jsdFileExplorer is a simple tool similar to jsDoc, created specifically for my needs. I didn't use jsDoc because my programming style includes JavaScript comments to specify types, and jsDoc doesn't always process them correctly. That's why I created something that doesn't need to process the document.

jsdFileExplorer scans the specified .js files and folders, highlights the code with Prism, and converts them into .html files. The highlighted code is saved statically, so Prism.js is only needed during the document creation. When reading the documents, only prism.min.css is needed.

In addition to highlighting the code and converting it to HTML, jsdFileExplorer creates a folder and file structure similar to the original, with an index.html that includes a Windows Explorer-style menu to navigate through the project files.

Requirements:

• Have Node.js installed.

Usage:

1. Download the jsdFileExplorer files next to the folder containing your .js files. Let's assume your folder is named app and is inside my_project.

2. Open jsdFileExplorer.js with VSCode and configure the source and destination folders: javascript

   const sourceDir = "app";
   const destinationDir = "jsdoc";
   

3. Save the changes, open CMD, and navigate to the my_project folder: cmd

   C:\path\to\my_project>
   

4. Run jsdFileExplorer: cmd

   C:\path\to\my_project>node jsdFileExplorer.js
   

5. A new folder named jsdoc will appear with the structure of folders and .js files converted to HTML. The files needed to upload to the server are the jsdoc folder, index.html, and prism.min.css.

Other considerations:

• In the downloaded package, you'll also find earlier versions that generate jsdocFileExplorer.bat using a .bat file, but I opted to use Node.js to highlight the code.
• There's also a version jsdocFileExplorerWithCDN.js that requires internet access to use the CDNs and highlights the code each time a file is opened.
• If you don't have the node_modules folder with the Prism module, run npm init -y in the project folder and then npm install prismjs. Copy the file \node_modules\prismjs\themes\prism.min.css next to index.html.