Generator Identity

The Generator Selector dialog provides the means to choose the documentation generator of the Generation Option. It is activated by clicking on the button at the right end of the 'Generator' field in the 'Identification' section of the object properties in the Collection Window dialog (labeled with an ellipsis '...').

Currently, spy.doc supports two generators:

• XMLSPY Generator, and
• Custom Generator.

In the Generator Selector dialog, if the selection is set to XMLSPY, it means the generator is an XMLSPY Generator, and its settings can be modified on the Collection Window. If the selection is set to Custom Generator Plugin, a file path of the plugin that should be executed can be selected. The plugin requirements are documented in the following sections:

• Custom Generation - Overview, and
• Custom Generation Prerequisites.

A plugin is identified by its file path, and its name which is specified as part of the plug-in IDocumentationModifier interface implementation. The plug-in file is always displayed as an absolute file path, but spy.doc always attempts to save the file path relative to the spy.doc.win.exe executable path. The file path can be browsed and selected by clicking on the button at the right end of the option text field (labeled with an ellipsis '...').