PEpetesergeant·Mar 25, 2023
Example output: https://github.com/context-labs/autodoc/blob/master/.autodoc...
In Autodoc: Toolkit for auto-generating codebase documentation using LLMscontext-labs
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autodoc
Experimental toolkit for auto-generating codebase documentation using LLMs
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Experimental toolkit for auto-generating codebase documentation using LLMs
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| Mar 25, 00:00 | 2023-03-25 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-03-25 01:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 25, 01:00 | 2023-03-25 01:00:00 UTC | 2023-03-25 02:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 25, 02:00 | 2023-03-25 02:00:00 UTC | 2023-03-25 03:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 25, 03:00 | 2023-03-25 03:00:00 UTC | 2023-03-25 04:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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4 sourcesHallucination is definitely a problem but can be somewhat mitigated by good prompting. GPT-4 seems less prone to hallucination. This will be better over time.
You can view the prompts used for generating docs here[1] and the prompts used for answering questions here[2]
[1]https://github.com/context-labs/autodoc/blob/master/src/cli/...
[2https://github.com/context-labs/autodoc/blob/master/src/cli/...]
In Autodoc: Toolkit for auto-generating codebase documentation using LLMsMost interesting part to me, the prompts:
https://github.com/context-labs/autodoc/blob/83f03a3cee62d6e...
> You are acting as a code documentation expert for a project called ${projectName}.
Below is the code from a file located at \`${filePath}\`.
Write a detailed technical explanation of what this code does.
Focus on the high-level purpose of the code and how it may be used in the larger project.
Include code examples where appropriate. Keep you response between 100 and 300 words.
DO NOT RETURN MORE THAN 300 WORDS.
Output should be in markdown format.
Do not say "this file is a part of the ${projectName} project".
Do not just list the methods and classes in this file.
Code:
${fileContents}
Response:
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