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Mod Documentation Generator

The generator reads:

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This document covers TODOS.phase-72.72.14.1.14: generated mod API documentation from the curated V2 mod API surface.

Inputs And Output#

The generator reads:

  • V2/ue/Content/V2/Modding/ModApiSurface_V2_Contract.json for the capability list and policy allowlists.
  • V2/ue/Source/V2Modding/Private/V2ModLoading.cpp for the source capability descriptors used by BuildDefaultModApiCatalog.

It writes:

  • V2/docs/modding/generated/mod-api-reference.md

The generated reference includes every curated API capability, enum mapping, source description, cosmetic mutation flag, policy notes, safety warnings, and Lua examples for each capability.

Command#

Regenerate the reference:

bash
python3 V2/ue/Tools/generate-v2-mod-api-docs.py

Check that the committed generated reference is current:

bash
python3 V2/ue/Tools/generate-v2-mod-api-docs.py --check

The output is deterministic and does not include timestamps.

Runtime Plan Surface#

BuildDefaultModDocumentationGeneratorPolicy enables capability reference, examples, policy notes, safety warnings, and deterministic output. Use BuildModApiDocumentationExample to register example snippets and GenerateModApiDocumentationPlan to validate the catalog, examples, source contract path, and generated output path before running external tooling.

GetGeneratedModApiDocumentationPath returns the committed generated reference path so editor tooling can link to the same artifact that CI checks.

Verification#

bash
python3 V2/ue/Tools/check-v2-mod-documentation-generator.py
python3 V2/ue/Tools/generate-v2-mod-api-docs.py --check
python3 V2/ue/Tools/check-v2-mod-api-surface.py
python3 V2/ue/Tools/check-v2-mod-loading-system.py
python3 V2/ue/Tools/check-v2-ci-workflow.py
python3 V2/tools/validate-v2-docs.py
python3 -m py_compile V2/ue/Tools/check-v2-mod-documentation-generator.py V2/ue/Tools/generate-v2-mod-api-docs.py
python3 -m json.tool V2/ue/Content/V2/Modding/ModDocumentationGenerator_V2_Contract.json