Close #2755: autodoc: Support type_comment style annotation

Note: python3.8+ or typed_ast is required

CHANGES

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Features added
 * #6994: imgconverter: Support illustrator file (.ai) to .png conversion
 * autodoc: Support Positional-Only Argument separator (PEP-570 compliant)
 * #2755: autodoc: Add new event: :event:`autodoc-before-process-signature`
+* #2755: autodoc: Support type_comment style (ex. ``# type: (str) -> str``)
+  annotation (python3.8+ or `typed_ast <https://github.com/python/typed_ast>`_
+  is required)
 * SphinxTranslator now calls visitor/departure method for super node class if
   visitor/departure method for original node class not found
 

sphinx/ext/autodoc/__init__.py

@@ -1574,5 +1574,6 @@ def setup(app: Sphinx) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     app.add_event('autodoc-skip-member')
 
     app.connect('config-inited', merge_autodoc_default_flags)
+    app.setup_extension('sphinx.ext.autodoc.type_comment')
 
     return {'version': sphinx.__display_version__, 'parallel_read_safe': True}

sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""
+    sphinx.ext.autodoc.type_comment
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Update annotations info of living objects using type_comments.
+
+    :copyright: Copyright 2007-2020 by the Sphinx team, see AUTHORS.
+    :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
+"""
+
+import ast
+from inspect import getsource
+from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import cast
+
+import sphinx
+from sphinx.application import Sphinx
+from sphinx.pycode.ast import parse as ast_parse
+from sphinx.pycode.ast import unparse as ast_unparse
+from sphinx.util import inspect
+from sphinx.util import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_type_comment(obj: Any) -> ast.FunctionDef:
+    """Get type_comment'ed FunctionDef object from living object.
+
+    This tries to parse original code for living object and returns
+    AST node for given *obj*.  It requires py38+ or typed_ast module.
+    """
+    try:
+        source = getsource(obj)
+        if source.startswith((' ', r'\t')):
+            # subject is placed inside class or block.  To read its docstring,
+            # this adds if-block before the declaration.
+            module = ast_parse('if True:\n' + source)
+            subject = cast(ast.FunctionDef, module.body[0].body[0])  # type: ignore
+        else:
+            module = ast_parse(source)
+            subject = cast(ast.FunctionDef, module.body[0])  # type: ignore
+
+        if getattr(subject, "type_comment", None):
+            return ast_parse(subject.type_comment, mode='func_type')  # type: ignore
+        else:
+            return None
+    except (OSError, TypeError):  # failed to load source code
+        return None
+    except SyntaxError:  # failed to parse type_comments
+        return None
+
+
+def update_annotations_using_type_comments(app: Sphinx, obj: Any, bound_method: bool) -> None:
+    """Update annotations info of *obj* using type_comments."""
+    try:
+        function = get_type_comment(obj)
+        if function and hasattr(function, 'argtypes'):
+            if function.argtypes != [ast.Ellipsis]:  # type: ignore
+                sig = inspect.signature(obj, bound_method)
+                for i, param in enumerate(sig.parameters.values()):
+                    if param.name not in obj.__annotations__:
+                        annotation = ast_unparse(function.argtypes[i])  # type: ignore
+                        obj.__annotations__[param.name] = annotation
+
+            if 'return' not in obj.__annotations__:
+                obj.__annotations__['return'] = ast_unparse(function.returns)  # type: ignore
+    except NotImplementedError as exc:  # failed to ast.unparse()
+        logger.warning("Failed to parse type_comment for %r: %s", obj, exc)
+
+
+def setup(app: Sphinx) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    app.connect('autodoc-before-process-signature', update_annotations_using_type_comments)
+
+    return {'version': sphinx.__display_version__, 'parallel_read_safe': True}

tests/roots/test-ext-autodoc/target/typehints.py

@@ -2,9 +2,23 @@ def incr(a: int, b: int = 1) -> int:
     return a + b
 
 
+def decr(a, b = 1):
+    # type: (int, int) -> int
+    return a - b
+
+
 class Math:
     def __init__(self, s: str, o: object = None) -> None:
         pass
 
     def incr(self, a: int, b: int = 1) -> int:
         return a + b
+
+    def decr(self, a, b = 1):
+        # type: (int, int) -> int
+        return a - b
+
+
+def complex_func(arg1, arg2, arg3=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    # type: (str, List[int], Tuple[int, Union[str, Unknown]], *str, **str) -> None
+    pass

tests/test_ext_autodoc_configs.py

@@ -479,10 +479,23 @@ def test_autodoc_typehints_signature(app):
         '   :module: target.typehints',
         '',
         '   ',
+        '   .. py:method:: Math.decr(a: int, b: int = 1) -> int',
+        '      :module: target.typehints',
+        '   ',
+        '   ',
         '   .. py:method:: Math.incr(a: int, b: int = 1) -> int',
         '      :module: target.typehints',
         '   ',
         '',
+        '.. py:function:: complex_func(arg1: str, arg2: List[int], arg3: Tuple[int, '
+        'Union[str, Unknown]] = None, *args: str, **kwargs: str) -> None',
+        '   :module: target.typehints',
+        '',
+        '',
+        '.. py:function:: decr(a: int, b: int = 1) -> int',
+        '   :module: target.typehints',
+        '',
+        '',
         '.. py:function:: incr(a: int, b: int = 1) -> int',
         '   :module: target.typehints',
         ''
@@ -505,10 +518,22 @@ def test_autodoc_typehints_none(app):
         '   :module: target.typehints',
         '',
         '   ',
+        '   .. py:method:: Math.decr(a, b=1)',
+        '      :module: target.typehints',
+        '   ',
+        '   ',
         '   .. py:method:: Math.incr(a, b=1)',
         '      :module: target.typehints',
         '   ',
         '',
+        '.. py:function:: complex_func(arg1, arg2, arg3=None, *args, **kwargs)',
+        '   :module: target.typehints',
+        '',
+        '',
+        '.. py:function:: decr(a, b=1)',
+        '   :module: target.typehints',
+        '',
+        '',
         '.. py:function:: incr(a, b=1)',
         '   :module: target.typehints',
         ''