TomHale

TomHale

How do I overload @doc strings?

I’m trying to work around the following warning:

warning: redefining @doc attribute previously set at line 78.

Please remove the duplicate docs. If instead you want to override a previously defined @doc, attach the @doc attribute to a function head (the function signature not followed by any do-block). For example:

    @doc """
    new docs
    """
    def get_futures_instruments(...)

I’ve tried to implement this advice, but can’t seem to work it out. What I’m doing is:

  @doc """
  Get all instruments, optionally filtered by underlying instrument(s)
  *** This is the main doc string that I'm trying to override below. ***
  """
  def get_futures_instruments(filter \\ nil)

  @doc "Get all instruments whose names start with the given `filter_str`"
  @spec get_futures_instruments(String.t() | nil) :: {:ok, list(map)} | error_response()
  def get_futures_instruments(filter_str) when is_binary(filter_str) or is_nil(filter_str) do
    ...
  end

  @doc "Get all instruments whose names start with any of those given in `filter_list`"
  @spec get_futures_instruments(list(String.t())) :: {:ok, list(map)} | error_response()
  def get_futures_instruments(filter_list) when is_list(filter_list) do
   ...
  end

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APB9785

APB9785

Creator of ECSx

I think what the warning is getting at, is that all your docs should be above

def get_futures_instruments(filter \\ nil)

Checking the docs for the docs (Writing Documentation — Elixir v1.12.3), it says:

  • Place documentation before the first clause of multi-clause functions. Documentation is always per function and arity and not per clause.

It seems like what you’re trying to do in the OP goes against this rule.

Nicd

Nicd

Perhaps if a macro has written a @doc for you, then you might end up with two @doc.

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