[18/36] libcamera: yaml_object: Miscellaneous documentation improvements
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Message ID 20260113000808.15395-19-laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com
State New
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  • libcamera: Global configuration file improvements
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Laurent Pinchart Jan. 13, 2026, 12:07 a.m. UTC
Fix a few documentation issues:

- Drop unneeded \fn
- Sort \brief and \tparam correctly
- Add missing \tparam and \param
- Explain the T and U template parameters for get()
- Standardize the naming of dictionary keys as "key"
- Fix typo

Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
---
 src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

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Barnabás Pőcze Jan. 14, 2026, 11:24 a.m. UTC | #1
2026. 01. 13. 1:07 keltezéssel, Laurent Pinchart írta:
> Fix a few documentation issues:
> 
> - Drop unneeded \fn
> - Sort \brief and \tparam correctly
> - Add missing \tparam and \param
> - Explain the T and U template parameters for get()
> - Standardize the naming of dictionary keys as "key"
> - Fix typo
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> --->   src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
>   1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp b/src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp
> index 5e92189fdb8e..4328ccbff8f1 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp
> @@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ YamlObject::~YamlObject() = default;
>    */
>   
>   /**
> - * \fn YamlObject::size()
>    * \brief Retrieve the number of elements in a dictionary or list YamlObject
>    *
>    * This function retrieves the size of the YamlObject, defined as the number of
> @@ -104,8 +103,8 @@ std::size_t YamlObject::size() const
>   
>   /**
>    * \fn template<typename T> YamlObject::get<T>() const
> - * \tparam T Type of the value
>    * \brief Parse the YamlObject as a \a T value
> + * \tparam T Type of the value
>    *
>    * This function parses the value of the YamlObject as a \a T object, and
>    * returns the value. If parsing fails (usually because the YamlObject doesn't
> @@ -120,11 +119,14 @@ std::size_t YamlObject::size() const
>   /**
>    * \fn template<typename T, typename U> YamlObject::get<T>(U &&defaultValue) const
>    * \brief Parse the YamlObject as a \a T value
> + * \tparam T Type of the value
> + * \tparam U Type of the default value
>    * \param[in] defaultValue The default value when failing to parse
>    *
>    * This function parses the value of the YamlObject as a \a T object, and
>    * returns the value. If parsing fails (usually because the YamlObject doesn't
> - * store a \a T value), the \a defaultValue is returned.
> + * store a \a T value), the \a defaultValue is returned. Type \a U must be
> + * convertible to type \a T.
>    *
>    * Unlike the get() function, this overload does not support std::vector for the
>    * type \a T.
> @@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ std::size_t YamlObject::size() const
>   /**
>    * \fn template<typename T> YamlObject::set<T>(T &&value)
>    * \brief Set the value of a YamlObject
> + * \tparam T Type of the value
>    * \param[in] value The value
>    *
>    * This function sets the value stored in a YamlObject to \a value. The value is
> @@ -363,8 +366,8 @@ template struct YamlObject::Accessor<std::vector<std::string>>;
>    */
>   
>   /**
> - * \fn YamlObject::operator[](std::size_t index) const
>    * \brief Retrieve the element from list YamlObject by index
> + * \param[in] index The element index
>    *
>    * This function retrieves an element of the YamlObject. Only YamlObject
>    * instances of List type associate elements with index, calling this function
> @@ -382,13 +385,13 @@ const YamlObject &YamlObject::operator[](std::size_t index) const
>   }
>   
>   /**
> - * \fn YamlObject::contains()
>    * \brief Check if an element of a dictionary exists
> + * \param[in] key The element key
>    *
> - * This function check if the YamlObject contains an element. Only YamlObject
> - * instances of Dictionary type associate elements with names, calling this
> - * function on other types of instances is invalid and results in undefined
> - * behaviour.
> + * This function check if the YamlObject contains an element for the given \a
                     checks

Reviewed-by: Barnabás Pőcze <barnabas.pocze@ideasonboard.com>


> + * key. Only YamlObject instances of Dictionary type associate elements with
> + * keys, calling this function on other types of instances is invalid and
> + * results in undefined behaviour.
>    *
>    * \return True if an element exists, false otherwise
>    */
> @@ -398,11 +401,11 @@ bool YamlObject::contains(std::string_view key) const
>   }
>   
>   /**
> - * \fn YamlObject::operator[](std::string_view key) const
> - * \brief Retrieve a member by name from the dictionary
> + * \brief Retrieve a member by key from the dictionary
> + * \param[in] key The element key
>    *
> - * This function retrieve a member of a YamlObject by name. Only YamlObject
> - * instances of Dictionary type associate elements with names, calling this
> + * This function retrieves a member of a YamlObject by \a key. Only YamlObject
> + * instances of Dictionary type associate elements with keys, calling this
>    * function on other types of instances or with a nonexistent key results in an
>    * empty object.
>    *

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diff --git a/src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp b/src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp
index 5e92189fdb8e..4328ccbff8f1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/yaml_object.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@  YamlObject::~YamlObject() = default;
  */
 
 /**
- * \fn YamlObject::size()
  * \brief Retrieve the number of elements in a dictionary or list YamlObject
  *
  * This function retrieves the size of the YamlObject, defined as the number of
@@ -104,8 +103,8 @@  std::size_t YamlObject::size() const
 
 /**
  * \fn template<typename T> YamlObject::get<T>() const
- * \tparam T Type of the value
  * \brief Parse the YamlObject as a \a T value
+ * \tparam T Type of the value
  *
  * This function parses the value of the YamlObject as a \a T object, and
  * returns the value. If parsing fails (usually because the YamlObject doesn't
@@ -120,11 +119,14 @@  std::size_t YamlObject::size() const
 /**
  * \fn template<typename T, typename U> YamlObject::get<T>(U &&defaultValue) const
  * \brief Parse the YamlObject as a \a T value
+ * \tparam T Type of the value
+ * \tparam U Type of the default value
  * \param[in] defaultValue The default value when failing to parse
  *
  * This function parses the value of the YamlObject as a \a T object, and
  * returns the value. If parsing fails (usually because the YamlObject doesn't
- * store a \a T value), the \a defaultValue is returned.
+ * store a \a T value), the \a defaultValue is returned. Type \a U must be
+ * convertible to type \a T.
  *
  * Unlike the get() function, this overload does not support std::vector for the
  * type \a T.
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@  std::size_t YamlObject::size() const
 /**
  * \fn template<typename T> YamlObject::set<T>(T &&value)
  * \brief Set the value of a YamlObject
+ * \tparam T Type of the value
  * \param[in] value The value
  *
  * This function sets the value stored in a YamlObject to \a value. The value is
@@ -363,8 +366,8 @@  template struct YamlObject::Accessor<std::vector<std::string>>;
  */
 
 /**
- * \fn YamlObject::operator[](std::size_t index) const
  * \brief Retrieve the element from list YamlObject by index
+ * \param[in] index The element index
  *
  * This function retrieves an element of the YamlObject. Only YamlObject
  * instances of List type associate elements with index, calling this function
@@ -382,13 +385,13 @@  const YamlObject &YamlObject::operator[](std::size_t index) const
 }
 
 /**
- * \fn YamlObject::contains()
  * \brief Check if an element of a dictionary exists
+ * \param[in] key The element key
  *
- * This function check if the YamlObject contains an element. Only YamlObject
- * instances of Dictionary type associate elements with names, calling this
- * function on other types of instances is invalid and results in undefined
- * behaviour.
+ * This function check if the YamlObject contains an element for the given \a
+ * key. Only YamlObject instances of Dictionary type associate elements with
+ * keys, calling this function on other types of instances is invalid and
+ * results in undefined behaviour.
  *
  * \return True if an element exists, false otherwise
  */
@@ -398,11 +401,11 @@  bool YamlObject::contains(std::string_view key) const
 }
 
 /**
- * \fn YamlObject::operator[](std::string_view key) const
- * \brief Retrieve a member by name from the dictionary
+ * \brief Retrieve a member by key from the dictionary
+ * \param[in] key The element key
  *
- * This function retrieve a member of a YamlObject by name. Only YamlObject
- * instances of Dictionary type associate elements with names, calling this
+ * This function retrieves a member of a YamlObject by \a key. Only YamlObject
+ * instances of Dictionary type associate elements with keys, calling this
  * function on other types of instances or with a nonexistent key results in an
  * empty object.
  *