docs(span): enhance Span documentation

crates/oxc_span/src/span/types.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,61 @@
 use oxc_ast_macros::ast;
 use oxc_estree::ESTree;
 
-/// Newtype for working with text ranges
+/// A range in text, represented by a zero-indexed start and end offset.
 ///
-/// See the [`text-size`](https://docs.rs/text-size) crate for details.
-/// Utility methods can be copied from the `text-size` crate if they are needed.
-/// NOTE: `u32` is sufficient for "all" reasonable programs. Larger than u32 is a 4GB JS file.
+/// It is a logical error for `end` to be less than `start`.
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use oxc_span::Span;
+/// let text = "foo bar baz";
+/// let span = Span::new(4, 7);
+/// assert_eq!(&text[span], "bar");
+/// ```
+///
+/// Spans use `u32` for offsets, meaning only files up to 4GB are supported.
+/// This is sufficient for "all" reasonable programs. This tradeof cuts the size
+/// of `Span` in half, offering a sizeable performance improvement and memory
+/// footprint reduction.
+///
+/// ## Creating Spans
+/// Span offers several constructors, each of which is more or less convenient
+/// depending on the context. In general, [`Span::new`] is sufficient for most
+/// cases. If you want to create a span starting at some point of a certain
+/// length, you can use [`Span::sized`].
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use oxc_span::Span;
+/// let a = Span::new(5, 10);  // Start and end offsets
+/// let b = Span::sized(5, 5); // Start offset and size
+/// assert_eq!(a, b);
+/// ```
+///
+/// ## Re-Sizing Spans
+/// Span offsets can be mutated directly, but it is often more convenient to use
+/// one of the [`expand`] or [`shrink`] methods. Each of these create a new span
+/// without modifying the original.
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use oxc_span::Span;
+/// let s = Span::new(5, 10);
+/// assert_eq!(s.shrink(2), Span::new(7, 8));
+/// assert_eq!(s.shrink(2), s.shrink_left(2).shrink_right(2));
+///
+/// assert_eq!(s.expand(5), Span::new(0, 15));
+/// assert_eq!(s.expand(5), s.expand_left(5).expand_right(5));
+/// ```
 ///
 /// ## Hashing
 /// [`Span`] has a normal implementation of [`Hash`]. If you want to compare two
 /// AST nodes without considering their locations (e.g. to see if they have the
 /// same content), use [`ContentHash`](crate::hash::ContentHash) instead.
+///
+/// ## Implementation Notes
+/// See the [`text-size`](https://docs.rs/text-size) crate for details.
+/// Utility methods can be copied from the `text-size` crate if they are needed.
+///
+/// [`expand`]: Span::expand
+/// [`shrink`]: Span::shrink
 #[ast]
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 #[generate_derive(ESTree)]
@@ -23,3 +68,30 @@ pub struct Span {
     /// the span is empty, but should not be less than it.
     pub end: u32,
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::Span;
+
+    /// Tests from [`Span`] docs, since rustdoc test runner is disabled
+    #[test]
+    fn doctest() {
+        // 1
+        let text = "foo bar baz";
+        let span = Span::new(4, 7);
+        assert_eq!(&text[span], "bar");
+
+        // 2
+        let a = Span::new(5, 10); // Start and end offsets
+        let b = Span::sized(5, 5); // Start offset and size
+        assert_eq!(a, b);
+
+        // 3
+        let s = Span::new(5, 10);
+        assert_eq!(s.shrink(2), Span::new(7, 8));
+        assert_eq!(s.shrink(2), s.shrink_left(2).shrink_right(2));
+
+        assert_eq!(s.expand(5), Span::new(0, 15));
+        assert_eq!(s.expand(5), s.expand_left(5).expand_right(5));
+    }
+}