diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscontext.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscontext.cpp index 2782ec3b97a04ccae1a3692dfa383449700e9b56..cacaae99aa274dcb60840c9efaaee54e64f9588b 100644 --- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscontext.cpp +++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscontext.cpp @@ -42,13 +42,18 @@ using namespace QmlJS::AST; \brief Holds information about relationships between documents in a Snapshot. \sa Document Link Snapshot - Contexts are usually created through Link. - - Once created, a Context is immutable and can be freely shared between threads. + Contexts are usually created through Link. Once created, a Context is immutable + and can be freely shared between threads. Their main purpose is to allow lookup of types with lookupType() and resolving - of references through lookupReference(). Information about the imports of - a QmlJS::Document can be accessed with imports(). + of references through lookupReference(). As such, they form the basis for creating + a ScopeChain. + + Information about the imports of a Document can be accessed with imports(). + + When dealing with a QmlJSEditor::QmlJSTextEditorWidget it is unnecessary to + construct a new Context manually. Instead use + QmlJSTextEditorWidget::semanticInfo()::context. */ ContextPtr Context::create(const QmlJS::Snapshot &snapshot, ValueOwner *valueOwner, const ImportsPerDocument &imports) diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsscopechain.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsscopechain.cpp index 43b86d82696caa32327f2a1b95b65d824aae4a7a..6993e7a5f7972450877eca7bd5e33b620e22cddd 100644 --- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsscopechain.cpp +++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsscopechain.cpp @@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ using namespace QmlJS; +/*! + \class QmlJS::ScopeChain + \brief Describes the scopes used for global lookup in a specific location. + \sa Document Context ScopeBuilder + + A ScopeChain is used to perform global lookup with the lookup() method and + to access information about the enclosing scopes. + + Once constructed for a Document in a Context it represents the root scope of + that Document. From there, a ScopeBuilder can be used to push and pop scopes + corresponding to functions, object definitions, etc. + + It is an error to use the same ScopeChain from multiple threads; use a copy. + Copying is cheap. Initial construction is currently expensive. + + When a QmlJSEditor::QmlJSTextEditorWidget is available, there's no need to + construct a new ScopeChain. Instead use + QmlJSTextEditorWidget::semanticInfo()::scopeChain(). +*/ + QmlComponentChain::QmlComponentChain(const Document::Ptr &document) : m_document(document) {