Documenting code with Doxygen

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Installing doxygen

Windows:

The recommended way to install doxygen is by using chocolatey. Start by following the installation instructions for choclatey and then run

choco install doxygen.install -y

Linux

Install doxygen through your favorite package manager

OSX

Install doxygen using homebrew

brew install doxygen

Building documentation

The documentation is in the main chrono repository in the doxygen folder. To build the documentation run the doxygen command in this directory. By default, the documentation will be built in /tmp/chrono_doxygen. To change the output directory, edit the file Doxyfile and change the variable OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.

The instructions below also mention the corresponding syntax in the old MediaWiki-based Chrono documentation.

Links

A mediawiki link [http://www.povray.org POVray] becomes [POVray](http://www.povray.org) in markdown

Referencing a page in doxygen

If the page starts with

About Chrono::Solidworks {#introduction_chrono_solidworks}
==========================

In the header you can reference it with the @ref command

[Chrono::SolidWorks](@ref introduction_chrono_solidworks)

Headings

In mediawiki === specified headings, in markdown ### specifies a heading, the more pound symbols there are the lower the heading level.
Example: === Create a column === becomes ### Create a column

Images

Images must be in the documentation/images/ folder to be picked up by doxygen, if you would like to add more folders modify the IMAGE_PATH = documentation/images/ setting in Doxyfile.

Images can be added as follows:

![](http://projectchrono.org/assets/manual/SWaddin.jpg)

Converting Details Blocks

The text in the wiki:

{{Details|content=
We suggest to install also the following third party packages for expanding the capabilities of Python in mathematical ad plotting areas:
* [http://numpy.scipy.org/ Numpy]
* [http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/ Matplotlib].
NOTE. Precompiled binaries of Numpy and Matplotlib for Python 3.2 can be downloaded from the unofficial [http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ repository]. A faster option is to install the entire [http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#scipy-stack SciPy stack] that includes both.
Otherwise there is a custom Python distribution called [http://enthought.com/products/epd.php Enthough] that already includes the two packages.
}}

Becomes:

<div class=well>
We suggest to install also the following third party packages for expanding the capabilities of Python in mathematical ad plotting areas:
* [http://numpy.scipy.org/ Numpy]
* [http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/ Matplotlib].
NOTE. Precompiled binaries of Numpy and Matplotlib for Python 3.2 can be downloaded from the unofficial [repository](http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/). A faster option is to install the entire [stack](http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#scipy-stack SciPy) that includes both.
Otherwise there is a custom Python distribution called [Enthough](http://enthought.com/products/epd.php) that already includes the two packages.
</div>

Here is another example:

{{Details|content=
The files for this demo can be found in the directory ''C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\chronoengine\examples\collisions''. The directory contains all the parts needed for this assembly.
}}

and the code that should be put into markdown

<div class=well>
The files for this demo can be found in the directory ```C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\chronoengine\examples\collisions``` . The directory contains all the parts needed for this assembly.
</div>

For notes that have a symbol next to them use the following code block

<span class="label label-success"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-check"></span></span>
<span class="label label-info"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"></span></span>
<span class="label label-warning"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-warning-sign"></span></span>
<span class="label label-danger"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-exclamation-sign"></span></span>

For longer notes, that might also be multiple lines, that have a symbol next to them use the following code block:

This is an info
This is a warning
This is a danger
<div class="ce-info">
This is an info
</div>
<div class="ce-warning">
This is a warning
</div>
<div class="ce-danger">
This is a danger
</div>

Code blocks

<source lang="py">
brick_material = chrono.ChMaterialSurfaceShared()
brick_material.SetFriction(0.6)
brick_material.SetDampingF(0.05)
brick_material.SetCompliance (0.000000003)
brick_material.SetComplianceT(0.000000001)
</source>

Becomes

brick_material = chrono.ChMaterialSurfaceShared()
brick_material.SetFriction(0.6)
brick_material.SetDampingF(0.05)
brick_material.SetCompliance (0.000000003)
brick_material.SetComplianceT(0.000000001)

Emphasis

Change quotes to double asterisks

''but it won't produce any collisions yet!''
**but it won't produce any collisions yet!**

Lists

*First, start SolidWorks.
*Use menu File/New... and create a new Part.
*In the Part editor, create a doric column (like those that you can find in Greek temples) by using the [[File:Tutorial_collshapes_01.jpg]] '''Revolved boss / base''' tool in the toolbar. (Just create a profile like a rectangle, where one of the vertical sides is rather an almost flat arc, and the opposite side is the axis of revolution).
*You should obtain this:

Becomes (spacing important!)

* First, start SolidWorks.
* Use menu File/New... and create a new Part.
* In the Part editor, create a doric column (like those that you can find in Greek temples) by using the [[File:Tutorial_collshapes_01.jpg]] '''Revolved boss / base''' tool in the toolbar. (Just create a profile like a rectangle, where one of the vertical sides is rather an almost flat arc, and the opposite side is the axis of revolution).
* You should obtain this:

Linking to contents of source file

Creating A Powertrain In Chrono (demo_powertrain.cpp) {#tutorial_demo_powertrain}
==========================
\verbinclude demo_powertrain.cpp