feat: Add docstring and code source information to Parameter

src/griffe/dataclasses.py

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def __init__(
         annotation: str | Expr | None = None,
         kind: ParameterKind | None = None,
         default: str | Expr | None = None,
+        docstring: Docstring | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the parameter.
 
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ def __init__(
             annotation: The parameter annotation, if any.
             kind: The parameter kind.
             default: The parameter default, if any.
+            docstring: The parameter docstring.
         """
         self.name: str = name
         """The parameter name."""
@@ -193,6 +195,12 @@ def __init__(
         """The parameter kind."""
         self.default: str | Expr | None = default
         """The parameter default value."""
+        self.docstring: Docstring | None = docstring
+        """The parameter docstring."""
+        # The parent function is set in Function.__init__ when the
+        # parameter(s) are assigned to a function
+        self.parent: Function | None = None
+        """The parent function of the parameter."""
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         param = f"{self.name}: {self.annotation} = {self.default}"
@@ -218,7 +226,7 @@ def required(self) -> bool:
         """Whether this parameter is required."""
         return self.default is None
 
-    def as_dict(self, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:  # noqa: ARG002
+    def as_dict(self, *, full: bool = False,  **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:  # noqa: ARG002
         """Return this parameter's data as a dictionary.
 
         Parameters:
@@ -227,12 +235,15 @@ def as_dict(self, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:  # noqa: ARG002
         Returns:
             A dictionary.
         """
-        return {
+        base: dict[str, Any] = {
             "name": self.name,
             "annotation": self.annotation,
             "kind": self.kind,
             "default": self.default,
         }
+        if self.docstring:
+            base["docstring"] = self.docstring.as_dict(full=full)
+        return base
 
 
 class Parameters:
@@ -1650,6 +1661,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.overloads: list[Function] | None = None
         """The overloaded signatures of this function."""
 
+        for parameter in self.parameters:
+            parameter.parent = self
+
     @property
     def annotation(self) -> str | Expr | None:
         """The type annotation of the returned value."""

src/griffe/encoders.py

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ def _load_parameter(obj_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> Parameter:
         annotation=obj_dict["annotation"],
         kind=ParameterKind(obj_dict["kind"]),
         default=obj_dict["default"],
+        docstring=_load_docstring(obj_dict),
     )
 
 

src/griffe/extensions/dataclasses.py

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def _dataclass_parameters(class_: Class) -> list[Parameter]:
                     annotation=member.annotation,
                     kind=kind,
                     default=default,
+                    docstring=member.docstring,
                 ),
             )
 

tests/test_dataclasses.py

@@ -380,3 +380,44 @@ def __init__(self, x: int):
         module["A"].endlineno = 3
         module["A"].lineno = None
         assert not module["A"].source
+
+
+def test_dataclass_parameter_docstrings() -> None:
+    """Class parameters should have a docstring attribute."""
+    code = """
+    from dataclasses import dataclass, InitVar
+
+    @dataclass
+    class Base:
+        a: int
+        "Parameter a"
+        b: InitVar[int] = 3
+        "Parameter b"
+
+    @dataclass
+    class Derived(Base):
+        c: float
+        d: InitVar[float]
+        "Parameter d"
+    """
+
+    with temporary_visited_package("package", {"__init__.py": code}) as module:
+        base = module["Base"]
+        param_self = base.parameters[0]
+        param_a = base.parameters[1]
+        param_b = base.parameters[2]
+        assert param_self.docstring is None
+        assert param_a.docstring.value == "Parameter a"
+        assert param_b.docstring.value == "Parameter b"
+
+        derived = module["Derived"]
+        param_self = derived.parameters[0]
+        param_a = derived.parameters[1]
+        param_b = derived.parameters[2]
+        param_c = derived.parameters[3]
+        param_d = derived.parameters[4]
+        assert param_self.docstring is None
+        assert param_a.docstring.value == "Parameter a"
+        assert param_b.docstring.value == "Parameter b"
+        assert param_c.docstring is None
+        assert param_d.docstring.value == "Parameter d"