Add add_generic_role().

CHANGES

@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ New features added
   - There is now a ``Sphinx.add_lexer()`` method to be able to use
     custom Pygments lexers easily.
 
+  - There is now ``Sphinx.add_generic_rol()`` to mirror the docutils'
+    own function.
+
 * Other changes:
 
   - Config overrides for single dict keys can now be given on the

doc/ext/appapi.rst

@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ the following public API:
    source, *role* the role function (see the `Docutils documentation
    <http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/howto/rst-roles.html>`_ on details).
 
+.. method:: Sphinx.add_generic_role(name, nodeclass)
+
+   Register a Docutils role that does nothing but wrap its contents in the
+   node given by *nodeclass*.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 0.6
+
 .. method:: Sphinx.add_description_unit(directivename, rolename, indextemplate='', parse_node=None, ref_nodeclass=None)
 
    This method is a very convenient way to add a new type of information that

sphinx/application.py

@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ class Sphinx(object):
     def add_role(self, name, role):
         roles.register_canonical_role(name, role)
 
+    def add_generic_role(self, name, nodeclass):
+        roles.register_generic_role(name, nodeclass)
+
     def add_description_unit(self, directivename, rolename, indextemplate='',
                              parse_node=None, ref_nodeclass=None):
         additional_xref_types[directivename] = (rolename, indextemplate, parse_node)