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`jsdoc` plugin for [jscs](https://github.com/jscs-dev/node-jscs/). [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jscs_dev) | [Mailing List](https://groups.google.com/group/jscs-dev)

## Table of Contents

- [Installation](#plugin-installation)
- [Versioning & Semver](#versioning--semver)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Rules](#rules)

## Plugin installation

**NB** Since `jscs v2.0` the plugin `jscs-jsdoc` is bundled into it.

`jscs-jsdoc` can be installed using NPM and requires [jscs](https://github.com/jscs-dev/node-jscs/#installation).

Install it globally if you are using globally installed `jscs`

npm -g install jscs-jsdoc

But better install it into your project

npm install jscs-jsdoc --save-dev

## Versioning & Semver

We recommend installing `jscs-jsdoc` via NPM using `^`, or `~` if you want more stable releases.

Semver (http://semver.org/) dictates that breaking changes be major version bumps. In the context of a linting tool, a bug fix that causes more errors to be reported can be interpreted as a breaking change. However, that would require major version bumps to occur more often than can be desirable. Therefore, as a compromise, we will only release bug fixes that cause more errors to be reported in minor versions.

Below you will find our versioning strategy, and what you can expect to come out of a new `jscs-jsdoc` release.

* Patch release:
   * A bug fix in a rule that causes `jscs-jsdoc` to report less errors;
   * Docs, refactoring and other "invisible" changes for user;
 * Minor release:
   * Any preset changes;
   * A bug fix in a rule that causes `jscs-jsdoc` to report more errors;
   * New rules or new options for existing rules that don't change existing behavior;
   * Modifying rules so they report less errors, and don't cause build failures;
 * Major release:
   * Purposefully modifying existing rules so that they report more errors or change the meaning of a rule;
   * Any architectural changes that could cause builds to fail.

## Usage

To use plugin you should add these lines to configuration file `.jscsrc`:

```json
{
    "plugins": [
        "jscs-jsdoc"
    ],
    "jsDoc": {
        "checkAnnotations": "closurecompiler",
        "checkTypes": "strictNativeCase",
        "enforceExistence": {
            "allExcept": ["exports"]
        }
    }
}
```

## Rules

### checkAnnotations

Checks tag names are valid.

There are 3 presets for `Closure Compiler`, `JSDoc3` and `JSDuck5`.

By default it allows any tag from any preset. You can pass `Object`
to select preset with `preset` field and add custom tags with `extra` field.

Type: `Boolean` or `String` or `{"preset": String, "extra": Object}`
(see [tag values](#user-content-tag-values)).

Values: `true`, `"closurecompiler"`, `"jsdoc3"`, `"jsduck5"`, `Object`

Context: `file`

Tags: `*`

#### Tag values

`extra` field should contains tags in keys and there are options for values:
- `false` means tag available with no value
- `true` means tag available with any value
- `"some"` means tag available and requires some value

See also [tag presets](https://github.com/jscs-dev/jscs-jsdoc/tree/master/lib/tags).

#### Example

```js
"checkAnnotations": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @chainable
 * @param {string} message
 * @return {string}
 */
function _f() {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @pororo
 * @lalala
 */
function _f() {}
```

#### Example 2

```js
"checkAnnotations": {
    "preset": "jsdoc3",
    "extra": {
        "boomer": false
    }
}
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @boomer
 * @argument {String}
 */
function _f() {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/** @still-invalid */
```

### checkParamExistence

Checks all parameters are documented.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

#### Example

```js
"checkParamExistence": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {string} message
 * @return {string}
 */
function _f ( message ) {
  return true;
}

/**
 * @inheritdoc
 */
function _f ( message ) {
  return true;
}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @return {string}
 */
function _f ( message ) {
  return true;
}
```

### checkParamNames

Checks param names in jsdoc and in function declaration are equal.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `param`, `arg`, `argument`

#### Example

```js
"checkParamNames": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} message
 * @param {Number|Object} [line]
 */
function method(message, line) {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} msg
 * @param {Number|Object} [line]
 */
function method(message) {}
```

### requireParamTypes

Checks params in jsdoc contains type.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `param`, `arg`, `argument`

#### Example

```js
"requireParamTypes": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method() {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @param message
 */
function method() {}
```

### checkRedundantParams

Reports redundant params in jsdoc.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `param`, `arg`, `argument`

#### Example

```js
"checkRedundantParams": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method(message) {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method() {}
```

### checkReturnTypes

Checks for differences between the jsdoc and actual return types if both exist.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `return`, `returns`

#### Example

```js
"checkReturnTypes": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @returns {String}
 */
function method() {
    return 'foo';
}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @returns {String}
 */
function method(f) {
    if (f) {
        return true;
    }
    return 1;
}
```

### checkRedundantReturns

Report statements for functions without return.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `return`, `returns`

#### Example

```js
"checkRedundantReturns": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @returns {string}
 */
function f() {
    return 'yes';
}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @returns {string}
 */
function f() {
    // no return here
}
```

### requireReturnTypes

Checks returns in jsdoc contains type

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `return`, `returns`

#### Example

```js
"requireReturnTypes": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @returns {String}
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * no @return
 */
function method() {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @returns
 */
function method() {}
```

### checkTypes

Reports invalid types for bunch of tags.

The `strictNativeCase` mode checks that case of natives is the same as in this
list: `boolean`, `number`, `string`, `Object`, `Array`, `Date`, `RegExp`.

The `capitalizedNativeCase` mode checks that the first letter in all native
types and primitives is uppercased except the case with `function` in google closure format: `{function(...)}`

Type: `Boolean` or `String`

Values: `true` or `"strictNativeCase"` or `"capitalizedNativeCase"`

Context: `*`

Tags: `typedef`, `type`, `param`, `return`, `returns`, `enum`, `var`, `prop`, `property`, `arg`, `argument`, `cfg`, `lends`, `extends`, `implements`, `define`

#### Example

```js
"checkTypes": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @typedef {Object} ObjectLike
 * @property {boolean} hasFlag
 * @property {string} name
 */

/** @type {number} */
var bar = 1;

/** @const {number} */
var FOO = 2;

/**
 * @const
 * @type {number}
 */
var BAZ = 3;

/**
 * @param {SomeX} x
 * @returns {string}
 */
function method(x) {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/** @type {some~number} */
var x = 1;

/**
 * @param {function(redundantName: Number)} x
 */
function method(x) {}

/**
 * @param {Number|Boolean|object|array} x invalid for strictNativeCase
 */
function method(x) {}
```

```js
/** @type {some~number} */
var x = 1;
```

### checkRedundantAccess

Reports redundant access declarations.

Type: `Boolean` or `String`

Values: `true` or `"enforceLeadingUnderscore"` or `"enforceTrailingUnderscore"`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `access`, `private`, `protected`, `public`

#### Example

```js
"checkRedundantAccess": true
"checkRedundantAccess": "enforceLeadingUnderscore"
```

##### Valid for true, "enforceLeadingUnderscore"

```js
/**
 * @access private
 */
function _f() {}

/**
 * @access public
 */
function f() {}
```

##### Invalid for true

```js
/**
 * @private
 * @access private
 */
function _f() {}
```

##### Invalid for "enforceLeadingUnderscore"

```js
/**
 * @private
 */
function _f() {}
```

### leadingUnderscoreAccess

Checks access declaration is set for `_underscored` function names

Ignores a bunch of popular identifiers:
`__filename`, `__dirname`, `__proto__`, `__defineGetter__`, `super_`,
`__constructor`, etc.

Type: `Boolean` or `String`

Values: `true` (means not public), `"private"`, `"protected"`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `access`, `private`, `protected`, `public`

#### Example

```js
"leadingUnderscoreAccess": "protected"
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @protected
 */
function _f() {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
function _g() {}

/**
 * @private
 */
function _e() {}
```

### enforceExistence

Checks jsdoc block exists.

Type: `Boolean`, `String` or `Object`

Values:
- `true`
- `"exceptExports"` (*deprecated* use `"allExcept": ["exports"]`)
- `Object`:
  - `"allExcept"` array of exceptions:
    - `"expressions"` skip expression functions
    - `"exports"` skip `module.exports = function () {};`
    - `"paramless-procedures"` functions without parameters and with empty
      return statements will be skipped

Context: `functions`

#### Example

```js
"enforceExistence": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @protected
 */
function _f() {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
function _g() {}
```

### requireHyphenBeforeDescription

Checks a param description has a hyphen before it (checks for `- `).

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `param`, `arg`, `argument`

#### Example

```js
"requireHyphenBeforeDescription": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} - message
 */
function method() {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method() {}
```

### requireNewlineAfterDescription

Checks a doc comment description has padding newline.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `*`

#### Example

```js
"requireNewlineAfterDescription": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} msg - message
 */
function method(msg) {}

/**
 * Description
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * Description
 *
 * @param {String} msg - message
 */
function method(msg) {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * Description
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method() {}
```

### disallowNewlineAfterDescription

Checks a doc comment description has no padding newlines.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `*`

#### Example

```js
"disallowNewlineAfterDescription": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} msg - message
 */
function method(msg) {}

/**
 * Description
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * Description
 * @param {String} msg - message
 */
function method(msg) {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * Description
 *
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method(message) {}
```

### requireDescriptionCompleteSentence

Checks a doc comment description is a complete sentence.

A complete sentence is defined as starting with an upper case letter and ending
with a period.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `*`

#### Example

```js
"requireDescriptionCompleteSentence": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} msg - message
 */
function method(msg) {}

/**
 * Description.
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * (Description).
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * Description.
 *
 * @param {String} msg - message
 */
function method(msg) {}

/**
 * Description
 * on multiple lines are allowed.
 *
 * @param {String} msg - message
 */
function method(msg) {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * Description
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * Description
 * On multiple lines should not start with an upper case.
 *
 * @param {String} - message
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * description starting with a lower case letter.
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * Description period is offset .
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method() {}

/**
 * Description!
 * @param {String} message
 */
function method() {}
```

### requireParamDescription

Checks a param description exists.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `param`, `arg`, `argument`

#### Example

```js
"requireParamDescription": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} arg message
 */
function method(arg) {}

/**
 * @param arg message
 */
function method(arg) {}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @param {String} arg
 */
function method(arg) {}

/**
 * @param arg
 */
function method(arg) {}
```

### requireReturnDescription

Checks a return description exists.

Type: `Boolean`

Values: `true`

Context: `functions`

Tags: `return`, `returns`

#### Example

```js
"requireReturnDescription": true
```

##### Valid

```js
/**
 * @returns {Boolean} Method result.
 */
function method() {
  return false;
}

/**
 * @returns {String} method result
 */
function method() {
  return 'Hello!';
}
```

##### Invalid

```js
/**
 * @returns {Boolean}
 */
function method() {
  return false;
}
```

## Security contact information

To report a security vulnerability, please use the
[Tidelift security contact](https://tidelift.com/security).
Tidelift will coordinate the fix and disclosure.

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