $(syntax) ] ;
    if $(class-parts[1]) = "class" || $(class-parts[1]) = "class.class"
    {
        set-class-doc $(class-parts[2]) $(module-name) : $(class-parts[3]) ;
    }
}


# Scan a module file for documentation comments. This also invokes any actions
# assigned to the module. The actions are the rules that do the actual output of
# the documentation. This rule is invoked as the header scan rule for the module
# file.
#
rule scan-module (
    target  # The module file.
    : text *  # The text in the file, one item per line.
    : action *  # Rule to call to output docs for the module.
)
{
    if $(.option.debug) { ECHO "HELP:" scanning module target '$(target)' ; }
    local module-name = $(target:B) ;
    local module-documented = ;
    local comment-block = ;
    local syntax-block = ;
    # This is a hack because we can not get the line of a file if it happens to
    # not have a new-line termination.
    text += "}" ;
    while $(text)
    {
        comment-block = [ extract-comment text ] ;
        syntax-block = [ extract-syntax text ] ;
        if $(.option.debug)
        {
            ECHO "HELP:" comment block; '$(comment-block)' ;
            ECHO "HELP:" syntax block; '$(syntax-block)' ;
        }
        if [ scan-rule $(syntax-block) : text ] { }
        else if [ scan-variable $(syntax-block) : text ] { }
        else if [ scan-class $(syntax-block) ] { }
        else if [ MATCH .*([cC]opyright).* : $(comment-block:J=" ") ]
        {
            # mark as the copy for the module.
            set-module-copyright $(module-name) : $(comment-block) ;
        }
        else if $(action[1]) in "print-help-project" "print-help-config"
            && ! $(jamfile<$(target)>.docs)
        {
            # special module docs for the project jamfile.
            jamfile<$(target)>.docs = $(comment-block) ;
        }
        else if ! $(module-documented)
        {
            # document the module.
            set-module-doc $(module-name) : $(comment-block) ;
            module-documented = true ;
        }
    }
    if $(action)
    {
        $(action[1]) $(module-name) : $(action[2-]) ;
    }
}


# Import scan-module to global scope, so that it is available during header
# scanning phase.
#
IMPORT $(__name__) : scan-module : : doc.scan-module ;


# Read in a file using the SHELL builtin and return the individual lines as
# would be done for header scanning.
#
local rule read-file (
    file  # The file to read in.
)
{
    file = [ path.native [ path.root [ path.make $(file) ] [ path.pwd ] ] ] ;
    if ! $(.file<$(file)>.lines)
    {
        local content ;
        switch [ modules.peek : OS ]
        {
            case NT :
            content = [ SHELL "TYPE \"$(file)\"" ] ;

            case * :
            content = [ SHELL "cat \"$(file)\"" ] ;
        }
        local lines ;
        local nl = "
" ;
        local << = "([^$(nl)]*)[$(nl)](.*)" ;
        local line+ = [ MATCH "$(<<)" : "$(content)" ] ;
        while $(line+)
        {
            lines += $(line+[1]) ;
            line+ = [ MATCH "$(<<)" : "$(line+[2])" ] ;
        }
        .file<$(file)>.lines = $(lines) ;
    }
    return $(.file<$(file)>.lines) ;
}


# Add a scan action to perform to generate the help documentation. The action
# rule is passed the name of the module as the first argument. The second
# argument(s) are optional and passed directly as specified here.
#
local rule do-scan (
    modules +  # The modules to scan and perform the action on.
    : action *  # The action rule, plus the secondary arguments to pass to the action rule.
)
{
    if $(help-output) = text
    {
        print.output $(help-output-file).txt plain ;
        ALWAYS $(help-output-file).txt ;
        DEPENDS all : $(help-output-file).txt ;
    }
    if $(help-output) = html
    {
        print.output $(help-output-file).html html ;
        ALWAYS $(help-output-file).html ;
        DEPENDS all : $(help-output-file).html ;
    }
    for local module-file in $(modules[1--2])
    {
        scan-module $(module-file) : [ read-file $(module-file) ] ;
    }
    scan-module $(modules[-1]) : [ read-file $(modules[-1]) ] : $(action) ;
}