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+#################################
+Writing CodeIgniter Documentation
+#################################
+
+CodeIgniter uses Sphinx to generate its documentation in a variety of formats,
+using reStructuredText to handle the formatting.  If you are familiar with
+Markdown or Textile, you will quickly grasp reStructuredText.  The focus is
+on readability, user friendliness, and an "I've got your hand, baby" feel.
+While they can be quite technical, we always write for humans!
+
+A table of contents should always be included like the one below.
+It is created automatically by inserting the ``.. contents::``
+directive on a line by itself.
+
+.. contents:: Page Contents
+
+
+**************
+Tools Required
+**************
+
+To see the rendered HTML, ePub, PDF, etc., you will need to install Sphinx
+along with the PHP domain extension for Sphinx.  The underlying requirement
+is to have Python installed.  Lastly, you will install the CI Lexer for
+Pygments, so that code blocks can be properly highlighted.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+	easy_install sphinx
+	easy_install sphinxcontrib-phpdomain
+
+Then follow the directions in the README file in the :samp:`cilexer` folder
+inside the documentation repository to install the CI Lexer.
+
+
+
+*****************************************
+Page and Section Headings and Subheadings
+*****************************************
+
+Headings not only provide order and sections within a page, but they also
+are used to automatically build both the page and document table of contents.
+Headings are formed by using certain characters as underlines for a bit of
+text.  Major headings, like page titles and section headings also use
+overlines.  Other headings just use underlines, with the following hierarchy::
+
+	# with overline for page titles
+	* with overline for major sections
+	= for subsections
+	- for subsubsections
+	^ for subsubsubsections
+	" for subsubsubsubsections (!)
+	
+The :download:`TextMate ELDocs Bundle <./ELDocs.tmbundle.zip>` can help you
+create these with the following tab triggers::
+
+	title->
+	
+		##########
+		Page Title
+		##########
+
+	sec->
+	
+		*************
+		Major Section
+		*************
+		
+	sub->
+	
+		Subsection
+		==========
+		
+	sss->
+	
+		SubSubSection
+		-------------
+		
+	ssss->
+	
+		SubSubSubSection
+		^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+		
+	sssss->
+	
+		SubSubSubSubSection (!)
+		"""""""""""""""""""""""
+
+
+
+
+********************
+Method Documentation
+********************
+
+When documenting class methods for third party developers, Sphinx provides
+directives to assist and keep things simple.  For example, consider the following
+ReST:
+
+.. code-block:: rst
+
+	.. php:class:: Some_class
+
+	some_method()
+	=============
+
+		.. php:method:: some_method ( $foo [, $bar [, $bat]])
+
+			This function will perform some action. The ``$bar`` array must contain
+			a something and something else, and along with ``$bat`` is an optional
+			parameter.
+
+			:param int $foo: the foo id to do something in
+			:param mixed $bar: A data array that must contain aa something and something else
+			:param bool $bat: whether or not to do something
+			:returns: FALSE on failure, TRUE if successful
+			:rtype: Boolean
+		
+			::
+
+				$this->load->library('some_class');
+
+				$bar = array(
+					'something'		=> 'Here is this parameter!',
+					'something_else'	=> 42
+				);
+
+				$bat = $this->some_class->should_do_something();
+
+				if ($this->some_class->some_method(4, $bar, $bat) === FALSE)
+				{
+					show_error('An Error Occurred Doing Some Method');
+				}
+		
+			.. note:: Here is something that you should be aware of when using some_method().
+					For real.
+					
+			See also :php:meth:`Some_class::should_do_something`
+
+	should_do_something()
+	=====================
+
+		.. php:method:: should_do_something()
+
+			:returns: whether or something should be done or not
+			:rtype: Boolean
+
+
+It creates the following display:
+
+.. php:class:: Some_class
+
+some_method()
+=============
+
+	.. php:method:: some_method ( $foo [, $bar [, $bat]])
+
+		This function will perform some action. The ``$bar`` array must contain
+		a something and something else, and along with ``$bat`` is an optional
+		parameter.
+
+		:param int $foo: the foo id to do something in
+		:param mixed $bar: A data array that must contain aa something and something else
+		:param bool $bat: whether or not to do something
+		:returns: FALSE on failure, TRUE if successful
+		:rtype: Boolean
+		
+		::
+
+			$this->load->library('some_class');
+
+			$bar = array(
+				'something'		=> 'Here is this parameter!',
+				'something_else'	=> 42
+			);
+
+			$bat = $this->some_class->should_do_something();
+
+			if ($this->some_class->some_method(4, $bar, $bat) === FALSE)
+			{
+				show_error('An Error Occurred Doing Some Method');
+			}
+		
+		.. note:: Here is something that you should be aware of when using some_method().
+				For real.
+				
+		See also :php:meth:`Some_class::should_do_something`
+
+should_do_something()
+=====================
+
+	.. php:method:: should_do_something()
+
+		:returns: whether or something should be done or not
+		:rtype: Boolean