feat: Read return type of properties in their summary

docs/docstrings.md

@@ -122,18 +122,19 @@ def foo(a, b):
 The parser accepts a few options:
 
 - `ignore_init_summary`: Ignore the first line in `__init__` methods' docstrings.
-    Useful when merging `__init__` docstring into class' docstrings
+    Useful when merging `__init__` docstring into class' docstrings. Default: false.
     with mkdocstrings-python's [`merge_init_into_class`][merge_init] option. Default: false.
-- `trim_doctest_flags`: Remove the [doctest flags][] written as comments in `pycon` snippets within a docstring.
-    These flags are used to alter the behavior of [doctest][] when testing docstrings,
-    and should not be visible in your docs. Default: true.
-- `warn_unknown_params`: Warn about parameters documented in docstrings that do not appear in the signature. Default: true.
 - `returns_multiple_items`: Parse [Returns sections](#returns) as if they contain multiple items.
     It means that continuation lines must be indented. Default: true.
 - `returns_named_value`: Whether to parse `thing: Description` in [Returns sections](#returns) as a name and description,
     rather than a type and description. When true, type must be wrapped in parentheses: `(int): Description.`.
-    When false, parentheses are optional but the items cannot be named: `int: Description`.
-
+    When false, parentheses are optional but the items cannot be named: `int: Description`. Default: true.
+- `returns_type_in_property_summary`: Whether to parse the return type of properties
+    at the beginning of their summary: `str: Summary of the property`. Default: false.
+- `trim_doctest_flags`: Remove the [doctest flags][] written as comments in `pycon` snippets within a docstring.
+    These flags are used to alter the behavior of [doctest][] when testing docstrings,
+    and should not be visible in your docs. Default: true.
+- `warn_unknown_params`: Warn about parameters documented in docstrings that do not appear in the signature. Default: true.
 
 #### Attributes
 
@@ -1575,21 +1576,3 @@ Returns          | ✅     | ✅    | [❌][issue-xref-sphinx-returns]
 [issue-xref-sphinx-yields]: https://github.com/mkdocstrings/griffe/issues/26
 [issue-xref-numpy-func-cls]: https://github.com/mkdocstrings/griffe/issues/200
 [issue-xref-google-func-cls]: https://github.com/mkdocstrings/griffe/issues/199
-
-### Parsing options
-
-Option                     | Description                               | Google | Numpy | Sphinx
--------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ----- | ------
-`ignore_init_summary`      | Ignore `__init__` summary.                | ✅     | ✅    | [❌][issue-ignore-init-summary-sphinx]
-`trim_doctest_flags`       | Trim doctest flags.                       | ✅     | ✅    | [❌][issue-trim-doctest-flags-sphinx]
-`warn_unknown_params`      | Warn about unknown params.                | ✅     | ✅    | [❌][issue-warn-unknown-params-sphinx]
-`allow_section_blank_line` | Allow blank line in sections.             | /      | ✅    | /
-`returns_multiple_items`   | Parse multiple items in Returns sections. | ✅     | /     | /
-
-[issue-ignore-init-summary-sphinx]: https://github.com/mkdocstrings/griffe/issues/45
-[issue-trim-doctest-flags-sphinx]: https://github.com/mkdocstrings/griffe/issues/49
-[issue-warn-unknown-params-sphinx]: https://github.com/mkdocstrings/griffe/issues/64
-
-[merge_init]: https://mkdocstrings.github.io/python/usage/configuration/docstrings/#merge_init_into_class
-[doctest flags]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/doctest.html#option-flags
-[doctest]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/doctest.html#module-doctest

src/griffe/docstrings/google.py

@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ def parse(
     returns_multiple_items: bool = True,
     warn_unknown_params: bool = True,
     returns_named_value: bool = True,
+    returns_type_in_property_summary: bool = False,
     **options: Any,
 ) -> list[DocstringSection]:
     """Parse a docstring.
@@ -715,6 +716,8 @@ def parse(
         returns_named_value: Whether to parse `thing: Description` in returns sections as a name and description,
             rather than a type and description. When true, type must be wrapped in parentheses: `(int): Description.`.
             When false, parentheses are optional but the items cannot be named: `int: Description`.
+        returns_type_in_property_summary: Whether to parse the return type of properties
+            at the beginning of their summary: `str: Summary of the property`.
         **options: Additional parsing options.
 
     Returns:
@@ -732,6 +735,7 @@ def parse(
         "returns_multiple_items": returns_multiple_items,
         "warn_unknown_params": warn_unknown_params,
         "returns_named_value": returns_named_value,
+        "returns_type_in_property_summary": returns_type_in_property_summary,
         **options,
     }
 
@@ -829,6 +833,24 @@ def parse(
     if current_section:
         sections.append(DocstringSectionText("\n".join(current_section).rstrip("\n")))
 
+    if (
+        returns_type_in_property_summary
+        and sections
+        and docstring.parent
+        and docstring.parent.is_attribute
+        and "property" in docstring.parent.labels
+    ):
+        lines = sections[0].value.lstrip().split("\n")
+        if ":" in lines[0]:
+            annotation, line = lines[0].split(":", 1)
+            lines = [line, *lines[1:]]
+            sections[0].value = "\n".join(lines)
+            sections.append(
+                DocstringSectionReturns(
+                    [DocstringReturn("", description="", annotation=parse_annotation(annotation, docstring))],
+                ),
+            )
+
     return sections
 
 

tests/test_docstrings/test_google.py

@@ -1477,3 +1477,22 @@ def test_type_in_returns_without_parentheses(parse_google: ParserType) -> None:
     assert retval.name == ""
     assert retval.annotation is None
     assert retval.description == "Description\non several lines."
+
+
+def test_reading_property_type_in_summary(parse_google: ParserType) -> None:
+    """Assert we can parse the return type of properties in their summary.
+
+    Parameters:
+        parse_google: Fixture parser.
+    """
+    docstring = "str: Description of the property."
+    parent = Attribute("prop")
+    parent.labels.add("property")
+    sections, warnings = parse_google(docstring, returns_type_in_property_summary=True, parent=parent)
+    assert len(sections) == 2
+    assert sections[0].kind is DocstringSectionKind.text
+    assert sections[1].kind is DocstringSectionKind.returns
+    retval = sections[1].value[0]
+    assert retval.name == ""
+    assert retval.annotation.name == "str"
+    assert retval.description == ""