Support examples section

docs/developers/test_suite/test_parsers/test_docstrings/test_google.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+::: tests.test_parsers.test_docstrings.test_google

docs/reference/parsers/docstrings/__init__.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+::: pytkdocs.parsers.docstrings.__init__

docs/reference/parsers/docstrings/base.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+::: pytkdocs.parsers.docstrings.base

docs/reference/parsers/docstrings/google.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+::: pytkdocs.parsers.docstrings.google

mkdocs.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ nav:
     - parsers:
       - __init__.py: "reference/parsers/__init__.md"
       - attributes.py: "reference/parsers/attributes.md"
-      - docstrings.py: "reference/parsers/docstrings.md"
+      - docstrings:
+        - __init__.py: "reference/parsers/docstrings/__init__.md"
+        - base.py: "reference/parsers/docstrings/base.md"
+        - google.py: "reference/parsers/docstrings/google.md"
     - properties.py: "reference/properties.md"
     - serializer.py: "reference/serializer.md"
   - Contributing: "contributing.md"
@@ -37,7 +40,8 @@ nav:
       - test_objects.py: "developers/test_suite/test_objects.md"
       - test_parsers:
         - test_attributes.py: "developers/test_suite/test_parsers/test_attributes.md"
-        - test_docstrings.py: "developers/test_suite/test_parsers/test_docstrings.md"
+        - test_docstrings:
+          - test_google.py: "developers/test_suite/test_parsers/test_docstrings/test_google.md"
       - test_properties.py: "developers/test_suite/test_properties.md"
       - test_serializer.py: "developers/test_suite/test_serializer.md"
   - Code of Conduct: "code_of_conduct.md"

src/pytkdocs/parsers/docstrings/base.py

@@ -89,10 +89,9 @@ class Type:
         PARAMETERS = "parameters"
         EXCEPTIONS = "exceptions"
         RETURN = "return"
+        EXAMPLES = "examples"
 
-    def __init__(
-        self, section_type: str, value: Union[str, List[Parameter], List[AnnotatedObject], AnnotatedObject]
-    ) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, section_type: str, value: Any) -> None:
         """
         Initialization method.
 

src/pytkdocs/parsers/docstrings/google.py

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 TITLES_RETURN: Sequence[str] = ("return:", "returns:")
 """Titles to match for "returns" sections."""
 
+TITLES_EXAMPLES: Sequence[str] = ("example:", "examples:")
+"""Titles to match for "examples" sections."""
 
 RE_GOOGLE_STYLE_ADMONITION: Pattern = re.compile(r"^(?P<indent>\s*)(?P<type>[\w-]+):((?:\s+)(?P<title>.+))?$")
 """Regular expressions to match lines starting admonitions, of the form `TYPE: [TITLE]`."""
@@ -75,6 +77,15 @@ def parse_sections(self, docstring: str) -> List[Section]:  # noqa: D102
                 if section:
                     sections.append(section)
 
+            elif line_lower in TITLES_EXAMPLES:
+                if current_section:
+                    if any(current_section):
+                        sections.append(Section(Section.Type.MARKDOWN, "\n".join(current_section)))
+                    current_section = []
+                section, i = self.read_examples_section(lines, i + 1)
+                if section:
+                    sections.append(section)
+
             elif line_lower.lstrip(" ").startswith("```"):
                 in_code_block = True
                 current_section.append(lines[i])
@@ -343,3 +354,55 @@ def read_return_section(self, lines: List[str], start_index: int) -> Tuple[Optio
             return None, i
 
         return Section(Section.Type.RETURN, AnnotatedObject(annotation, text)), i
+
+    def read_examples_section(self, lines: List[str], start_index: int) -> Tuple[Optional[Section], int]:
+        """
+        Parse an "examples" section.
+
+        Arguments:
+            lines: The examples block lines.
+            start_index: The line number to start at.
+
+        Returns:
+            A tuple containing a `Section` (or `None`) and the index at which to continue parsing.
+        """
+
+        text, i = self.read_block(lines, start_index)
+
+        sub_sections = []
+        in_code_example = False
+        in_code_block = False
+        current_text = []
+        current_example = []
+
+        for line in text.split("\n"):
+            if self.is_empty_line(line):
+                if in_code_example:
+                    if current_example:
+                        sub_sections.append((Section.Type.EXAMPLES, "\n".join(current_example)))
+                        current_example = []
+                    in_code_example = False
+                else:
+                    current_text.append(line)
+            elif in_code_example:
+                current_example.append(line)
+            elif line.startswith("```"):
+                in_code_block = not in_code_block
+                current_text.append(line)
+            elif in_code_block:
+                current_text.append(line)
+            elif line.startswith(">>>"):
+                if current_text:
+                    sub_sections.append((Section.Type.MARKDOWN, "\n".join(current_text)))
+                    current_text = []
+                in_code_example = True
+                current_example.append(line)
+            else:
+                current_text.append(line)
+
+        if current_text:
+            sub_sections.append((Section.Type.MARKDOWN, "\n".join(current_text)))
+        elif current_example:
+            sub_sections.append((Section.Type.EXAMPLES, "\n".join(current_example)))
+
+        return Section(Section.Type.EXAMPLES, sub_sections), i

src/pytkdocs/serializer.py

@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ def serialize_docstring_section(section: Section) -> dict:
         serialized.update({"value": [serialize_annotated_object(e) for e in section.value]})  # type: ignore
     elif section.type == section.Type.PARAMETERS:
         serialized.update({"value": [serialize_parameter(p) for p in section.value]})  # type: ignore
+    elif section.type == section.Type.EXAMPLES:
+        serialized.update({"value": section.value})  # type: ignore
     return serialized
 
 

tests/test_parsers/test_docstrings/test_google.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Tests for [the `parsers.docstrings` module][pytkdocs.parsers.docstrings]."""
+"""Tests for [the `parsers.docstrings.google` module][pytkdocs.parsers.docstrings.google]."""
 
 import inspect
 from textwrap import dedent
@@ -111,6 +111,72 @@ def f(x: int, y: int) -> int:
     assert not errors
 
 
+def test_function_with_examples():
+    """Parse a function docstring with signature annotations."""
+
+    def f(x: int, y: int) -> int:
+        """
+        This function has annotations.
+
+        Examples:
+            Some examples that will create an unified code block:
+
+            >>> 2 + 2 == 5
+            False
+            >>> print("examples")
+            "examples"
+
+            This is just a random comment in the examples section.
+
+            These examples will generate two different code blocks. Note the blank line.
+
+            >>> print("I'm in the first code block!")
+            "I'm in the first code block!"
+
+            >>> print("I'm in other code block!")
+            "I'm in other code block!"
+
+            We also can write multiline examples:
+
+            >>> x = 3 + 2
+            >>> y = x + 10
+            >>> y
+            15
+
+            This is just a typical Python code block:
+
+            ```python
+            print("examples")
+            return 2 + 2
+            ```
+
+            Even if it contains doctests, the following block is still considered a normal code-block.
+
+            ```python
+            >>> print("examples")
+            "examples"
+            >>> 2 + 2
+            4
+            ```
+
+            The blank line before an example is optional.
+            >>> x = 3
+            >>> y = "apple"
+            >>> z = False
+            >>> l = [x, y, z]
+            >>> my_print_list_function(l)
+            3
+            "apple"
+            False
+        """
+        return x + y
+
+    sections, errors = parse(inspect.getdoc(f), inspect.signature(f))
+    assert len(sections) == 2
+    assert len(sections[1].value) == 9
+    assert not errors
+
+
 def test_types_in_docstring():
     """Parse types in docstring."""