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diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/rdoc.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/rdoc.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0f6f843c42 --- /dev/null +++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/rdoc.txt @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +== RDoc Documentation == + +Once your plugin is stable and you are ready to deploy do everyone else a favor and document it! Luckily, writing documentation for your plugin is easy. + +The first step is to update the README file with detailed information about how to use your plugin. A few key things to include are: + + * Your name + * How to install + * How to add the functionality to the app (several examples of common use cases) + * Warning, gotchas or tips that might help save users time + +Once your README is solid, go through and add rdoc comments to all of the methods that developers will use. It's also customary to add '#:nodoc:' comments to those parts of the code that are not part of the public api. + +Once your comments are good to go, navigate to your plugin directory and run: + +--------------------------------------------------------- +rake rdoc +--------------------------------------------------------- |