Implements automated TypeScript API documentation generation using TypeDoc, seamlessly integrated into the existing Docusaurus website. This addresses the issue where developers had to manually navigate source files to understand frontend configuration interfaces.

Problem Solved

Previously, developers needed to manually navigate to frontend/src/app/shared/types/core/environment/mina-env.type.ts to understand the TypeScript interfaces like MinaEnv, MinaNode, and FeaturesConfig. The existing documentation contained copied code examples that required manual synchronization with source code changes.

Solution Implemented

• Automated API Generation: Set up TypeDoc with typedoc-plugin-markdown to automatically generate comprehensive API documentation from TypeScript source files
• Docusaurus Integration: Generated markdown files integrate seamlessly with the existing documentation structure under Frontend Development → TypeScript API
• JSDoc Preservation: All JSDoc comments, examples, and type information are preserved and beautifully formatted
• Cross-References: Working links between related types (MinaEnv ↔ MinaNode ↔ FeaturesConfig) and direct links to GitHub source code
• Build System Integration: Enhanced Makefile with new targets for TypeScript documentation generation

Key Features

Generated Documentation Structure:

website/docs/developers/frontend/api/
├── README.md                    # API overview with links to all types
├── interfaces/
│   ├── MinaEnv.md              # Main environment configuration interface  
│   └── MinaNode.md             # Single node configuration interface
└── type-aliases/
    ├── FeaturesConfig.md       # Feature flags configuration type
    └── FeatureType.md          # Union type of feature names

Build Integration:

• make docs-typescript - Generate TypeScript API documentation
• make docs-build - Build complete website including TypeScript APIs
• make docs-serve - Serve documentation with TypeScript APIs included
• make docs-clean - Clean all documentation artifacts

Developer Experience:

• Searchable: Full-text search works across all API documentation
• Linkable: Deep links to specific interfaces, properties, and code examples
• Maintainable: Documentation automatically stays synchronized with source code
• Professional: Clean formatting with syntax highlighting and preserved JSDoc examples

Technical Implementation

The solution uses TypeDoc to process TypeScript source files and generate markdown documentation that integrates with Docusaurus. Key configuration files:

• website/typedoc.json - TypeDoc configuration for API generation
• website/tsconfig.typedoc.json - Isolated TypeScript configuration for documentation
• website/src/typedoc-entry.ts - Entry point for documentation generation
• Updated website/sidebars.ts with Frontend Development section

Future Expansion

The foundation is now in place to easily expand documentation to include additional TypeScript interfaces, Angular services, and component APIs by simply adding entry points to the TypeDoc configuration.

Screenshot shows the generated FeaturesConfig type documentation with preserved JSDoc comments, working code examples, syntax highlighting, and seamless integration with the existing website design.

This implementation eliminates the need for developers to manually navigate source files and provides comprehensive, automatically synchronized TypeScript API documentation that integrates perfectly with the existing documentation workflow.

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