Automatic documentation generator

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to perform operations comprising:
• accepting a setting for a filter, the filter setting representing a type of information to be included in a list of object descriptions, the type corresponding to at least one of an end-user version of a software documentation or a technical version of the software documentation;
• accepting a setting for a flag of an object, the flag setting representing a category of documentation relevance for the object stored in a repository, the flag setting corresponding to at least one of a first indication that the object is relevant for the end-user version of the software documentation or a second indication that the object is relevant for the technical version of the software documentation, a third indication that the object is conditional upon the acceptance of another object for inclusion in the software documentation, and a fourth indication that the object is always relevant to generation of the software documentation;
• comparing the filter setting with the flag setting of the object to determine whether the object is to be included in the software documentation;
• extracting a description of the object from the repository, when the comparing indicates a match between the filter setting and the flag setting;
• and
• generating the list of object descriptions, the list including the description of the object;
• and
• generating the software documentation from the generated list of object description.

A method comprising:

• accepting a setting for a filter, the filter setting representing a type of information to be included in a list of object descriptions, the type corresponding to at least one of an end-user version of a software documentation or a technical version of the software documentation;
• accepting a setting for a flag of an object, the flag setting representing a category of documentation relevance for the object stored in a repository, the flag setting corresponding to at least one of a first indication that the object is relevant for the end-user version of the software documentation or a second indication that the object is relevant for the technical version of the software documentation, a third indication that the object is conditional upon the acceptance of another object for inclusion in the software documentation, and a fourth indication that the object is always relevant to generation of the software documentation;
• comparing the filter setting with the flag setting of the object to determine whether the object is to be included in the software documentation;
• extracting a description of the object from the repository, when the comparing indicates a match between the filter setting and the flag setting;
• and
• generating the list of object descriptions, the list including the description of the object;
• and
• generating the software documentation from the generated list of object description.