yard 0.9.18 → 0.9.19

data/lib/yard/tags/library.rb

@@ -1,633 +1,633 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-module YARD
-  module Tags
-    # Keeps track of all the registered meta-data tags and directives.
-    # Also allows for defining of custom tags and customizing the tag parsing
-    # syntax.
-    #
-    # == Defining Custom Meta-Data Tags
-    #
-    # To define a custom tag, use {define_tag}. You should pass the tag
-    # name and the factory method to use when creating the tag. If you do not
-    # provide a factory method to use, it will default to {DefaultFactory#parse_tag}
-    #
-    # You can also define tag objects manually by simply implementing a "tagname_tag"
-    # method that returns a {Tag} object, but they will not take advantage of tag factory
-    # parsing:
-    #
-    #   def mytag_tag(text)
-    #     Tag.new(:mytag, text)
-    #   end
-    #
-    # == Defining Custom Directives
-    #
-    # Directives can be defined by calling the {define_directive} method, taking
-    # the directive name, an optional tag factory parser method (to parse the
-    # data in the directive into a temporary {Tag} object) and a {Directive} subclass
-    # that performs the directive processing. For more information on creating a
-    # Directive subclass, see the {Directive} class documentation.
-    #
-    # Similar to tags, Directives can also be defined manually, in this case using
-    # the method name "mydirective_directive" and returning a new {Directive} object:
-    #
-    #   def mydirective_directive(tag, parser)
-    #     MyDirective.new(tag, parser)
-    #   end
-    #
-    # == Namespaced Tags
-    #
-    # In YARD 0.8.0+, tags can be namespaced using the '.' character. It is recommended
-    # to namespace project specific tags, like +@yard.tag_name+, so that tags do not
-    # collide with other plugins or new built-in tags.
-    #
-    # == Adding/Changing the Tag Syntax
-    #
-    # If you have specialized tag parsing needs you can substitute the {#factory}
-    # object with your own by setting {Library.default_factory= Library.default_factory}
-    # to a new class with its own parsing methods before running YARD. This is useful
-    # if you want to change the syntax of existing tags (@see, @since, etc.)
-    #
-    # @example Defining a custom tag
-    #   define_tag "Parameter", :param, :with_types_and_name
-    #   define_tag "Author", :author
-    # @example Defining a custom directive
-    #   define_directive :method, :with_title_and_text, MethodDirective
-    # @see DefaultFactory
-    # @see define_tag
-    # @see define_directive
-    # @see Directive
-    class Library
-      class << self
-        # @return [SymbolHash{Symbol=>String}] the map of tag names and their
-        #   respective display labels.
-        attr_reader :labels
-
-        # @!attribute instance
-        # @return [Library] the main Library instance object.
-        def instance
-          @instance ||= new
-        end
-
-        # @!attribute default_factory
-        # Replace the factory object responsible for parsing tags by setting
-        # this to an object (or class) that responds to +parse_TAGNAME+ methods
-        # where +TAGNAME+ is the name of the tag.
-        #
-        # You should set this value before performing any source parsing with
-        # YARD, otherwise your factory class will not be used.
-        #
-        # @example
-        #   YARD::Tags::Library.default_factory = MyFactory
-        #
-        # @see DefaultFactory
-        def default_factory
-          @default_factory ||= DefaultFactory.new
-        end
-
-        def default_factory=(factory)
-          @default_factory = factory.is_a?(Class) ? factory.new : factory
-        end
-
-        # Returns the factory method used to parse the tag text for a specific tag
-        #
-        # @param [Symbol] tag the tag name
-        # @return [Symbol] the factory method name for the tag
-        # @return [Class<Tag>,Symbol] the Tag class to use to parse the tag
-        #   or the method to call on the factory class
-        # @return [nil] if the tag is freeform text
-        # @since 0.6.0
-        def factory_method_for(tag)
-          @factory_methods[tag]
-        end
-
-        # Returns the factory method used to parse the tag text for a specific
-        # directive
-        #
-        # @param [Symbol] directive the directive name
-        # @return [Symbol] the factory method name for the tag
-        # @return [Class<Tag>,Symbol] the Tag class to use to parse the tag or
-        #   the methods to call on the factory class
-        # @return [nil] if the tag is freeform text
-        # @since 0.8.0
-        def factory_method_for_directive(directive)
-          @directive_factory_classes[directive]
-        end
-
-        # Sets the list of tags to display when rendering templates. The order of
-        # tags in the list is also significant, as it represents the order that
-        # tags are displayed in templates.
-        #
-        # You can use the {Array#place} to insert new tags to be displayed in
-        # the templates at specific positions:
-        #
-        #   Library.visible_tags.place(:mytag).before(:return)
-        #
-        # @return [Array<Symbol>] a list of ordered tags
-        # @since 0.6.0
-        attr_accessor :visible_tags
-
-        # Sets the list of tags that should apply to any children inside the
-        # namespace they are defined in. For instance, a "@since" tag should
-        # apply to all methods inside a module it is defined in. Transitive
-        # tags can be overridden by directly defining a tag on the child object.
-        #
-        # @return [Array<Symbol>] a list of transitive tags
-        # @since 0.6.0
-        attr_accessor :transitive_tags
-
-        # Sorts the labels lexically by their label name, often used when displaying
-        # the tags.
-        #
-        # @return [Array<Symbol>, String] the sorted labels as an array of the tag name and label
-        def sorted_labels
-          labels.sort_by {|a| a.last.downcase }
-        end
-
-        # Convenience method to define a new tag using one of {Tag}'s factory methods, or the
-        # regular {DefaultFactory#parse_tag} factory method if none is supplied.
-        #
-        # @!macro [attach] yard.tag
-        #   @!method $2_tag
-        #   @!visibility private
-        #   @yard.tag $2 [$3] $1
-        # @param [#to_s] label the label used when displaying the tag in templates
-        # @param [#to_s] tag the tag name to create
-        # @param [#to_s, Class<Tag>] meth the {Tag} factory method to call when
-        #   creating the tag or the name of the class to directly create a tag for
-        def define_tag(label, tag, meth = nil)
-          tag_meth = tag_method_name(tag)
-          if meth.is_a?(Class) && Tag > meth
-            class_eval(<<-eof, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
-              def #{tag_meth}(text)
-                #{meth}.new(#{tag.inspect}, text)
-              end
-            eof
-          else
-            class_eval(<<-eof, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
-              begin; undef #{tag_meth}; rescue NameError; end
-              def #{tag_meth}(text)
-                send_to_factory(#{tag.inspect}, #{meth.inspect}, text)
-              end
-            eof
-          end
-
-          @labels ||= SymbolHash.new(false)
-          @labels.update(tag => label)
-          @factory_methods ||= SymbolHash.new(false)
-          @factory_methods.update(tag => meth)
-          tag
-        end
-
-        # @macro [attach] yard.directive
-        #   @!method $1_directive
-        #   @!visibility private
-        #   @yard.directive $1 [$2] $-1
-        # @overload define_directive(tag, tag_meth = nil, directive_class)
-        #   Convenience method to define a new directive using a {Tag} factory
-        #   method and {Directive} subclass that implements the directive
-        #   callbacks.
-        #
-        #   @param [#to_s] tag the tag name of the directive
-        #   @param [#to_s] tag_meth the tag factory method to use when
-        #     parsing tag information
-        #   @param [Class<Directive>] the directive class that implements the
-        #     directive behaviour
-        #   @see define_tag
-        def define_directive(tag, tag_meth = nil, directive_class = nil)
-          directive_meth = directive_method_name(tag)
-          if directive_class.nil?
-            directive_class = tag_meth
-            tag_meth = nil
-          end
-          class_eval <<-eof, __FILE__, __LINE__
-            def #{directive_meth}(tag, parser)
-              directive_call(tag, parser)
-            end
-          eof
-
-          @factory_methods ||= SymbolHash.new(false)
-          @factory_methods.update(tag => tag_meth)
-          @directive_factory_classes ||= SymbolHash.new(false)
-          @directive_factory_classes.update(tag => directive_class)
-
-          tag
-        end
-
-        def tag_method_name(tag_name)
-          tag_or_directive_method_name(tag_name)
-        end
-
-        def directive_method_name(tag_name)
-          tag_or_directive_method_name(tag_name, 'directive')
-        end
-
-        private
-
-        def tag_or_directive_method_name(tag_name, type = 'tag')
-          "#{tag_name.to_s.tr('.', '_')}_#{type}"
-        end
-      end
-
-      private
-
-      def send_to_factory(tag_name, meth, text)
-        meth = meth.to_s
-        send_name = "parse_tag" + (meth.empty? ? "" : "_" + meth)
-        if @factory.respond_to?(send_name)
-          @factory.send(send_name, tag_name, text)
-        else
-          raise NoMethodError, "Factory #{@factory.class_name} does not implement factory method :#{meth}."
-        end
-      end
-
-      # @return [Directive]
-      def directive_call(tag, parser)
-        meth = self.class.factory_method_for_directive(tag.tag_name)
-        if meth <= Directive
-          meth = meth.new(tag, parser)
-          meth.call
-          meth
-        else
-          meth.call(tag, parser)
-        end
-      end
-
-      public
-
-      # A factory class to handle parsing of tags, defaults to {default_factory}
-      attr_accessor :factory
-
-      def initialize(factory = Library.default_factory)
-        self.factory = factory
-      end
-
-      # @param [#to_s] tag_name the name of the tag to look for
-      # @return [Boolean] whether a tag by the given name is registered in
-      #   the library.
-      def has_tag?(tag_name)
-        tag_name && respond_to?(self.class.tag_method_name(tag_name))
-      end
-
-      # Creates a new {Tag} object with a given tag name and data
-      # @return [Tag] the newly created tag object
-      def tag_create(tag_name, tag_buf)
-        send(self.class.tag_method_name(tag_name), tag_buf)
-      end
-
-      # @param [#to_s] tag_name the name of the tag to look for
-      # @return [Boolean] whether a directive by the given name is registered in
-      #   the library.
-      def has_directive?(tag_name)
-        tag_name && respond_to?(self.class.directive_method_name(tag_name))
-      end
-
-      # Creates a new directive with tag information and a docstring parser
-      # object.
-      # @param [String] tag_name the name of the tag
-      # @param [String] tag_buf the tag data
-      # @param [DocstringParser] parser the parser object parsing the docstring
-      # @return [Directive] the newly created directive
-      def directive_create(tag_name, tag_buf, parser)
-        meth = self.class.factory_method_for(tag_name)
-        tag = send_to_factory(tag_name, meth, tag_buf)
-        meth = self.class.directive_method_name(tag_name)
-        send(meth, tag, parser)
-      end
-
-      # @!macro yard.tag.transitive
-      #   @note This tag is *transitive*. If it is applied on a
-      #     namespace (module or class), it will immediately be
-      #     applied to all children objects of that namespace unless
-      #     it is redefined on the child object.
-
-      # Marks a class/module/method as abstract with optional
-      # implementor information.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @abstract Subclass and override {#run} to implement
-      #   #   a custom Threadable class.
-      #   class Runnable
-      #     def run; raise NotImplementedError end
-      #   end
-      define_tag "Abstract",           :abstract
-
-      # Declares the API that the object belongs to. Does not display in
-      # output, but useful for performing queries (+yardoc --query+). Any text is
-      # allowable in this tag, and there are no predefined values.
-      #
-      # @!macro yard.tag.transitive
-      # @note The special name +@api private+ does display a notice in
-      #   documentation if it is listed, letting users know that the
-      #   method is not to be used by external components.
-      # @example
-      #   class Post
-      #     # @api private
-      #     def reset_table!; table.flush end
-      #   end
-      define_tag "API Visibility",     :api
-
-      # Declares a readwrite attribute on a Struct or class.
-      #
-      # @note This attribute is only applicable on class docstrings
-      # @deprecated Use the more powerful {tag:!attribute} directive instead.
-      # @example
-      #   # @attr [String] name the name of the structure
-      #   # @attr [Fixnum] size the size of the structure
-      #   class MyStruct < Struct; end
-      define_tag "Attribute",          :attr,        :with_types_and_name
-
-      # Declares a readonly attribute on a Struct or class.
-      #
-      # @note This attribute is only applicable on class docstrings
-      # @deprecated Use the more powerful {tag:!attribute} directive instead.
-      # @example
-      #   # @attr_reader [String] name the name of the structure
-      #   # @attr_reader [Fixnum] size the size of the structure
-      #   class MyStruct < Struct; end
-      define_tag "Attribute Getter",   :attr_reader, :with_types_and_name
-
-      # Declares a writeonly attribute on a Struct or class.
-      #
-      # @note This attribute is only applicable on class docstrings
-      # @deprecated Use the more powerful {tag:!attribute} directive instead.
-      # @example
-      #   # @attr_reader [String] name the name of the structure
-      #   # @attr_reader [Fixnum] size the size of the structure
-      #   class MyStruct < Struct; end
-      define_tag "Attribute Setter",   :attr_writer, :with_types_and_name
-
-      # List the author or authors of a class, module, or method.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @author Foo Bar <foo@bar.com>
-      #   class MyClass; end
-      define_tag "Author",             :author
-
-      # Marks a method/class as deprecated with an optional description.
-      # The description should be used to inform users of the recommended
-      # migration path, and/or any useful information about why the object
-      # was marked as deprecated.
-      #
-      # @example Deprecate a method with a replacement API
-      #   # @deprecated Use {#bar} instead.
-      #   def foo; end
-      # @example Deprecate a method with no replacement
-      #   class Thread
-      #     # @deprecated Exiting a thread in this way is not reliable and
-      #     #   can cause a program crash.
-      #     def kill; end
-      #   end
-      define_tag "Deprecated",         :deprecated
-
-      # Show an example snippet of code for an object. The first line
-      # is an optional title.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @example Reverse a String
-      #   #   "mystring".reverse #=> "gnirtsym"
-      #   def reverse; end
-      # @yard.signature Optional title
-      #   Code block
-      define_tag "Example",            :example, :with_title_and_text
-
-      # Adds an emphasized note at the top of the docstring for the object
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @note This method should only be used in outer space.
-      #   def eject; end
-      # @see tag:todo
-      define_tag "Note",               :note
-
-      # Describe an options hash in a method. The tag takes the
-      # name of the options parameter first, followed by optional types,
-      # the option key name, a default value for the key and a
-      # description of the option. The default value should be placed within
-      # parentheses and is optional (can be omitted).
-      #
-      # Note that a +@param+ tag need not be defined for the options
-      # hash itself, though it is useful to do so for completeness.
-      #
-      # @note For keyword parameters, use +@param+, not +@option+.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @param [Hash] opts the options to create a message with.
-      #   # @option opts [String] :subject The subject
-      #   # @option opts [String] :from ('nobody') From address
-      #   # @option opts [String] :to Recipient email
-      #   # @option opts [String] :body ('') The email's body
-      #   def send_email(opts = {}) end
-      # @yard.signature name [Types] option_key (default_value) description
-      define_tag "Options Hash",       :option,      :with_options
-
-      # Describe that your method can be used in various
-      # contexts with various parameters or return types. The first
-      # line should declare the new method signature, and the following
-      # indented tag data will be a new documentation string with its
-      # own tags adding metadata for such an overload.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @overload set(key, value)
-      #   #   Sets a value on key
-      #   #   @param key [Symbol] describe key param
-      #   #   @param value [Object] describe value param
-      #   # @overload set(value)
-      #   #   Sets a value on the default key +:foo+
-      #   #   @param value [Object] describe value param
-      #   def set(*args) end
-      # @yard.signature method_signature(parameters)
-      #   Indented docstring for overload method
-      define_tag "Overloads",          :overload,    OverloadTag
-
-      # Documents a single method parameter (either regular or keyword) with a given name, type
-      # and optional description.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @param url [String] the URL of the page to download
-      #   # @param directory [String] the name of the directory to save to
-      #   def load_page(url, directory: 'pages') end
-      define_tag "Parameters",         :param,       :with_types_and_name
-
-      # Declares that the _logical_ visibility of an object is private.
-      # In other words, it specifies that this method should be marked
-      # private but cannot due to Ruby's visibility restrictions. This
-      # exists for classes, modules and constants that do not obey Ruby's
-      # visibility rules. For instance, an inner class might be considered
-      # "private", though Ruby would make no such distinction.
-      #
-      # This tag is meant to be used in conjunction with the +--no-private+
-      # command-line option, and is required to actually remove these objects
-      # from documentation output. See {file:README.md} for more information on
-      # switches.
-      #
-      # If you simply want to set the API visibility of a method, you should
-      # look at the {tag:api} tag instead.
-      #
-      # @note This method is not recommended for hiding undocumented or
-      #   "unimportant" methods. This tag should only be used to mark objects
-      #   private when Ruby visibility rules cannot do so. In Ruby 1.9.3, you
-      #   can use +private_constant+ to declare constants (like classes or
-      #   modules) as private, and should be used instead of +@private+.
-      # @macro yard.tag.transitive
-      # @example
-      #   # @private
-      #   class InteralImplementation; end
-      # @see tag:api
-      # @yard.signature
-      define_tag "Private",            :private
-
-      # Describes that a method may raise a given exception, with
-      # an optional description of what it may mean.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @raise [AccountBalanceError] if the account does not have
-      #   #   sufficient funds to perform the transaction
-      #   def withdraw(amount) end
-      define_tag "Raises",             :raise,       :with_types
-
-      # Describes the return value (and type or types) of a method.
-      # You can list multiple return tags for a method in the case
-      # where a method has distinct return cases. In this case, each
-      # case should begin with "if ...".
-      #
-      # @example A regular return value
-      #   # @return [Fixnum] the size of the file
-      #   def size; @file.size end
-      # @example A method returns an Array or a single object
-      #   # @return [String] if a single object was returned
-      #   #   from the database.
-      #   # @return [Array<String>] if multiple objects were
-      #   #   returned.
-      #   def find(query) end
-      define_tag "Returns",            :return,      :with_types
-
-      # "See Also" references for an object. Accepts URLs or
-      # other code objects with an optional description at the end.
-      # Note that the URL or object will be automatically linked by
-      # YARD and does not need to be formatted with markup.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # Synchronizes system time using NTP.
-      #   # @see http://ntp.org/documentation.html NTP Documentation
-      #   # @see NTPHelperMethods
-      #   class NTPUpdater; end
-      define_tag "See Also",           :see,         :with_name
-
-      # Lists the version that the object was first added.
-      #
-      # @!macro yard.tag.transitive
-      # @example
-      #   # @since 1.2.4
-      #   def clear_routes; end
-      define_tag "Since",              :since
-
-      # Marks a TODO note in the object being documented.
-      # For reference, objects with TODO items can be enumerated
-      # from the command line with a simple command:
-      #
-      #   !!!sh
-      #   mocker$ yard list --query '@todo'
-      #   lib/mocker/mocker.rb:15: Mocker
-      #   lib/mocker/report/html.rb:5: Mocker::Report::Html
-      #
-      # YARD can also be used to enumerate the TODO items from
-      # a short script:
-      #
-      #   !!!ruby
-      #   require 'yard'
-      #   YARD::Registry.load!.all.each do |o|
-      #     puts o.tag(:todo).text if o.tag(:todo)
-      #   end
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @todo Add support for Jabberwocky service.
-      #   #   There is an open source Jabberwocky library available
-      #   #   at http://jbrwcky.org that can be easily integrated.
-      #   class Wonderlander; end
-      # @see tag:note
-      define_tag "Todo Item",          :todo
-
-      # Lists the version of a class, module or method. This is
-      # similar to a library version, but at finer granularity.
-      # In some cases, version of specific modules, classes, methods
-      # or generalized components might change independently between
-      # releases. A version tag is used to infer the API compatibility
-      # of a specific object.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # The public REST API for http://jbrwcky.org
-      #   # @version 2.0
-      #   class JabberwockyAPI; end
-      define_tag "Version",            :version
-
-      # Describes what a method might yield to a given block.
-      # The types specifier list should not list types, but names
-      # of the parameters yielded to the block. If you define
-      # parameters with +@yieldparam+, you do not need to define
-      # the parameters in the type specification of +@yield+ as
-      # well.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # For a block {|a,b,c| ... }
-      #   # @yield [a, b, c] Gives 3 random numbers to the block
-      #   def provide3values(&block) yield(42, 42, 42) end
-      # @see tag:yieldparam
-      # @see tag:yieldreturn
-      # @yard.signature [parameters] description
-      define_tag "Yields",             :yield,       :with_types
-
-      # Defines a parameter yielded by a block. If you define the
-      # parameters with +@yieldparam+, you do not need to define
-      # them via +@yield+ as well.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @yieldparam [String] name the name that is yielded
-      #   def with_name(name) yield(name) end
-      define_tag "Yield Parameters",   :yieldparam,  :with_types_and_name
-
-      # Documents the value and type that the block is expected
-      # to return to the method.
-      #
-      # @example
-      #   # @yieldreturn [Fixnum] the number to add 5 to.
-      #   def add5_block(&block) 5 + yield end
-      # @see tag:return
-      define_tag "Yield Returns",      :yieldreturn, :with_types
-
-      # @yard.signature [r | w | rw] attribute_name
-      #   Indented attribute docstring
-      define_directive :attribute, :with_types_and_title, AttributeDirective
-
-      # @yard.signature
-      define_directive :endgroup,                         EndGroupDirective
-
-      define_directive :group,                            GroupDirective
-
-      # @yard.signature [attach | new] optional_name
-      #   Optional macro expansion data
-      define_directive :macro, :with_types_and_title,     MacroDirective
-
-      # @yard.signature method_signature(parameters)
-      #   Indented method docstring
-      define_directive :method, :with_title_and_text,     MethodDirective
-
-      # @yard.signature [language] code
-      define_directive :parse, :with_types,               ParseDirective
-
-      # Sets the scope of a DSL method. Only applicable to DSL method
-      # calls. Acceptable values are 'class' or 'instance'
-      # @yard.signature class | instance
-      define_directive :scope,                            ScopeDirective
-
-      # Sets the visibility of a DSL method. Only applicable to
-      # DSL method calls. Acceptable values are public, protected, or private.
-      # @yard.signature public | protected | private
-      define_directive :visibility,                       VisibilityDirective
-
-      self.visible_tags = [:abstract, :deprecated, :note, :todo, :example, :overload,
-        :param, :option, :yield, :yieldparam, :yieldreturn, :return, :raise,
-        :see, :author, :since, :version]
-
-      self.transitive_tags = [:since, :api]
-    end
-  end
-end
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+module YARD
+  module Tags
+    # Keeps track of all the registered meta-data tags and directives.
+    # Also allows for defining of custom tags and customizing the tag parsing
+    # syntax.
+    #
+    # == Defining Custom Meta-Data Tags
+    #
+    # To define a custom tag, use {define_tag}. You should pass the tag
+    # name and the factory method to use when creating the tag. If you do not
+    # provide a factory method to use, it will default to {DefaultFactory#parse_tag}
+    #
+    # You can also define tag objects manually by simply implementing a "tagname_tag"
+    # method that returns a {Tag} object, but they will not take advantage of tag factory
+    # parsing:
+    #
+    #   def mytag_tag(text)
+    #     Tag.new(:mytag, text)
+    #   end
+    #
+    # == Defining Custom Directives
+    #
+    # Directives can be defined by calling the {define_directive} method, taking
+    # the directive name, an optional tag factory parser method (to parse the
+    # data in the directive into a temporary {Tag} object) and a {Directive} subclass
+    # that performs the directive processing. For more information on creating a
+    # Directive subclass, see the {Directive} class documentation.
+    #
+    # Similar to tags, Directives can also be defined manually, in this case using
+    # the method name "mydirective_directive" and returning a new {Directive} object:
+    #
+    #   def mydirective_directive(tag, parser)
+    #     MyDirective.new(tag, parser)
+    #   end
+    #
+    # == Namespaced Tags
+    #
+    # In YARD 0.8.0+, tags can be namespaced using the '.' character. It is recommended
+    # to namespace project specific tags, like +@yard.tag_name+, so that tags do not
+    # collide with other plugins or new built-in tags.
+    #
+    # == Adding/Changing the Tag Syntax
+    #
+    # If you have specialized tag parsing needs you can substitute the {#factory}
+    # object with your own by setting {Library.default_factory= Library.default_factory}
+    # to a new class with its own parsing methods before running YARD. This is useful
+    # if you want to change the syntax of existing tags (@see, @since, etc.)
+    #
+    # @example Defining a custom tag
+    #   define_tag "Parameter", :param, :with_types_and_name
+    #   define_tag "Author", :author
+    # @example Defining a custom directive
+    #   define_directive :method, :with_title_and_text, MethodDirective
+    # @see DefaultFactory
+    # @see define_tag
+    # @see define_directive
+    # @see Directive
+    class Library
+      class << self
+        # @return [SymbolHash{Symbol=>String}] the map of tag names and their
+        #   respective display labels.
+        attr_reader :labels
+
+        # @!attribute instance
+        # @return [Library] the main Library instance object.
+        def instance
+          @instance ||= new
+        end
+
+        # @!attribute default_factory
+        # Replace the factory object responsible for parsing tags by setting
+        # this to an object (or class) that responds to +parse_TAGNAME+ methods
+        # where +TAGNAME+ is the name of the tag.
+        #
+        # You should set this value before performing any source parsing with
+        # YARD, otherwise your factory class will not be used.
+        #
+        # @example
+        #   YARD::Tags::Library.default_factory = MyFactory
+        #
+        # @see DefaultFactory
+        def default_factory
+          @default_factory ||= DefaultFactory.new
+        end
+
+        def default_factory=(factory)
+          @default_factory = factory.is_a?(Class) ? factory.new : factory
+        end
+
+        # Returns the factory method used to parse the tag text for a specific tag
+        #
+        # @param [Symbol] tag the tag name
+        # @return [Symbol] the factory method name for the tag
+        # @return [Class<Tag>,Symbol] the Tag class to use to parse the tag
+        #   or the method to call on the factory class
+        # @return [nil] if the tag is freeform text
+        # @since 0.6.0
+        def factory_method_for(tag)
+          @factory_methods[tag]
+        end
+
+        # Returns the factory method used to parse the tag text for a specific
+        # directive
+        #
+        # @param [Symbol] directive the directive name
+        # @return [Symbol] the factory method name for the tag
+        # @return [Class<Tag>,Symbol] the Tag class to use to parse the tag or
+        #   the methods to call on the factory class
+        # @return [nil] if the tag is freeform text
+        # @since 0.8.0
+        def factory_method_for_directive(directive)
+          @directive_factory_classes[directive]
+        end
+
+        # Sets the list of tags to display when rendering templates. The order of
+        # tags in the list is also significant, as it represents the order that
+        # tags are displayed in templates.
+        #
+        # You can use the {Array#place} to insert new tags to be displayed in
+        # the templates at specific positions:
+        #
+        #   Library.visible_tags.place(:mytag).before(:return)
+        #
+        # @return [Array<Symbol>] a list of ordered tags
+        # @since 0.6.0
+        attr_accessor :visible_tags
+
+        # Sets the list of tags that should apply to any children inside the
+        # namespace they are defined in. For instance, a "@since" tag should
+        # apply to all methods inside a module it is defined in. Transitive
+        # tags can be overridden by directly defining a tag on the child object.
+        #
+        # @return [Array<Symbol>] a list of transitive tags
+        # @since 0.6.0
+        attr_accessor :transitive_tags
+
+        # Sorts the labels lexically by their label name, often used when displaying
+        # the tags.
+        #
+        # @return [Array<Symbol>, String] the sorted labels as an array of the tag name and label
+        def sorted_labels
+          labels.sort_by {|a| a.last.downcase }
+        end
+
+        # Convenience method to define a new tag using one of {Tag}'s factory methods, or the
+        # regular {DefaultFactory#parse_tag} factory method if none is supplied.
+        #
+        # @!macro [attach] yard.tag
+        #   @!method $2_tag
+        #   @!visibility private
+        #   @yard.tag $2 [$3] $1
+        # @param [#to_s] label the label used when displaying the tag in templates
+        # @param [#to_s] tag the tag name to create
+        # @param [#to_s, Class<Tag>] meth the {Tag} factory method to call when
+        #   creating the tag or the name of the class to directly create a tag for
+        def define_tag(label, tag, meth = nil)
+          tag_meth = tag_method_name(tag)
+          if meth.is_a?(Class) && Tag > meth
+            class_eval(<<-eof, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
+              def #{tag_meth}(text)
+                #{meth}.new(#{tag.inspect}, text)
+              end
+            eof
+          else
+            class_eval(<<-eof, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
+              begin; undef #{tag_meth}; rescue NameError; end
+              def #{tag_meth}(text)
+                send_to_factory(#{tag.inspect}, #{meth.inspect}, text)
+              end
+            eof
+          end
+
+          @labels ||= SymbolHash.new(false)
+          @labels.update(tag => label)
+          @factory_methods ||= SymbolHash.new(false)
+          @factory_methods.update(tag => meth)
+          tag
+        end
+
+        # @macro [attach] yard.directive
+        #   @!method $1_directive
+        #   @!visibility private
+        #   @yard.directive $1 [$2] $-1
+        # @overload define_directive(tag, tag_meth = nil, directive_class)
+        #   Convenience method to define a new directive using a {Tag} factory
+        #   method and {Directive} subclass that implements the directive
+        #   callbacks.
+        #
+        #   @param [#to_s] tag the tag name of the directive
+        #   @param [#to_s] tag_meth the tag factory method to use when
+        #     parsing tag information
+        #   @param [Class<Directive>] the directive class that implements the
+        #     directive behaviour
+        #   @see define_tag
+        def define_directive(tag, tag_meth = nil, directive_class = nil)
+          directive_meth = directive_method_name(tag)
+          if directive_class.nil?
+            directive_class = tag_meth
+            tag_meth = nil
+          end
+          class_eval <<-eof, __FILE__, __LINE__
+            def #{directive_meth}(tag, parser)
+              directive_call(tag, parser)
+            end
+          eof
+
+          @factory_methods ||= SymbolHash.new(false)
+          @factory_methods.update(tag => tag_meth)
+          @directive_factory_classes ||= SymbolHash.new(false)
+          @directive_factory_classes.update(tag => directive_class)
+
+          tag
+        end
+
+        def tag_method_name(tag_name)
+          tag_or_directive_method_name(tag_name)
+        end
+
+        def directive_method_name(tag_name)
+          tag_or_directive_method_name(tag_name, 'directive')
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def tag_or_directive_method_name(tag_name, type = 'tag')
+          "#{tag_name.to_s.tr('.', '_')}_#{type}"
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def send_to_factory(tag_name, meth, text)
+        meth = meth.to_s
+        send_name = "parse_tag" + (meth.empty? ? "" : "_" + meth)
+        if @factory.respond_to?(send_name)
+          @factory.send(send_name, tag_name, text)
+        else
+          raise NoMethodError, "Factory #{@factory.class_name} does not implement factory method :#{meth}."
+        end
+      end
+
+      # @return [Directive]
+      def directive_call(tag, parser)
+        meth = self.class.factory_method_for_directive(tag.tag_name)
+        if meth <= Directive
+          meth = meth.new(tag, parser)
+          meth.call
+          meth
+        else
+          meth.call(tag, parser)
+        end
+      end
+
+      public
+
+      # A factory class to handle parsing of tags, defaults to {default_factory}
+      attr_accessor :factory
+
+      def initialize(factory = Library.default_factory)
+        self.factory = factory
+      end
+
+      # @param [#to_s] tag_name the name of the tag to look for
+      # @return [Boolean] whether a tag by the given name is registered in
+      #   the library.
+      def has_tag?(tag_name)
+        tag_name && respond_to?(self.class.tag_method_name(tag_name))
+      end
+
+      # Creates a new {Tag} object with a given tag name and data
+      # @return [Tag] the newly created tag object
+      def tag_create(tag_name, tag_buf)
+        send(self.class.tag_method_name(tag_name), tag_buf)
+      end
+
+      # @param [#to_s] tag_name the name of the tag to look for
+      # @return [Boolean] whether a directive by the given name is registered in
+      #   the library.
+      def has_directive?(tag_name)
+        tag_name && respond_to?(self.class.directive_method_name(tag_name))
+      end
+
+      # Creates a new directive with tag information and a docstring parser
+      # object.
+      # @param [String] tag_name the name of the tag
+      # @param [String] tag_buf the tag data
+      # @param [DocstringParser] parser the parser object parsing the docstring
+      # @return [Directive] the newly created directive
+      def directive_create(tag_name, tag_buf, parser)
+        meth = self.class.factory_method_for(tag_name)
+        tag = send_to_factory(tag_name, meth, tag_buf)
+        meth = self.class.directive_method_name(tag_name)
+        send(meth, tag, parser)
+      end
+
+      # @!macro yard.tag.transitive
+      #   @note This tag is *transitive*. If it is applied on a
+      #     namespace (module or class), it will immediately be
+      #     applied to all children objects of that namespace unless
+      #     it is redefined on the child object.
+
+      # Marks a class/module/method as abstract with optional
+      # implementor information.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @abstract Subclass and override {#run} to implement
+      #   #   a custom Threadable class.
+      #   class Runnable
+      #     def run; raise NotImplementedError end
+      #   end
+      define_tag "Abstract",           :abstract
+
+      # Declares the API that the object belongs to. Does not display in
+      # output, but useful for performing queries (+yardoc --query+). Any text is
+      # allowable in this tag, and there are no predefined values.
+      #
+      # @!macro yard.tag.transitive
+      # @note The special name +@api private+ does display a notice in
+      #   documentation if it is listed, letting users know that the
+      #   method is not to be used by external components.
+      # @example
+      #   class Post
+      #     # @api private
+      #     def reset_table!; table.flush end
+      #   end
+      define_tag "API Visibility",     :api
+
+      # Declares a readwrite attribute on a Struct or class.
+      #
+      # @note This attribute is only applicable on class docstrings
+      # @deprecated Use the more powerful {tag:!attribute} directive instead.
+      # @example
+      #   # @attr [String] name the name of the structure
+      #   # @attr [Fixnum] size the size of the structure
+      #   class MyStruct < Struct; end
+      define_tag "Attribute",          :attr,        :with_types_and_name
+
+      # Declares a readonly attribute on a Struct or class.
+      #
+      # @note This attribute is only applicable on class docstrings
+      # @deprecated Use the more powerful {tag:!attribute} directive instead.
+      # @example
+      #   # @attr_reader [String] name the name of the structure
+      #   # @attr_reader [Fixnum] size the size of the structure
+      #   class MyStruct < Struct; end
+      define_tag "Attribute Getter",   :attr_reader, :with_types_and_name
+
+      # Declares a writeonly attribute on a Struct or class.
+      #
+      # @note This attribute is only applicable on class docstrings
+      # @deprecated Use the more powerful {tag:!attribute} directive instead.
+      # @example
+      #   # @attr_reader [String] name the name of the structure
+      #   # @attr_reader [Fixnum] size the size of the structure
+      #   class MyStruct < Struct; end
+      define_tag "Attribute Setter",   :attr_writer, :with_types_and_name
+
+      # List the author or authors of a class, module, or method.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @author Foo Bar <foo@bar.com>
+      #   class MyClass; end
+      define_tag "Author",             :author
+
+      # Marks a method/class as deprecated with an optional description.
+      # The description should be used to inform users of the recommended
+      # migration path, and/or any useful information about why the object
+      # was marked as deprecated.
+      #
+      # @example Deprecate a method with a replacement API
+      #   # @deprecated Use {#bar} instead.
+      #   def foo; end
+      # @example Deprecate a method with no replacement
+      #   class Thread
+      #     # @deprecated Exiting a thread in this way is not reliable and
+      #     #   can cause a program crash.
+      #     def kill; end
+      #   end
+      define_tag "Deprecated",         :deprecated
+
+      # Show an example snippet of code for an object. The first line
+      # is an optional title.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @example Reverse a String
+      #   #   "mystring".reverse #=> "gnirtsym"
+      #   def reverse; end
+      # @yard.signature Optional title
+      #   Code block
+      define_tag "Example",            :example, :with_title_and_text
+
+      # Adds an emphasized note at the top of the docstring for the object
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @note This method should only be used in outer space.
+      #   def eject; end
+      # @see tag:todo
+      define_tag "Note",               :note
+
+      # Describe an options hash in a method. The tag takes the
+      # name of the options parameter first, followed by optional types,
+      # the option key name, a default value for the key and a
+      # description of the option. The default value should be placed within
+      # parentheses and is optional (can be omitted).
+      #
+      # Note that a +@param+ tag need not be defined for the options
+      # hash itself, though it is useful to do so for completeness.
+      #
+      # @note For keyword parameters, use +@param+, not +@option+.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @param [Hash] opts the options to create a message with.
+      #   # @option opts [String] :subject The subject
+      #   # @option opts [String] :from ('nobody') From address
+      #   # @option opts [String] :to Recipient email
+      #   # @option opts [String] :body ('') The email's body
+      #   def send_email(opts = {}) end
+      # @yard.signature name [Types] option_key (default_value) description
+      define_tag "Options Hash",       :option,      :with_options
+
+      # Describe that your method can be used in various
+      # contexts with various parameters or return types. The first
+      # line should declare the new method signature, and the following
+      # indented tag data will be a new documentation string with its
+      # own tags adding metadata for such an overload.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @overload set(key, value)
+      #   #   Sets a value on key
+      #   #   @param key [Symbol] describe key param
+      #   #   @param value [Object] describe value param
+      #   # @overload set(value)
+      #   #   Sets a value on the default key +:foo+
+      #   #   @param value [Object] describe value param
+      #   def set(*args) end
+      # @yard.signature method_signature(parameters)
+      #   Indented docstring for overload method
+      define_tag "Overloads",          :overload,    OverloadTag
+
+      # Documents a single method parameter (either regular or keyword) with a given name, type
+      # and optional description.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @param url [String] the URL of the page to download
+      #   # @param directory [String] the name of the directory to save to
+      #   def load_page(url, directory: 'pages') end
+      define_tag "Parameters",         :param,       :with_types_and_name
+
+      # Declares that the _logical_ visibility of an object is private.
+      # In other words, it specifies that this method should be marked
+      # private but cannot due to Ruby's visibility restrictions. This
+      # exists for classes, modules and constants that do not obey Ruby's
+      # visibility rules. For instance, an inner class might be considered
+      # "private", though Ruby would make no such distinction.
+      #
+      # This tag is meant to be used in conjunction with the +--no-private+
+      # command-line option, and is required to actually remove these objects
+      # from documentation output. See {file:README.md} for more information on
+      # switches.
+      #
+      # If you simply want to set the API visibility of a method, you should
+      # look at the {tag:api} tag instead.
+      #
+      # @note This method is not recommended for hiding undocumented or
+      #   "unimportant" methods. This tag should only be used to mark objects
+      #   private when Ruby visibility rules cannot do so. In Ruby 1.9.3, you
+      #   can use +private_constant+ to declare constants (like classes or
+      #   modules) as private, and should be used instead of +@private+.
+      # @macro yard.tag.transitive
+      # @example
+      #   # @private
+      #   class InteralImplementation; end
+      # @see tag:api
+      # @yard.signature
+      define_tag "Private",            :private
+
+      # Describes that a method may raise a given exception, with
+      # an optional description of what it may mean.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @raise [AccountBalanceError] if the account does not have
+      #   #   sufficient funds to perform the transaction
+      #   def withdraw(amount) end
+      define_tag "Raises",             :raise,       :with_types
+
+      # Describes the return value (and type or types) of a method.
+      # You can list multiple return tags for a method in the case
+      # where a method has distinct return cases. In this case, each
+      # case should begin with "if ...".
+      #
+      # @example A regular return value
+      #   # @return [Fixnum] the size of the file
+      #   def size; @file.size end
+      # @example A method returns an Array or a single object
+      #   # @return [String] if a single object was returned
+      #   #   from the database.
+      #   # @return [Array<String>] if multiple objects were
+      #   #   returned.
+      #   def find(query) end
+      define_tag "Returns",            :return,      :with_types
+
+      # "See Also" references for an object. Accepts URLs or
+      # other code objects with an optional description at the end.
+      # Note that the URL or object will be automatically linked by
+      # YARD and does not need to be formatted with markup.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # Synchronizes system time using NTP.
+      #   # @see http://ntp.org/documentation.html NTP Documentation
+      #   # @see NTPHelperMethods
+      #   class NTPUpdater; end
+      define_tag "See Also",           :see,         :with_name
+
+      # Lists the version that the object was first added.
+      #
+      # @!macro yard.tag.transitive
+      # @example
+      #   # @since 1.2.4
+      #   def clear_routes; end
+      define_tag "Since",              :since
+
+      # Marks a TODO note in the object being documented.
+      # For reference, objects with TODO items can be enumerated
+      # from the command line with a simple command:
+      #
+      #   !!!sh
+      #   mocker$ yard list --query '@todo'
+      #   lib/mocker/mocker.rb:15: Mocker
+      #   lib/mocker/report/html.rb:5: Mocker::Report::Html
+      #
+      # YARD can also be used to enumerate the TODO items from
+      # a short script:
+      #
+      #   !!!ruby
+      #   require 'yard'
+      #   YARD::Registry.load!.all.each do |o|
+      #     puts o.tag(:todo).text if o.tag(:todo)
+      #   end
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @todo Add support for Jabberwocky service.
+      #   #   There is an open source Jabberwocky library available
+      #   #   at http://jbrwcky.org that can be easily integrated.
+      #   class Wonderlander; end
+      # @see tag:note
+      define_tag "Todo Item",          :todo
+
+      # Lists the version of a class, module or method. This is
+      # similar to a library version, but at finer granularity.
+      # In some cases, version of specific modules, classes, methods
+      # or generalized components might change independently between
+      # releases. A version tag is used to infer the API compatibility
+      # of a specific object.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # The public REST API for http://jbrwcky.org
+      #   # @version 2.0
+      #   class JabberwockyAPI; end
+      define_tag "Version",            :version
+
+      # Describes what a method might yield to a given block.
+      # The types specifier list should not list types, but names
+      # of the parameters yielded to the block. If you define
+      # parameters with +@yieldparam+, you do not need to define
+      # the parameters in the type specification of +@yield+ as
+      # well.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # For a block {|a,b,c| ... }
+      #   # @yield [a, b, c] Gives 3 random numbers to the block
+      #   def provide3values(&block) yield(42, 42, 42) end
+      # @see tag:yieldparam
+      # @see tag:yieldreturn
+      # @yard.signature [parameters] description
+      define_tag "Yields",             :yield,       :with_types
+
+      # Defines a parameter yielded by a block. If you define the
+      # parameters with +@yieldparam+, you do not need to define
+      # them via +@yield+ as well.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @yieldparam [String] name the name that is yielded
+      #   def with_name(name) yield(name) end
+      define_tag "Yield Parameters",   :yieldparam,  :with_types_and_name
+
+      # Documents the value and type that the block is expected
+      # to return to the method.
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   # @yieldreturn [Fixnum] the number to add 5 to.
+      #   def add5_block(&block) 5 + yield end
+      # @see tag:return
+      define_tag "Yield Returns",      :yieldreturn, :with_types
+
+      # @yard.signature [r | w | rw] attribute_name
+      #   Indented attribute docstring
+      define_directive :attribute, :with_types_and_title, AttributeDirective
+
+      # @yard.signature
+      define_directive :endgroup,                         EndGroupDirective
+
+      define_directive :group,                            GroupDirective
+
+      # @yard.signature [attach | new] optional_name
+      #   Optional macro expansion data
+      define_directive :macro, :with_types_and_title,     MacroDirective
+
+      # @yard.signature method_signature(parameters)
+      #   Indented method docstring
+      define_directive :method, :with_title_and_text,     MethodDirective
+
+      # @yard.signature [language] code
+      define_directive :parse, :with_types,               ParseDirective
+
+      # Sets the scope of a DSL method. Only applicable to DSL method
+      # calls. Acceptable values are 'class' or 'instance'
+      # @yard.signature class | instance
+      define_directive :scope,                            ScopeDirective
+
+      # Sets the visibility of a DSL method. Only applicable to
+      # DSL method calls. Acceptable values are public, protected, or private.
+      # @yard.signature public | protected | private
+      define_directive :visibility,                       VisibilityDirective
+
+      self.visible_tags = [:abstract, :deprecated, :note, :todo, :example, :overload,
+        :param, :option, :yield, :yieldparam, :yieldreturn, :return, :raise,
+        :see, :author, :since, :version]
+
+      self.transitive_tags = [:since, :api]
+    end
+  end
+end