🔧 Code & Component Documentation Templates
Templates for documenting technical implementations that anyone can understand - from React components to utility functions to complex systems.
📦 Available Templates
Component Template
For React components, hooks, and UI elements
Perfect for documenting:
- React components with props and usage examples
- Custom hooks and their functionality
- UI elements with styling and accessibility notes
- Interactive components with state management
Use this when you're building reusable UI pieces that other developers will use.
Utility Template
For helper functions, libraries, and utilities
Ideal for documenting:
- Helper functions and utilities
- Library integrations and wrappers
- Data transformation functions
- Reusable business logic
Use this for standalone functions that solve specific problems.
Accessible Tech Template
For comprehensive technical documentation anyone can understand
Designed for documenting:
- Complex systems and services
- Technical processes with multiple steps
- Integrations between different parts of the system
- Features that affect multiple areas
Use this when you need to explain something technical to both developers and non-technical stakeholders.
🎯 Which Template Should I Use?
| If you're documenting... | Use this template |
|---|---|
| A React component with props | Component Template |
| A utility function or helper | Utility Template |
| A complex system or service | Accessible Tech Template |
| Something with multiple integrations | Accessible Tech Template |
| Code that non-developers need to understand | Accessible Tech Template |
🚀 Quick Start
- Choose your template from the list above
- Copy the template content from the appropriate file
- Replace the placeholder text with your actual content
- Add mermaid diagrams to explain complex concepts visually
- Test your documentation by having someone else read it
📝 Documentation Standards
All templates follow these principles:
- ✅ Accessible language - anyone can understand the core concepts
- ✅ Visual diagrams - complex ideas are shown with mermaid charts
- ✅ Real examples - all code examples come from actual implementation
- ✅ Multiple audiences - sections for developers, users, and stakeholders
- ✅ Consistent structure - standardized sections and formatting
Need help choosing the right template? Check out our Documentation Guidelines for more guidance.