pkg/docgen: the big refactor

pkg/docgen/lib/src/models.dart

Index: pkg/docgen/lib/src/models.dart
diff --git a/pkg/docgen/lib/src/models.dart b/pkg/docgen/lib/src/models.dart
index 32f4a43757b6a86bf56aecefb3ef6081e2b6c4eb..302ecf57379ca540abdc7e78aa9860e109ba9808 100644
--- a/pkg/docgen/lib/src/models.dart
+++ b/pkg/docgen/lib/src/models.dart
@@ -4,19 +4,30 @@
 
 library docgen.models;
 
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:markdown/markdown.dart' as markdown;
+
 import '../../../../sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/mirrors/source_mirrors.dart';
 import '../../../../sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/mirrors/mirrors_util.dart'
     as dart2js_util;
+import '../../../../sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/mirrors/dart2js_mirrors.dart'
+    as dart2js_mirrors;
+
+import 'library_helpers.dart';
+import 'mdn.dart';
+import 'model_helpers.dart';
+import 'package_helpers.dart';
 
 /// Docgen representation of an item to be documented, that wraps around a
 /// dart2js mirror.
-abstract class MirrorBased {
+abstract class MirrorBased<TMirror extends DeclarationMirror> {
   /// The original dart2js mirror around which this object wraps.
-  DeclarationMirror get mirror;
+  TMirror get mirror;
 }
 
 /// A Docgen wrapper around the dart2js mirror for a generic type.
-class Generic extends MirrorBased {
+class Generic extends MirrorBased<TypeVariableMirror> {
   final TypeVariableMirror mirror;
 
   Generic(this.mirror);
@@ -26,3 +37,1173 @@ class Generic extends MirrorBased {
     'type': dart2js_util.qualifiedNameOf(mirror.upperBound)
   };
 }
+
+/// For types that we do not explicitly create or have not yet created in our
+/// entity map (like core types).
+class DummyMirror implements Indexable {
+  DeclarationMirror mirror;
+  /// The library that contains this element, if any. Used as a hint to help
+  /// determine which object we're referring to when looking up this mirror in
+  /// our map.
+  Indexable owner;
+  DummyMirror(this.mirror, [this.owner]);
+
+  String get docName {
+    if (mirror == null) return '';
+    if (mirror is LibraryMirror) {
+      return dart2js_util.qualifiedNameOf(mirror).replaceAll('.','-');
+    }
+    var mirrorOwner = mirror.owner;
+    if (mirrorOwner == null) return dart2js_util.qualifiedNameOf(mirror);
+    var simpleName = dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror);
+    if (mirror is MethodMirror && (mirror as MethodMirror).isConstructor) {
+      // We name constructors specially -- repeating the class name and a
+      // "-" to separate the constructor from its name (if any).
+      simpleName = '${dart2js_util.nameOf(mirrorOwner)}-$simpleName';
+    }
+    return getDocgenObject(mirrorOwner, owner).docName + '.' +
+        simpleName;
+  }
+
+  bool get isPrivate => mirror == null? false : mirror.isPrivate;
+
+  String get packageName {
+    var libMirror = _getOwningLibraryFromMirror(mirror);
+    if (libMirror != null) {
+      return getPackageName(libMirror);
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  String get packagePrefix => packageName == null || packageName.isEmpty ?
+      '' : '$packageName/';
+
+  LibraryMirror _getOwningLibraryFromMirror(DeclarationMirror mirror) {
+    if (mirror is LibraryMirror) return mirror;
+    if (mirror == null) return null;
+    return _getOwningLibraryFromMirror(mirror.owner);
+  }
+
+  noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) {
+    throw new UnimplementedError(invocation.memberName.toString());
+  }
+}
+
+/// An item that is categorized in our mirrorToDocgen map, as a distinct,
+/// searchable element.
+///
+/// These are items that refer to concrete entities (a Class, for example,
+/// but not a Type, which is a "pointer" to a class) that we wish to be
+/// globally resolvable. This includes things such as class methods and
+/// variables, but parameters for methods are not "Indexable" as we do not want
+/// the user to be able to search for a method based on its parameter names!
+/// The set of indexable items also includes Typedefs, since the user can refer
+/// to them as concrete entities in a particular scope.
+abstract class Indexable<TMirror extends DeclarationMirror>
+    extends MirrorBased<TMirror> {
+
+
+  Library get _owningLibrary => owner._owningLibrary;
+
+  String get qualifiedName => fileName;
+  final TMirror mirror;
+  final bool isPrivate;
+  /// The comment text pre-resolution. We keep this around because inherited
+  /// methods need to resolve links differently from the superclass.
+  String _unresolvedComment = '';
+
+  Indexable(TMirror mirror)
+      : this.mirror = mirror,
+        this.isPrivate = isHidden(mirror) {
+
+    var map = mirrorToDocgen[dart2js_util.qualifiedNameOf(this.mirror)];
+    if (map == null) map = new Map<String, Set<Indexable>>();
+
+    var set = map[owner.docName];
+    if (set == null) set = new Set<Indexable>();
+    set.add(this);
+    map[owner.docName] = set;
+    mirrorToDocgen[dart2js_util.qualifiedNameOf(this.mirror)] = map;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns this object's qualified name, but following the conventions
+  /// we're using in Dartdoc, which is that library names with dots in them
+  /// have them replaced with hyphens.
+  String get docName;
+
+  /// Converts all [foo] references in comments to <a>libraryName.foo</a>.
+  markdown.Node fixReference(String name) {
+    // Attempt the look up the whole name up in the scope.
+    String elementName = findElementInScope(name);
+    if (elementName != null) {
+      return new markdown.Element.text('a', elementName);
+    }
+    return fixComplexReference(name);
+  }
+
+  /// Look for the specified name starting with the current member, and
+  /// progressively working outward to the current library scope.
+  String findElementInScope(String name) =>
+      findElementInScopeWithPrefix(name, packagePrefix);
+
+  /// The reference to this element based on where it is printed as a
+  /// documentation file and also the unique URL to refer to this item.
+  ///
+  /// The qualified name (for URL purposes) and the file name are the same,
+  /// of the form packageName/ClassName or packageName/ClassName.methodName.
+  /// This defines both the URL and the directory structure.
+  String get fileName =>  packagePrefix + ownerPrefix + name;
+
+  /// The full docName of the owner element, appended with a '.' for this
+  /// object's name to be appended.
+  String get ownerPrefix => owner.docName != '' ? owner.docName + '.' : '';
+
+  /// The prefix String to refer to the package that this item is in, for URLs
+  /// and comment resolution.
+  ///
+  /// The prefix can be prepended to a qualified name to get a fully unique
+  /// name among all packages.
+  String get packagePrefix => '';
+
+  /// Documentation comment with converted markdown and all links resolved.
+  String _comment;
+
+  /// Accessor to documentation comment with markdown converted to html and all
+  /// links resolved.
+  String get comment {
+    if (_comment != null) return _comment;
+
+    _comment = _commentToHtml();
+    if (_comment.isEmpty) {
+      _comment = _mdnComment();
+    }
+    return _comment;
+  }
+
+  void set comment(x) {
+    _comment = x;
+  }
+
+  /// The simple name to refer to this item.
+  String get name => dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror);
+
+  /// Accessor to the parent item that owns this item.
+  ///
+  /// "Owning" is defined as the object one scope-level above which this item
+  /// is defined. Ex: The owner for a top level class, would be its enclosing
+  /// library. The owner of a local variable in a method would be the enclosing
+  /// method.
+  Indexable get owner => new DummyMirror(mirror.owner);
+
+  /// Generates MDN comments from database.json.
+  String _mdnComment();
+
+  /// The type of this member to be used in index.txt.
+  String get typeName => '';
+
+  /// Creates a [Map] with this [Indexable]'s name and a preview comment.
+  Map get previewMap {
+    var finalMap = { 'name' : name, 'qualifiedName' : qualifiedName };
+    var preview = _preview;
+    if(preview != null) finalMap['preview'] = preview;
+    return finalMap;
+  }
+
+  String get _preview {
+    if (comment != '') {
+      var index = comment.indexOf('</p>');
+      return index > 0 ?
+          '${comment.substring(0, index)}</p>' :
+          '<p><i>Comment preview not available</i></p>';
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /// Accessor to obtain the raw comment text for a given item, _without_ any
+  /// of the links resolved.
+  String get _commentText {
+    String commentText;
+    mirror.metadata.forEach((metadata) {
+      if (metadata is CommentInstanceMirror) {
+        CommentInstanceMirror comment = metadata;
+        if (comment.isDocComment) {
+          if (commentText == null) {
+            commentText = comment.trimmedText;
+          } else {
+            commentText = '$commentText\n${comment.trimmedText}';
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    return commentText;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns any documentation comments associated with a mirror with
+  /// simple markdown converted to html.
+  ///
+  /// By default we resolve any comment references within our own scope.
+  /// However, if a method is inherited, we want the inherited comments, but
+  /// links to the subclasses's version of the methods.
+  String _commentToHtml([Indexable resolvingScope]) {
+    if (resolvingScope == null) resolvingScope = this;
+    var commentText = _commentText;
+    _unresolvedComment = commentText;
+
+    var linkResolver = (name) => resolvingScope.fixReference(name);
+    commentText = commentText == null ? '' :
+        markdown.markdownToHtml(commentText.trim(), linkResolver: linkResolver,
+            inlineSyntaxes: MARKDOWN_SYNTAXES);
+    return commentText;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns a map of [Variable] objects constructed from [mirrorMap].
+  /// The optional parameter [containingLibrary] is contains data for variables
+  /// defined at the top level of a library (potentially for exporting
+  /// purposes).
+  Map<String, Variable> _createVariables(Iterable<VariableMirror> mirrors,
+      Indexable owner) {
+    var data = {};
+    // TODO(janicejl): When map to map feature is created, replace the below
+    // with a filter. Issue(#9590).
+    mirrors.forEach((dart2js_mirrors.Dart2JsFieldMirror mirror) {
+      if (includePrivateMembers || !isHidden(mirror)) {
+        var mirrorName = dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror);
+        data[mirrorName] = new Variable(mirrorName, mirror, owner);
+      }
+    });
+    return data;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns a map of [Method] objects constructed from [mirrorMap].
+  /// The optional parameter [containingLibrary] is contains data for variables
+  /// defined at the top level of a library (potentially for exporting
+  /// purposes).
+  Map<String, Method> _createMethods(Iterable<MethodMirror> mirrors,
+      Indexable owner) {
+    var group = new Map<String, Method>();
+    mirrors.forEach((MethodMirror mirror) {
+      if (includePrivateMembers || !mirror.isPrivate) {
+        group[dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror)] = new Method(mirror, owner);
+      }
+    });
+    return group;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns a map of [Parameter] objects constructed from [mirrorList].
+  Map<String, Parameter> _createParameters(List<ParameterMirror> mirrorList,
+      Indexable owner) {
+    var data = {};
+    mirrorList.forEach((ParameterMirror mirror) {
+      data[dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror)] =
+          new Parameter(mirror, owner._owningLibrary);
+    });
+    return data;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns a map of [Generic] objects constructed from the class mirror.
+  Map<String, Generic> _createGenerics(TypeMirror mirror) {
+    return new Map.fromIterable(mirror.typeVariables,
+        key: (e) => dart2js_util.nameOf(e),
+        value: (e) => new Generic(e));
+  }
+
+  /// Return an informative [Object.toString] for debugging.
+  String toString() => "${super.toString()}(${name.toString()})";
+
+  /// Return a map representation of this type.
+  Map toMap();
+
+
+  /// Expand the method map [mapToExpand] into a more detailed map that
+  /// separates out setters, getters, constructors, operators, and methods.
+  Map _expandMethodMap(Map<String, Method> mapToExpand) => {
+    'setters': recurseMap(filterMap(mapToExpand,
+        (key, val) => val.mirror.isSetter)),
+    'getters': recurseMap(filterMap(mapToExpand,
+        (key, val) => val.mirror.isGetter)),
+    'constructors': recurseMap(filterMap(mapToExpand,
+        (key, val) => val.mirror.isConstructor)),
+    'operators': recurseMap(filterMap(mapToExpand,
+        (key, val) => val.mirror.isOperator)),
+    'methods': recurseMap(filterMap(mapToExpand,
+        (key, val) => val.mirror.isRegularMethod && !val.mirror.isOperator))
+  };
+
+  /// Accessor to determine if this item and all of its owners are visible.
+  bool get isVisible => isFullChainVisible(this);
+
+  /// Returns true if [mirror] is the correct type of mirror that this Docgen
+  /// object wraps. (Workaround for the fact that Types are not first class.)
+  bool isValidMirror(DeclarationMirror mirror);
+}
+
+/// A class containing contents of a Dart library.
+class Library extends Indexable {
+  final Map<String, Class> classes = {};
+  final Map<String, Typedef> typedefs = {};
+  final Map<String, Class> errors = {};
+
+  /// Top-level variables in the library.
+  Map<String, Variable> variables;
+
+  /// Top-level functions in the library.
+  Map<String, Method> functions;
+
+  String packageName = '';
+  bool _hasBeenCheckedForPackage = false;
+  String packageIntro;
+
+  Library get _owningLibrary => this;
+
+  /// Returns the [Library] for the given [mirror] if it has already been
+  /// created, else creates it.
+  factory Library(LibraryMirror mirror) {
+    var library = getDocgenObject(mirror);
+    if (library is DummyMirror) {
+      library = new Library._(mirror);
+    }
+    return library;
+  }
+
+  Library._(LibraryMirror libraryMirror) : super(libraryMirror) {
+    var exported = _calcExportedItems(libraryMirror);
+    var exportedClasses = _addAll(exported['classes'],
+        dart2js_util.typesOf(libraryMirror.declarations));
+    updateLibraryPackage(mirror);
+    exportedClasses.forEach((String mirrorName, TypeMirror mirror) {
+        if (mirror is TypedefMirror) {
+          // This is actually a Dart2jsTypedefMirror, and it does define value,
+          // but we don't have visibility to that type.
+          if (includePrivateMembers || !mirror.isPrivate) {
+            typedefs[dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror)] = new Typedef(mirror, this);
+          }
+        } else if (mirror is ClassMirror) {
+          var clazz = new Class(mirror, this);
+
+          if (clazz.isError()) {
+            errors[dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror)] = clazz;
+          } else {
+            classes[dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror)] = clazz;
+          }
+        } else {
+          throw new ArgumentError(
+              '${dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror)} - no class type match. ');
+        }
+    });
+    this.functions = _createMethods(_addAll(exported['methods'],
+        libraryMirror.declarations.values.where(
+            (mirror) => mirror is MethodMirror)).values, this);
+    this.variables = _createVariables(_addAll(exported['variables'],
+        dart2js_util.variablesOf(libraryMirror.declarations)).values, this);
+  }
+
+  /// Look for the specified name starting with the current member, and
+  /// progressively working outward to the current library scope.
+  String findElementInScope(String name) {
+    var lookupFunc = determineLookupFunc(name);
+    var libraryScope = lookupFunc(mirror, name);
+    if (libraryScope != null) {
+      var result = getDocgenObject(libraryScope, this);
+      if (result is DummyMirror) return packagePrefix + result.docName;
+      return result.packagePrefix + result.docName;
+    }
+    return super.findElementInScope(name);
+  }
+
+  String _mdnComment() => '';
+
+  /// Helper that maps [mirrors] to their simple name in map.
+  static Map _addAll(Map map, Iterable<DeclarationMirror> mirrors) {
+    for (var mirror in mirrors) {
+      map[dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror)] = mirror;
+    }
+    return map;
+  }
+
+  /// For a library's [mirror], determine the name of the package (if any) we
+  /// believe it came from (because of its file URI).
+  ///
+  /// If no package could be determined, we return an empty string.
+  void updateLibraryPackage(LibraryMirror mirror) {
+    if (mirror == null) return;
+    if (_hasBeenCheckedForPackage) return;
+    _hasBeenCheckedForPackage = true;
+    if (mirror.uri.scheme != 'file') return;
+    packageName = getPackageName(mirror);
+    // Associate the package readme with all the libraries. This is a bit
+    // wasteful, but easier than trying to figure out which partial match
+    // is best.
+    packageIntro = _packageIntro(getPackageDirectory(mirror));
+  }
+
+  String _packageIntro(packageDir) {
+    if (packageDir == null) return null;
+    var dir = new Directory(packageDir);
+    var files = dir.listSync();
+    var readmes = files.where((FileSystemEntity each) => (each is File &&
+        each.path.substring(packageDir.length + 1, each.path.length)
+          .startsWith('README'))).toList();
+    if (readmes.isEmpty) return '';
+    // If there are multiples, pick the shortest name.
+    readmes.sort((a, b) => a.path.length.compareTo(b.path.length));
+    var readme = readmes.first;
+    var linkResolver = (name) => globalFixReference(name);
+    var contents = markdown.markdownToHtml(readme
+      .readAsStringSync(), linkResolver: linkResolver,
+      inlineSyntaxes: MARKDOWN_SYNTAXES);
+    return contents;
+  }
+
+  String get packagePrefix => packageName == null || packageName.isEmpty ?
+      '' : '$packageName/';
+
+  Map get previewMap {
+    var basic = super.previewMap;
+    basic['packageName'] = packageName;
+    if (packageIntro != null) {
+      basic['packageIntro'] = packageIntro;
+    }
+    return basic;
+  }
+
+  String get name => docName;
+
+  String get docName {
+    return dart2js_util.qualifiedNameOf(mirror).replaceAll('.','-');
+  }
+
+  /// For the given library determine what items (if any) are exported.
+  ///
+  /// Returns a Map with three keys: "classes", "methods", and "variables" the
+  /// values of which point to a map of exported name identifiers with values
+  /// corresponding to the actual DeclarationMirror.
+  Map<String, Map<String, DeclarationMirror>> _calcExportedItems(
+      LibrarySourceMirror library) {
+    var exports = {};
+    exports['classes'] = {};
+    exports['methods'] = {};
+    exports['variables'] = {};
+
+    // Determine the classes, variables and methods that are exported for a
+    // specific dependency.
+    void _populateExports(LibraryDependencyMirror export, bool showExport) {
+      if (!showExport) {
+        // Add all items, and then remove the hidden ones.
+        // Ex: "export foo hide bar"
+        _addAll(exports['classes'],
+            dart2js_util.typesOf(export.targetLibrary.declarations));
+        _addAll(exports['methods'],
+            export.targetLibrary.declarations.values.where(
+                (mirror) => mirror is MethodMirror));
+        _addAll(exports['variables'],
+            dart2js_util.variablesOf(export.targetLibrary.declarations));
+      }
+      for (CombinatorMirror combinator in export.combinators) {
+        for (String identifier in combinator.identifiers) {
+          var librarySourceMirror =
+              export.targetLibrary as DeclarationSourceMirror;
+          var declaration = librarySourceMirror.lookupInScope(identifier);
+          if (declaration == null) {
+            // Technically this should be a bug, but some of our packages
+            // (such as the polymer package) are curently broken in this
+            // way, so we just produce a warning.
+            print('Warning identifier $identifier not found in library '
+                '${dart2js_util.qualifiedNameOf(export.targetLibrary)}');
+          } else {
+            var subMap = exports['classes'];
+            if (declaration is MethodMirror) {
+              subMap = exports['methods'];
+            } else if (declaration is VariableMirror) {
+              subMap = exports['variables'];
+            }
+            if (showExport) {
+              subMap[identifier] = declaration;
+            } else {
+              subMap.remove(identifier);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    Iterable<LibraryDependencyMirror> exportList =
+        library.libraryDependencies.where((lib) => lib.isExport);
+    for (LibraryDependencyMirror export in exportList) {
+      // If there is a show in the export, add only the show items to the
+      // library. Ex: "export foo show bar"
+      // Otherwise, add all items, and then remove the hidden ones.
+      // Ex: "export foo hide bar"
+      _populateExports(export,
+          export.combinators.any((combinator) => combinator.isShow));
+    }
+    return exports;
+  }
+
+  /// Checks if the given name is a key for any of the Class Maps.
+  bool containsKey(String name) =>
+      classes.containsKey(name) || errors.containsKey(name);
+
+  /// Generates a map describing the [Library] object.
+  Map toMap() => {
+    'name': name,
+    'qualifiedName': qualifiedName,
+    'comment': comment,
+    'variables': recurseMap(variables),
+    'functions': _expandMethodMap(functions),
+    'classes': {
+      'class': classes.values.where((c) => c.isVisible)
+        .map((e) => e.previewMap).toList(),
+      'typedef': recurseMap(typedefs),
+      'error': errors.values.where((e) => e.isVisible)
+          .map((e) => e.previewMap).toList()
+    },
+    'packageName': packageName,
+    'packageIntro' : packageIntro
+  };
+
+  String get typeName => 'library';
+
+  bool isValidMirror(DeclarationMirror mirror) => mirror is LibraryMirror;
+}
+
+abstract class OwnedIndexable extends Indexable {
+  /// The object one scope-level above which this item is defined.
+  ///
+  /// Ex: The owner for a top level class, would be its enclosing library.
+  /// The owner of a local variable in a method would be the enclosing method.
+  Indexable owner;
+
+  /// List of the meta annotations on this item.
+  List<Annotation> annotations;
+
+  /// Returns this object's qualified name, but following the conventions
+  /// we're using in Dartdoc, which is that library names with dots in them
+  /// have them replaced with hyphens.
+  String get docName => owner.docName + '.' + dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror);
+
+  OwnedIndexable(DeclarationMirror mirror, this.owner) : super(mirror);
+
+  /// Generates MDN comments from database.json.
+  String _mdnComment() {
+    var domAnnotation = this.annotations.firstWhere(
+        (e) => e.mirror.qualifiedName == #metadata.DomName,
+        orElse: () => null);
+    if (domAnnotation == null) return '';
+    var domName = domAnnotation.parameters.single;
+
+    return mdnComment(rootDirectory, logger, domName);
+  }
+
+  String get packagePrefix => owner.packagePrefix;
+}
+
+/// A class containing contents of a Dart class.
+class Class extends OwnedIndexable implements Comparable {
+
+  /// List of the names of interfaces that this class implements.
+  List<Class> interfaces = [];
+
+  /// Names of classes that extends or implements this class.
+  Set<Class> subclasses = new Set<Class>();
+
+  /// Top-level variables in the class.
+  Map<String, Variable> variables;
+
+  /// Inherited variables in the class.
+  Map<String, Variable> inheritedVariables;
+
+  /// Methods in the class.
+  Map<String, Method> methods;
+
+  Map<String, Method> inheritedMethods;
+
+  /// Generic infomation about the class.
+  Map<String, Generic> generics;
+
+  Class superclass;
+  bool isAbstract;
+
+  /// Make sure that we don't check for inherited comments more than once.
+  bool _commentsEnsured = false;
+
+  /// Returns the [Class] for the given [mirror] if it has already been created,
+  /// else creates it.
+  factory Class(ClassMirror mirror, Library owner) {
+    var clazz = getDocgenObject(mirror, owner);
+    if (clazz is DummyMirror) {
+      clazz = new Class._(mirror, owner);
+    }
+    return clazz;
+  }
+
+  /// Called when we are constructing a superclass or interface class, but it
+  /// is not known if it belongs to the same owner as the original class. In
+  /// this case, we create an object whose owner is what the original mirror
+  /// says it is.
+  factory Class._possiblyDifferentOwner(ClassMirror mirror,
+      Library originalOwner) {
+    if (mirror.owner is LibraryMirror) {
+      var realOwner = getDocgenObject(mirror.owner);
+      if (realOwner is Library) {
+        return new Class(mirror, realOwner);
+      } else {
+        return new Class(mirror, originalOwner);
+      }
+    } else {
+      return new Class(mirror, originalOwner);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Class._(ClassSourceMirror classMirror, Indexable owner) :
+      super(classMirror, owner) {
+    inheritedVariables = {};
+
+    // The reason we do this madness is the superclass and interface owners may
+    // not be this class's owner!! Example: BaseClient in http pkg.
+    var superinterfaces = classMirror.superinterfaces.map(
+        (interface) => new Class._possiblyDifferentOwner(interface, owner));
+    this.superclass = classMirror.superclass == null? null :
+        new Class._possiblyDifferentOwner(classMirror.superclass, owner);
+
+    interfaces = superinterfaces.toList();
+    variables = _createVariables(
+        dart2js_util.variablesOf(classMirror.declarations), this);
+    methods = _createMethods(classMirror.declarations.values.where(
+        (mirror) => mirror is MethodMirror), this);
+    annotations = createAnnotations(classMirror, owner._owningLibrary);
+    generics = _createGenerics(classMirror);
+    isAbstract = classMirror.isAbstract;
+    inheritedMethods = new Map<String, Method>();
+
+    // Tell superclass that you are a subclass, unless you are not
+    // visible or an intermediary mixin class.
+    if (!classMirror.isNameSynthetic && isVisible && superclass != null) {
+      superclass.addSubclass(this);
+    }
+
+    if (this.superclass != null) addInherited(superclass);
+    interfaces.forEach((interface) => addInherited(interface));
+  }
+
+  String _lookupInClassAndSuperclasses(String name) {
+    var lookupFunc = determineLookupFunc(name);
+    var classScope = this;
+    while (classScope != null) {
+      var classFunc = lookupFunc(classScope.mirror, name);
+      if (classFunc != null) {
+        return packagePrefix + getDocgenObject(classFunc, owner).docName;
+      }
+      classScope = classScope.superclass;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /// Look for the specified name starting with the current member, and
+  /// progressively working outward to the current library scope.
+  String findElementInScope(String name) {
+    var lookupFunc = determineLookupFunc(name);
+    var result = _lookupInClassAndSuperclasses(name);
+    if (result != null) {
+      return result;
+    }
+    result = owner.findElementInScope(name);
+    return result == null ? super.findElementInScope(name) : result;
+  }
+
+  String get typeName => 'class';
+
+  /// Add all inherited variables and methods from the provided superclass.
+  /// If [_includePrivate] is true, it also adds the variables and methods from
+  /// the superclass.
+  void addInherited(Class superclass) {
+    inheritedVariables.addAll(superclass.inheritedVariables);
+    inheritedVariables.addAll(_allButStatics(superclass.variables));
+    addInheritedMethod(superclass, this);
+  }
+
+  /** [newParent] refers to the actual class is currently using these methods.
+   * which may be different because with the mirror system, we only point to the
+   * original canonical superclasse's method.
+   */
+  void addInheritedMethod(Class parent, Class newParent) {
+    parent.inheritedMethods.forEach((name, method) {
+      if(!method.mirror.isConstructor){
+        inheritedMethods[name] = new Method(method.mirror, newParent, method);
+      }}
+    );
+    _allButStatics(parent.methods).forEach((name, method) {
+      if (!method.mirror.isConstructor) {
+        inheritedMethods[name] = new Method(method.mirror, newParent, method);
+      }}
+    );
+  }
+
+  /// Remove statics from the map of inherited items before adding them.
+  Map _allButStatics(Map items) {
+    var result = {};
+    items.forEach((name, item) {
+      if (!item.isStatic) {
+        result[name] = item;
+      }
+    });
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  /// Add the subclass to the class.
+  ///
+  /// If [this] is private (or an intermediary mixin class), it will add the
+  /// subclass to the list of subclasses in the superclasses.
+  void addSubclass(Class subclass) {
+    if (docName == 'dart-core.Object') return;
+
+    if (!includePrivateMembers && isPrivate || mirror.isNameSynthetic) {
+      if (superclass != null) superclass.addSubclass(subclass);
+      interfaces.forEach((interface) {
+        interface.addSubclass(subclass);
+      });
+    } else {
+      subclasses.add(subclass);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Check if this [Class] is an error or exception.
+  bool isError() {
+    if (qualifiedName == 'dart-core.Error' ||
+        qualifiedName == 'dart-core.Exception')
+      return true;
+    for (var interface in interfaces) {
+      if (interface.isError()) return true;
+    }
+    if (superclass == null) return false;
+    return superclass.isError();
+  }
+
+  /// Makes sure that all methods with inherited equivalents have comments.
+  void ensureComments() {
+    if (_commentsEnsured) return;
+    _commentsEnsured = true;
+    if (superclass != null) superclass.ensureComments();
+    inheritedMethods.forEach((qualifiedName, inheritedMethod) {
+      var method = methods[qualifiedName];
+      if (method != null) {
+        // if we have overwritten this method in this class, we still provide
+        // the opportunity to inherit the comments.
+        method.ensureCommentFor(inheritedMethod);
+      }
+    });
+    // we need to populate the comments for all methods. so that the subclasses
+    // can get for their inherited versions the comments.
+    methods.forEach((qualifiedName, method) {
+      if (!method.mirror.isConstructor) method.ensureCommentFor(method);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /// If a class extends a private superclass, find the closest public
+  /// superclass of the private superclass.
+  String validSuperclass() {
+    if (superclass == null) return 'dart-core.Object';
+    if (superclass.isVisible) return superclass.qualifiedName;
+    return superclass.validSuperclass();
+  }
+
+  /// Generates a map describing the [Class] object.
+  Map toMap() => {
+    'name': name,
+    'qualifiedName': qualifiedName,
+    'comment': comment,
+    'isAbstract' : isAbstract,
+    'superclass': validSuperclass(),
+    'implements': interfaces.where((i) => i.isVisible)
+        .map((e) => e.qualifiedName).toList(),
+    'subclass': (subclasses.toList()..sort())
+        .map((x) => x.qualifiedName).toList(),
+    'variables': recurseMap(variables),
+    'inheritedVariables': recurseMap(inheritedVariables),
+    'methods': _expandMethodMap(methods),
+    'inheritedMethods': _expandMethodMap(inheritedMethods),
+    'annotations': annotations.map((a) => a.toMap()).toList(),
+    'generics': recurseMap(generics)
+  };
+
+  int compareTo(aClass) => name.compareTo(aClass.name);
+
+  bool isValidMirror(DeclarationMirror mirror) => mirror is ClassMirror;
+}
+
+class Typedef extends OwnedIndexable {
+  String returnType;
+
+  Map<String, Parameter> parameters;
+
+  /// Generic information about the typedef.
+  Map<String, Generic> generics;
+
+  /// Returns the [Library] for the given [mirror] if it has already been
+  /// created, else creates it.
+  factory Typedef(TypedefMirror mirror, Library owningLibrary) {
+    var aTypedef = getDocgenObject(mirror, owningLibrary);
+    if (aTypedef is DummyMirror) {
+      aTypedef = new Typedef._(mirror, owningLibrary);
+    }
+    return aTypedef;
+  }
+
+  Typedef._(TypedefMirror mirror, Library owningLibrary) :
+      super(mirror, owningLibrary) {
+    returnType = getDocgenObject(mirror.referent.returnType).docName;
+    generics = _createGenerics(mirror);
+    parameters = _createParameters(mirror.referent.parameters, owningLibrary);
+    annotations = createAnnotations(mirror, owningLibrary);
+  }
+
+  Map toMap() {
+    var map = {
+      'name': name,
+      'qualifiedName': qualifiedName,
+      'comment': comment,
+      'return': returnType,
+      'parameters': recurseMap(parameters),
+      'annotations': annotations.map((a) => a.toMap()).toList(),
+      'generics': recurseMap(generics)
+    };
+
+    // Typedef is displayed on the library page as a class, so a preview is
+    // added manually
+    var preview = _preview;
+    if(preview != null) map['preview'] = preview;
+
+    return map;
+  }
+
+  markdown.Node fixReference(String name) => null;
+
+  String get typeName => 'typedef';
+
+  bool isValidMirror(DeclarationMirror mirror) => mirror is TypedefMirror;
+}
+
+/// A class containing properties of a Dart variable.
+class Variable extends OwnedIndexable {
+
+  bool isFinal;
+  bool isStatic;
+  bool isConst;
+  Type type;
+  String _variableName;
+
+  factory Variable(String variableName, VariableMirror mirror,
+      Indexable owner) {
+    var variable = getDocgenObject(mirror);
+    if (variable is DummyMirror) {
+      return new Variable._(variableName, mirror, owner);
+    }
+    return variable;
+  }
+
+  Variable._(this._variableName, VariableMirror mirror, Indexable owner) :
+      super(mirror, owner) {
+    isFinal = mirror.isFinal;
+    isStatic = mirror.isStatic;
+    isConst = mirror.isConst;
+    type = new Type(mirror.type, owner._owningLibrary);
+    annotations = createAnnotations(mirror, owner._owningLibrary);
+  }
+
+  String get name => _variableName;
+
+  /// Generates a map describing the [Variable] object.
+  Map toMap() => {
+    'name': name,
+    'qualifiedName': qualifiedName,
+    'comment': comment,
+    'final': isFinal,
+    'static': isStatic,
+    'constant': isConst,
+    'type': new List.filled(1, type.toMap()),
+    'annotations': annotations.map((a) => a.toMap()).toList()
+  };
+
+  String get typeName => 'property';
+
+  get comment {
+    if (_comment != null) return _comment;
+    if (owner is Class) {
+      (owner as Class).ensureComments();
+    }
+    return super.comment;
+  }
+
+  String findElementInScope(String name) {
+    var lookupFunc = determineLookupFunc(name);
+    var result = lookupFunc(mirror, name);
+    if (result != null) {
+      result = getDocgenObject(result);
+      if (result is DummyMirror) return packagePrefix + result.docName;
+      return result.packagePrefix + result.docName;
+    }
+
+    if (owner != null) {
+      var result = owner.findElementInScope(name);
+      if (result != null) {
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+    return super.findElementInScope(name);
+  }
+
+  bool isValidMirror(DeclarationMirror mirror) => mirror is VariableMirror;
+}
+
+/// A class containing properties of a Dart method.
+class Method extends OwnedIndexable {
+
+  /// Parameters for this method.
+  Map<String, Parameter> parameters;
+
+  bool isStatic;
+  bool isAbstract;
+  bool isConst;
+  Type returnType;
+  Method methodInheritedFrom;
+
+  /// Qualified name to state where the comment is inherited from.
+  String commentInheritedFrom = "";
+
+  factory Method(MethodMirror mirror, Indexable owner,
+      [Method methodInheritedFrom]) {
+    var method = getDocgenObject(mirror, owner);
+    if (method is DummyMirror) {
+      method = new Method._(mirror, owner, methodInheritedFrom);
+    }
+    return method;
+  }
+
+  Method._(MethodMirror mirror, Indexable owner, this.methodInheritedFrom)
+      : super(mirror, owner) {
+    isStatic = mirror.isStatic;
+    isAbstract = mirror.isAbstract;
+    isConst = mirror.isConstConstructor;
+    returnType = new Type(mirror.returnType, owner._owningLibrary);
+    parameters = _createParameters(mirror.parameters, owner);
+    annotations = createAnnotations(mirror, owner._owningLibrary);
+  }
+
+  Method get originallyInheritedFrom => methodInheritedFrom == null ?
+      this : methodInheritedFrom.originallyInheritedFrom;
+
+  /// Look for the specified name starting with the current member, and
+  /// progressively working outward to the current library scope.
+  String findElementInScope(String name) {
+    var lookupFunc = determineLookupFunc(name);
+
+    var memberScope = lookupFunc(this.mirror, name);
+    if (memberScope != null) {
+      // do we check for a dummy mirror returned here and look up with an owner
+      // higher ooooor in getDocgenObject do we include more things in our
+      // lookup
+      var result = getDocgenObject(memberScope, owner);
+      if (result is DummyMirror && owner.owner != null
+          && owner.owner is! DummyMirror) {
+        var aresult = getDocgenObject(memberScope, owner.owner);
+        if (aresult is! DummyMirror) result = aresult;
+      }
+      if (result is DummyMirror) return packagePrefix + result.docName;
+      return result.packagePrefix + result.docName;
+    }
+
+    if (owner != null) {
+      var result = owner.findElementInScope(name);
+      if (result != null) return result;
+    }
+    return super.findElementInScope(name);
+  }
+
+  String get docName {
+    if ((mirror as MethodMirror).isConstructor) {
+      // We name constructors specially -- including the class name again and a
+      // "-" to separate the constructor from its name (if any).
+      return '${owner.docName}.${dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror.owner)}-'
+             '${dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror)}';
+    }
+    return super.docName;
+  }
+
+  String get fileName => packagePrefix + docName;
+
+  /// Makes sure that the method with an inherited equivalent have comments.
+  void ensureCommentFor(Method inheritedMethod) {
+    if (comment.isNotEmpty) return;
+
+    comment = inheritedMethod._commentToHtml(this);
+    _unresolvedComment = inheritedMethod._unresolvedComment;
+    commentInheritedFrom = inheritedMethod.commentInheritedFrom == '' ?
+        new DummyMirror(inheritedMethod.mirror).docName :
+        inheritedMethod.commentInheritedFrom;
+  }
+
+  /// Generates a map describing the [Method] object.
+  Map toMap() => {
+    'name': name,
+    'qualifiedName': qualifiedName,
+    'comment': comment,
+    'commentFrom': (methodInheritedFrom != null &&
+        commentInheritedFrom == methodInheritedFrom.docName ? ''
+        : commentInheritedFrom),
+    'inheritedFrom': (methodInheritedFrom == null? '' :
+        originallyInheritedFrom.docName),
+    'static': isStatic,
+    'abstract': isAbstract,
+    'constant': isConst,
+    'return': new List.filled(1, returnType.toMap()),
+    'parameters': recurseMap(parameters),
+    'annotations': annotations.map((a) => a.toMap()).toList()
+  };
+
+  String get typeName {
+    MethodMirror theMirror = mirror;
+    if (theMirror.isConstructor) return 'constructor';
+    if (theMirror.isGetter) return 'getter';
+    if (theMirror.isSetter) return'setter';
+    if (theMirror.isOperator) return 'operator';
+    return 'method';
+  }
+
+  get comment {
+    if (_comment != null) return _comment;
+    if (owner is Class) {
+      (owner as Class).ensureComments();
+    }
+    var result = super.comment;
+    if (result == '' && methodInheritedFrom != null) {
+      // This should be NOT from the MIRROR, but from the COMMENT.
+      methodInheritedFrom.comment; // Ensure comment field has been populated.
+      _unresolvedComment = methodInheritedFrom._unresolvedComment;
+
+      var linkResolver = (name) => fixReference(name);
+      comment = _unresolvedComment == null ? '' :
+        markdown.markdownToHtml(_unresolvedComment.trim(),
+            linkResolver: linkResolver, inlineSyntaxes: MARKDOWN_SYNTAXES);
+      commentInheritedFrom = comment != '' ?
+          methodInheritedFrom.commentInheritedFrom : '';
+      result = comment;
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  bool isValidMirror(DeclarationMirror mirror) => mirror is MethodMirror;
+}
+
+/// Docgen wrapper around the dart2js mirror for a Dart
+/// method/function parameter.
+class Parameter extends MirrorBased {
+  final ParameterMirror mirror;
+  final String name;
+  final bool isOptional;
+  final bool isNamed;
+  final bool hasDefaultValue;
+  final Type type;
+  final String defaultValue;
+  /// List of the meta annotations on the parameter.
+  final List<Annotation> annotations;
+
+  Parameter(ParameterMirror mirror, Library owningLibrary)
+      : this.mirror = mirror,
+        name = dart2js_util.nameOf(mirror),
+        isOptional = mirror.isOptional,
+        isNamed = mirror.isNamed,
+        hasDefaultValue = mirror.hasDefaultValue,
+        defaultValue = '${mirror.defaultValue}',
+        type = new Type(mirror.type, owningLibrary),
+        annotations = createAnnotations(mirror, owningLibrary);
+
+  /// Generates a map describing the [Parameter] object.
+  Map toMap() => {
+    'name': name,
+    'optional': isOptional,
+    'named': isNamed,
+    'default': hasDefaultValue,
+    'type': new List.filled(1, type.toMap()),
+    'value': defaultValue,
+    'annotations': annotations.map((a) => a.toMap()).toList()
+  };
+}
+
+/// Docgen wrapper around the mirror for a return type, and/or its generic
+/// type parameters.
+///
+/// Return types are of a form [outer]<[inner]>.
+/// If there is no [inner] part, [inner] will be an empty list.
+///
+/// For example:
+///        int size()
+///          "return" :
+///            - "outer" : "dart-core.int"
+///              "inner" :
+///
+///        List<String> toList()
+///          "return" :
+///            - "outer" : "dart-core.List"
+///              "inner" :
+///                - "outer" : "dart-core.String"
+///                  "inner" :
+///
+///        Map<String, List<int>>
+///          "return" :
+///            - "outer" : "dart-core.Map"
+///              "inner" :
+///                - "outer" : "dart-core.String"
+///                  "inner" :
+///                - "outer" : "dart-core.List"
+///                  "inner" :
+///                    - "outer" : "dart-core.int"
+///                      "inner" :
+class Type extends MirrorBased {
+  final TypeMirror mirror;
+  final Library owningLibrary;
+
+  Type(this.mirror, this.owningLibrary);
+
+  /// Returns a list of [Type] objects constructed from TypeMirrors.
+  List<Type> _createTypeGenerics(TypeMirror mirror) {
+    if (mirror is ClassMirror) {
+      var innerList = [];
+      mirror.typeArguments.forEach((e) {
+        innerList.add(new Type(e, owningLibrary));
+      });
+      return innerList;
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  Map toMap() {
+    var result = getDocgenObject(mirror, owningLibrary);
+    return {
+      // We may encounter types whose corresponding library has not been
+      // processed yet, so look up with the owningLibrary at the last moment.
+      'outer': result.packagePrefix + result.docName,
+      'inner': _createTypeGenerics(mirror).map((e) => e.toMap()).toList(),
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+/// Holds the name of the annotation, and its parameters.
+class Annotation extends MirrorBased {
+  /// The class of this annotation.
+  final ClassMirror mirror;
+  final Library owningLibrary;
+  List<String> parameters;
+
+  Annotation(InstanceMirror originalMirror, this.owningLibrary)
+      : mirror = originalMirror.type {
+    parameters = dart2js_util.variablesOf(originalMirror.type.declarations)
+        .where((e) => e.isFinal)
+        .map((e) => originalMirror.getField(e.simpleName).reflectee)
+        .where((e) => e != null)
+        .toList();
+  }
+
+  Map toMap() => {
+    'name': getDocgenObject(mirror, owningLibrary).docName,
+    'parameters': parameters
+  };
+}