Added auto-generated documentation for Arvados class.
[arvados.git] / sdk / R / R / autoGenAPI.R
index af758dda5850ebf8e26707afe24c384fe47182cf..e0ad551e1e44b863a8e21cc89641a77f3b3c8bf6 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#TODO: Some methods do the same thing like collecion.index and collection.list.
-#      Make one implementation of the method and make other reference to it.
-
 getAPIDocument <- function(){
     url <- "https://4xphq.arvadosapi.com/discovery/v1/apis/arvados/v1/rest"
     serverResponse <- httr::RETRY("GET", url = url)
@@ -11,152 +8,181 @@ getAPIDocument <- function(){
 #' @export
 generateAPI <- function()
 {
-    #TODO: Consider passing discovery document URL as parameter
+    #TODO: Consider passing discovery document URL as parameter.
     #TODO: Consider passing location where to create new files.
-    JSONDocument <- getAPIDocument()
+    discoveryDocument <- getAPIDocument()
 
-    generateArvadosClasses(JSONDocument)
-    generateArvadosAPIClass(JSONDocument)
-}
+    methodResources <- discoveryDocument$resources
+    resourceNames   <- names(methodResources)
 
-generateArvadosAPIClass <- function(discoveryDocument)
-{
-    classMetaData <- discoveryDocument$schemas
-    functionResources <- discoveryDocument$resources
-    resourceNames     <- names(functionResources)
-
-    doc <- generateMethodsDocumentation(functionResources, resourceNames)
+    methodDoc <- generateMethodsDocumentation(methodResources, resourceNames)
+    classDoc <- generateAPIClassDocumentation(methodResources, resourceNames)
     arvadosAPIHeader <- generateAPIClassHeader()
-    arvadosClassMethods <- generateClassContent(functionResources, 
-                                                resourceNames, classMetaData)
+    arvadosProjectMethods <- generateProjectMethods()
+    arvadosClassMethods <- generateClassContent(methodResources, resourceNames)
     arvadosAPIFooter <- generateAPIClassFooter()
 
-    arvadosClass <- c(doc, arvadosAPIHeader, arvadosClassMethods, arvadosAPIFooter)
+    arvadosClass <- c(methodDoc,
+                      classDoc,
+                      arvadosAPIHeader,
+                      arvadosProjectMethods,
+                      arvadosClassMethods,
+                      arvadosAPIFooter)
 
-    #TODO: Save to a file or load in memory?
     fileConn <- file("./R/Arvados.R", "w")
     writeLines(unlist(arvadosClass), fileConn)
     close(fileConn)
     NULL
 }
 
-generateClassContent <- function(functionResources, resourceNames, classMetaData)
+generateAPIClassHeader <- function()
 {
-    arvadosMethods <- Map(function(resource, resourceName)
-    {
-        methodNames <- names(resource$methods)
-
-        functions <- Map(function(methodMetaData, methodName)
-        {
-            methodName <- paste0(resourceName, ".", methodName)
-            createFunction(methodName, methodMetaData, classMetaData)
-
-        }, resource$methods, methodNames)
-
-        unlist(unname(functions))
-
-    }, functionResources, resourceNames)
+    c("Arvados <- R6::R6Class(",
+      "",
+      "\t\"Arvados\",",
+      "",
+      "\tpublic = list(",
+      "",
+      "\t\tinitialize = function(authToken = NULL, hostName = NULL, numRetries = 0)",
+      "\t\t{",
+      "\t\t\tif(!is.null(hostName))",
+      "\t\t\t\tSys.setenv(ARVADOS_API_HOST = hostName)",
+      "",
+      "\t\t\tif(!is.null(authToken))",
+      "\t\t\t\tSys.setenv(ARVADOS_API_TOKEN = authToken)",
+      "",
+      "\t\t\thostName <- Sys.getenv(\"ARVADOS_API_HOST\")",
+      "\t\t\ttoken    <- Sys.getenv(\"ARVADOS_API_TOKEN\")",
+      "",
+      "\t\t\tif(hostName == \"\" | token == \"\")",
+      "\t\t\t\tstop(paste(\"Please provide host name and authentification token\",",
+      "\t\t\t\t\t\t   \"or set ARVADOS_API_HOST and ARVADOS_API_TOKEN\",",
+      "\t\t\t\t\t\t   \"environment variables.\"))",
+      "",
+      "\t\t\tprivate$token <- token",
+      "\t\t\tprivate$host  <- paste0(\"https://\", hostName, \"/arvados/v1/\")",
+      "\t\t\tprivate$numRetries <- numRetries",
+      "\t\t\tprivate$REST <- RESTService$new(token, hostName,",
+      "\t\t\t                                HttpRequest$new(), HttpParser$new(),",
+      "\t\t\t                                numRetries)",
+      "",
+      "\t\t},\n")
+}
 
-    arvadosMethods
+generateProjectMethods <- function()
+{
+    c("\t\tprojects.get = function(uuid)",
+      "\t\t{",
+      "\t\t\tself$groups.get(uuid)",
+      "\t\t},",
+      "",
+      "\t\tprojects.create = function(group, ensure_unique_name = \"false\")",
+      "\t\t{",
+      "\t\t\tgroup <- c(\"group_class\" = \"project\", group)",
+      "\t\t\tself$groups.create(group, ensure_unique_name)",
+      "\t\t},",
+      "",
+      "\t\tprojects.update = function(group, uuid)",
+      "\t\t{",
+      "\t\t\tgroup <- c(\"group_class\" = \"project\", group)",
+      "\t\t\tself$groups.update(group, uuid)",
+      "\t\t},",
+      "",
+      "\t\tprojects.list = function(filters = NULL, where = NULL,",
+      "\t\t\torder = NULL, select = NULL, distinct = NULL,",
+      "\t\t\tlimit = \"100\", offset = \"0\", count = \"exact\",",
+      "\t\t\tinclude_trash = NULL)",
+      "\t\t{",
+      "\t\t\tfilters[[length(filters) + 1]] <- list(\"group_class\", \"=\", \"project\")",
+      "\t\t\tself$groups.list(filters, where, order, select, distinct,",
+      "\t\t\t                 limit, offset, count, include_trash)",
+      "\t\t},",
+      "",
+      "\t\tprojects.delete = function(uuid)",
+      "\t\t{",
+      "\t\t\tself$groups.delete(uuid)",
+      "\t\t},",
+      "")
 }
 
-generateMethodsDocumentation <- function(functionResources, resourceNames)
+generateClassContent <- function(methodResources, resourceNames)
 {
-    arvadosMethods <- unlist(unname(Map(function(resource, resourceName)
+    arvadosMethods <- Map(function(resource, resourceName)
     {
         methodNames <- names(resource$methods)
 
         functions <- Map(function(methodMetaData, methodName)
         {
+            #NOTE: Index, show and destroy are aliases for the preferred names
+            # "list", "get" and "delete". Until they are removed from discovery
+            # document we will filter them here.
+            if(methodName %in% c("index", "show", "destroy"))
+               return(NULL)
+
             methodName <- paste0(resourceName, ".", methodName)
-            getMethodDocumentation(methodName, methodMetaData)
+            createMethod(methodName, methodMetaData)
 
         }, resource$methods, methodNames)
 
         unlist(unname(functions))
 
-    }, functionResources, resourceNames)))
-    
-    arvadosMethods
-}
-
-getMethodDocumentation <- function(methodName, methodMetaData)
-{
-    name <- paste("#' @name", methodName)
-    usage <- getMethodUsage(methodName, methodMetaData)
-    description <- paste("#'", methodName, "is a method defined in Arvados class.")
-    params <- getMethodDescription(methodMetaData) 
-    returnValue <- paste("#' @return", methodMetaData$response[["$ref"]], "object.")
+    }, methodResources, resourceNames)
 
-    c(description,
-      "#' ",
-      usage,
-      params,
-      returnValue,
-      name,
-      "NULL",
-      "")
+    arvadosMethods
 }
 
-getMethodUsage <- function(methodName, methodMetaData)
+generateAPIClassFooter <- function()
 {
-    args <- getFunctionArguments(methodMetaData)
-    c(formatArgs(paste0("#' @usage arv$", methodName, "("), "#' \t", args, ")", 40))
+    c("\t\tgetHostName = function() private$host,",
+      "\t\tgetToken = function() private$token,",
+      "\t\tsetRESTService = function(newREST) private$REST <- newREST,",
+      "\t\tgetRESTService = function() private$REST",
+      "\t),",
+      "",
+      "\tprivate = list(",
+      "",
+      "\t\ttoken = NULL,",
+      "\t\thost = NULL,",
+      "\t\tREST = NULL,",
+      "\t\tnumRetries = NULL",
+      "\t),",
+      "",
+      "\tcloneable = FALSE",
+      ")")
 }
 
-getMethodDescription <- function(methodMetaData)
+createMethod <- function(name, methodMetaData)
 {
-    request <- methodMetaData$request
-    requestDoc <- NULL
-
-    if(!is.null(request))
-    {
-        requestDoc <- unname(unlist(sapply(request$properties, function(prop)
-                             {
-                                 className <- sapply(prop, function(ref) ref)
-                                 objectName <- paste0(tolower(substr(className, 1, 1)),
-                                                      substr(className, 2, nchar(className)))
-                                 paste("#' @param", objectName, className, "object.") 
-                             })))
-    }
-
-    argNames <- names(methodMetaData$parameters)
+    args      <- getMethodArguments(methodMetaData)
+    signature <- getMethodSignature(name, args)
+    body      <- getMethodBody(methodMetaData)
 
-    argsDoc <- unname(unlist(sapply(argNames, function(argName)
-    {
-        arg <- methodMetaData$parameters[[argName]]
-        argDescription <- arg$description
-        paste("#' @param", argName, argDescription) 
-    })))
-
-    c(requestDoc, argsDoc)
-}
-
-getFunctionName <- function(functionMetaData)
-{
-    stringr::str_replace(functionMetaData$id, "arvados.", "")
+    c(signature,
+      "\t\t{",
+          body,
+      "\t\t},\n")
 }
 
-#TODO: Make sure that arguments that are required always go first.
-#      This is not the case if request$required is false.
-getFunctionArguments <- function(functionMetaData)
+getMethodArguments <- function(methodMetaData)
 {
-    request <- functionMetaData$request
+    request <- methodMetaData$request
     requestArgs <- NULL
 
     if(!is.null(request))
     {
+        resourceName <- tolower(request$properties[[1]][[1]])
+
         if(request$required)
-            requestArgs <- names(request$properties)
+            requestArgs <- resourceName
         else
-            requestArgs <- paste(names(request$properties), "=", "NULL")
+            requestArgs <- paste(resourceName, "=", "NULL")
     }
 
-    argNames <- names(functionMetaData$parameters)
+    argNames <- names(methodMetaData$parameters)
 
     args <- sapply(argNames, function(argName)
     {
-        arg <- functionMetaData$parameters[[argName]]
+        arg <- methodMetaData$parameters[[argName]]
 
         if(!arg$required)
         {
@@ -172,52 +198,52 @@ getFunctionArguments <- function(functionMetaData)
     c(requestArgs, args)
 }
 
-getFunctionBody <- function(functionMetaData, classMetaData)
+getMethodSignature <- function(methodName, args)
 {
-    url  <- getRequestURL(functionMetaData)
-    headers <- getRequestHeaders()
-    requestQueryList <- getRequestQueryList(functionMetaData)
-    requestBody <- getRequestBody(functionMetaData)
-    request <- getRequest(functionMetaData)
-    response <- getResponse(functionMetaData)
-    errorCheck <- getErrorCheckingCode()
-    returnObject <- getReturnObject(functionMetaData, classMetaData)
-    returnStatement <- getReturnObjectValidationCode()
+    collapsedArgs <- paste0(args, collapse = ", ")
+    lineLengthLimit <- 40
+
+    if(nchar(collapsedArgs) > lineLengthLimit)
+    {
+        return(paste0("\t\t",
+                      formatArgs(paste(methodName, "= function("),
+                                 "\t", args, ")", lineLengthLimit)))
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return(paste0("\t\t", methodName, " = function(", collapsedArgs, ")"))
+    }
+}
+
+getMethodBody <- function(methodMetaData)
+{
+    url              <- getRequestURL(methodMetaData)
+    headers          <- getRequestHeaders()
+    requestQueryList <- getRequestQueryList(methodMetaData)
+    requestBody      <- getRequestBody(methodMetaData)
+    request          <- getRequest(methodMetaData)
+    response         <- getResponse(methodMetaData)
+    errorCheck       <- getErrorCheckingCode()
+    returnStatement  <- getReturnObject()
 
     body <- c(url,
               headers,
-              requestQueryList,
+              requestQueryList, "",
               requestBody, "",
               request, response, "",
               errorCheck, "",
-              returnObject, "",
               returnStatement)
 
     paste0("\t\t\t", body)
 }
 
-getReturnObjectValidationCode <- function()
-{
-    c("if(result$isEmpty())",
-      "\tresource",
-      "else",
-      "\tresult")
-}
-
-getErrorCheckingCode <- function()
-{
-    c("if(!is.null(resource$errors))", "\tstop(resource$errors)")
-}
-
-getRequestBody <- function(functionMetaData)
+getRequestURL <- function(methodMetaData)
 {
-    request <- functionMetaData$request
-
-    if(is.null(request) || !request$required)
-        return("body <- NULL")
-
-    requestParameterName <- names(request$properties)[1]
-    paste0("body <- ", requestParameterName, "$toJSON()")
+    endPoint <- methodMetaData$path
+    endPoint <- stringr::str_replace_all(endPoint, "\\{", "${")
+    url <- c(paste0("endPoint <- stringr::str_interp(\"", endPoint, "\")"),
+             paste0("url <- paste0(private$host, endPoint)"))
+    url
 }
 
 getRequestHeaders <- function()
@@ -226,263 +252,214 @@ getRequestHeaders <- function()
       "                \"Content-Type\" = \"application/json\")")
 }
 
-getReturnObject <- function(functionMetaData, classMetaData)
+getRequestQueryList <- function(methodMetaData)
 {
-    returnClass <- functionMetaData$response[["$ref"]]
-    classArguments <- getReturnClassArguments(returnClass, classMetaData)
+    queryArgs <- names(Filter(function(arg) arg$location == "query",
+                        methodMetaData$parameters))
 
-    if(returnClass == "Collection")
-        return(c(formatArgs("result <- Collection$new(", "\t",
-                            classArguments, ")", 40),
-                 "",
-                 "result$setRESTService(private$REST)"))
+    if(length(queryArgs) == 0)
+        return("queryArgs <- NULL")
+
+    queryArgs <- sapply(queryArgs, function(arg) paste0(arg, " = ", arg))
+    collapsedArgs <- paste0(queryArgs, collapse = ", ")
+
+    lineLengthLimit <- 40
 
-    formatArgs(paste0("result <- ", returnClass, "$new("),
-               "\t", classArguments, ")", 40)
+    if(nchar(collapsedArgs) > lineLengthLimit)
+        return(formatArgs("queryArgs <- list(", "\t\t\t\t  ", queryArgs, ")",
+                          lineLengthLimit))
+    else
+        return(paste0("queryArgs <- list(", collapsedArgs, ")"))
 }
 
-getReturnClassArguments <- function(className, classMetaData)
+getRequestBody <- function(methodMetaData)
 {
-    classArguments <- unique(names(classMetaData[[className]]$properties))
+    request <- methodMetaData$request
 
-    arguments <- sapply(classArguments, function(arg)
-    {
-        paste0(arg, " = resource$", arg)
-    })
+    if(is.null(request) || !request$required)
+        return("body <- NULL")
+
+    resourceName <- tolower(request$properties[[1]][[1]])
 
-    arguments
+    requestParameterName <- names(request$properties)[1]
+
+    c(paste0("if(length(", resourceName, ") > 0)"),
+      paste0("\tbody <- jsonlite::toJSON(list(", resourceName, " = ", resourceName, "), "),
+             "\t                         auto_unbox = TRUE)",
+      "else",
+      "\tbody <- NULL")
 }
 
-getRequest <- function(functionMetaData)
+getRequest <- function(methodMetaData)
 {
-    method <- functionMetaData$httpMethod
+    method <- methodMetaData$httpMethod
     c(paste0("response <- private$REST$http$exec(\"", method, "\", url, headers, body,"),
       "                                   queryArgs, private$numRetries)")
 }
 
-getResponse <- function(functionMetaData)
+getResponse <- function(methodMetaData)
 {
     "resource <- private$REST$httpParser$parseJSONResponse(response)"
 }
 
-getRequestURL <- function(functionMetaData)
+getErrorCheckingCode <- function()
 {
-    endPoint <- functionMetaData$path
-    endPoint <- stringr::str_replace_all(endPoint, "\\{", "${")
-    url <- c(paste0("endPoint <- stringr::str_interp(\"", endPoint, "\")"),
-             paste0("url <- paste0(private$host, endPoint)"))
-    url
+    c("if(!is.null(resource$errors))",
+      "\tstop(resource$errors)")
 }
 
-getRequestQueryList <- function(functionMetaData)
+getReturnObject <- function()
 {
-    args <- names(functionMetaData$parameters)
+    "resource"
+}
 
-    if(length(args) == 0)
-        return("queryArgs <- NULL")
+#NOTE: Arvados class documentation:
 
-    args <- sapply(args, function(arg) paste0(arg, " = ", arg))
-    collapsedArgs <- paste0(args, collapse = ", ")
 
-    if(nchar(collapsedArgs) > 40)
-        return(formatArgs("queryArgs <- list(", "\t", args, ")", 40))
-    else
-        return(paste0("queryArgs <- list(", collapsedArgs, ")"))
-}
-
-createFunction <- function(functionName, functionMetaData, classMetaData)
+generateMethodsDocumentation <- function(methodResources, resourceNames)
 {
-    args <- getFunctionArguments(functionMetaData)
-    body <- getFunctionBody(functionMetaData, classMetaData)
-    funSignature <- getFunSignature(functionName, args)
+    methodsDoc <- unlist(unname(Map(function(resource, resourceName)
+    {
+        methodNames <- names(resource$methods)
 
-    c(funSignature,
-      "\t\t{",
-          body,
-      "\t\t},\n")
-}
+        methodDoc <- Map(function(methodMetaData, methodName)
+        {
+            #NOTE: Index, show and destroy are aliases for the preferred names
+            # "list", "get" and "delete". Until they are removed from discovery
+            # document we will filter them here.
+            if(methodName %in% c("index", "show", "destroy"))
+               return(NULL)
 
-getFunSignature <- function(funName, args)
-{
-    collapsedArgs <- paste0(args, collapse = ", ")
+            methodName <- paste0(resourceName, ".", methodName)
+            getMethodDocumentation(methodName, methodMetaData)
 
-    if(nchar(collapsedArgs) > 40)
-    {
-        return(paste0("\t\t",
-                      formatArgs(paste(funName, "= function("),
-                                 "\t", args, ")", 40)))
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return(paste0("\t\t", funName, " = function(", collapsedArgs, ")"))
-    }
-}
+        }, resource$methods, methodNames)
 
-generateAPIClassHeader <- function()
-{
-    c("#' @export",
-      "Arvados <- R6::R6Class(",
-      "",
-      "\t\"Arvados\",",
-      "",
-      "\tpublic = list(",
-      "",
-      "\t\tinitialize = function(authToken = NULL, hostName = NULL, numRetries = 0)",
-      "\t\t{",
-      "\t\t\tif(!is.null(hostName))",
-      "\t\t\t\tSys.setenv(ARVADOS_API_HOST = hostName)",
-      "",
-      "\t\t\tif(!is.null(authToken))",
-      "\t\t\t\tSys.setenv(ARVADOS_API_TOKEN = authToken)",
-      "",
-      "\t\t\thostName <- Sys.getenv(\"ARVADOS_API_HOST\")",
-      "\t\t\ttoken    <- Sys.getenv(\"ARVADOS_API_TOKEN\")",
-      "",
-      "\t\t\tif(hostName == \"\" | token == \"\")",
-      "\t\t\t\tstop(paste(\"Please provide host name and authentification token\",",
-      "\t\t\t\t\t\t   \"or set ARVADOS_API_HOST and ARVADOS_API_TOKEN\",",
-      "\t\t\t\t\t\t   \"environment variables.\"))",
-      "",
-      "\t\t\tprivate$token <- token",
-      "\t\t\tprivate$host  <- paste0(\"https://\", hostName, \"/arvados/v1/\")",
-      "\t\t\tprivate$numRetries <- numRetries",
-      "\t\t\tprivate$REST <- RESTService$new(token, hostName,",
-      "\t\t\t                                HttpRequest$new(), HttpParser$new(),",
-      "\t\t\t                                numRetries)",
-      "",
-      "\t\t},\n")
+        unlist(unname(methodDoc))
+
+    }, methodResources, resourceNames)))
+    
+    methodsDoc
 }
 
-generateAPIClassFooter <- function()
+generateAPIClassDocumentation <- function(methodResources, resourceNames)
 {
-    c("\t\tgetHostName = function() private$host,",
-      "\t\tgetToken = function() private$token,",
-      "\t\tsetRESTService = function(newREST) private$REST <- newREST",
-      "\t),",
-      "",
-      "\tprivate = list(",
-      "",
-      "\t\ttoken = NULL,",
-      "\t\thost = NULL,",
-      "\t\tREST = NULL,",
-      "\t\tnumRetries = NULL",
-      "\t),",
+    c("#' Arvados",
+      "#'",
+      "#' Arvados class gives users ability to manipulate collections and projects.",
+      "#'" ,
+      "#' @section Usage:",
+      "#' \\preformatted{arv = Arvados$new(authToken = NULL, hostName = NULL, numRetries = 0)}",
+      "#'",
+      "#' @section Arguments:",
+      "#' \\describe{",
+      "#' \t\\item{authToken}{Authentification token. If not specified ARVADOS_API_TOKEN environment variable will be used.}",
+      "#' \t\\item{hostName}{Host name. If not specified ARVADOS_API_HOST environment variable will be used.}",
+      "#' \t\\item{numRetries}{Number which specifies how many times to retry failed service requests.}",
+      "#' }",
+      "#'",
+      "#' @section Methods:",
+      "#' \\describe{",
+      getAPIClassMethodList(methodResources, resourceNames),
+      "#' }",
+      "#'",
+      "#' @name Arvados",
+      "#' @examples",
+      "#' \\dontrun{",
+      "#' arv <- Arvados$new(\"your Arvados token\", \"example.arvadosapi.com\")",
+      "#'",
+      "#' collection <- arv$collections.get(\"uuid\")",
+      "#'",
+      "#' collectionList <- arv$collections.list(list(list(\"name\", \"like\", \"Test%\")))",
+      "#' collectionList <- listAll(arv$collections.list, list(list(\"name\", \"like\", \"Test%\")))",
+      "#'",
+      "#' deletedCollection <- arv$collections.delete(\"uuid\")",
+      "#'",
+      "#' updatedCollection <- arv$collections.update(list(name = \"New name\", description = \"New description\"),",
+      "#'                                             \"uuid\")",
+      "#'",
+      "#' createdCollection <- arv$collections.create(list(name = \"Example\",",
+      "#'                                                  description = \"This is a test collection\"))",
+      "#' }",
+      "NULL",
       "",
-      "\tcloneable = FALSE",
-      ")")
+      "#' @export")
 }
 
-generateArvadosClasses <- function(resources)
+getAPIClassMethodList <- function(methodResources, resourceNames)
 {
-    classes <- sapply(resources$schemas, function(classSchema)
+    methodList <- unlist(unname(Map(function(resource, resourceName)
     {
-        #NOTE: Collection is implemented manually.
-        if(classSchema$id != "Collection")
-            getArvadosClass(classSchema)
-
-    }, USE.NAMES = TRUE)
-
-    unlist(unname(classes))
+        methodNames <- names(resource$methods)
+        paste0(resourceName,
+               ".",
+               methodNames[!(methodNames %in% c("index", "show", "destroy"))])
 
-    fileConn <- file("./R/ArvadosClasses.R", "w")
-    writeLines(unlist(classes), fileConn)
-    close(fileConn)
-    NULL
+    }, methodResources, resourceNames)))
+    
+    hardcodedMethods <- c("projects.create", "projects.get",
+                          "projects.list", "projects.update", "projects.delete")
+    paste0("#' \t\\item{}{\\code{\\link{", sort(c(methodList, hardcodedMethods)), "}}}") 
 }
 
-getArvadosClass <- function(classSchema)
+getMethodDocumentation <- function(methodName, methodMetaData)
 {
-    name   <- classSchema$id
-    fields <- unique(names(classSchema$properties))
-    constructorArgs <- paste(fields, "= NULL")
-    documentation <- getClassDocumentation(classSchema, constructorArgs)
-
-    classString <- c(documentation,
-              paste0(name, " <- R6::R6Class("),
-                     "",
-              paste0("\t\"", name, "\","),
-                     "",
-                     "\tpublic = list(",
-              paste0("\t\t", fields, " = NULL,"),
-                     "",
-              paste0("\t\t", formatArgs("initialize = function(", "\t\t",
-                                        constructorArgs, ")", 40)),
-                     "\t\t{",
-              paste0("\t\t\tself$", fields, " <- ", fields),
-                     "\t\t\t",
-              paste0("\t\t\t", formatArgs("private$classFields <- c(", "\t",
-                                         paste0("\"", fields, "\""), ")", 40)),
-                     "\t\t},",
-                     "",
-                     "\t\ttoJSON = function() {",
-                     "\t\t\tfields <- sapply(private$classFields, function(field)",
-                     "\t\t\t{",
-                     "\t\t\t\tself[[field]]",
-                     "\t\t\t}, USE.NAMES = TRUE)",
-                     "\t\t\t",
-              paste0("\t\t\tjsonlite::toJSON(list(\"", tolower(name), "\" = 
-                     Filter(Negate(is.null), fields)), auto_unbox = TRUE)"),
-                     "\t\t},",
-                     "",
-                     "\t\tisEmpty = function() {",
-                     "\t\t\tfields <- sapply(private$classFields,",
-                     "\t\t\t                 function(field) self[[field]])",
-                     "",
-              paste0("\t\t\tif(any(sapply(fields, function(field) !is.null(field)",
-                     " && field != \"\")))"),
-                     "\t\t\t\tFALSE",
-                     "\t\t\telse",
-                     "\t\t\t\tTRUE",
-                     "\t\t}",
-                     "\t),",
-                     "",
-                     "\tprivate = list(",
-                     "\t\tclassFields = NULL",
-                     "\t),",
-                     "",
-                     "\tcloneable = FALSE",
-                     ")",
-                     "")
+    name        <- paste("#' @name", methodName)
+    usage       <- getMethodUsage(methodName, methodMetaData)
+    description <- paste("#'", methodName, "is a method defined in Arvados class.")
+    params      <- getMethodDescription(methodMetaData)
+    returnValue <- paste("#' @return", methodMetaData$response[["$ref"]], "object.")
+
+    c(description,
+      "#' ",
+      usage,
+      params,
+      returnValue,
+      name,
+      "NULL",
+      "")
 }
 
-getClassDocumentation <- function(classSchema, constructorArgs)
+getMethodUsage <- function(methodName, methodMetaData)
 {
-    name <- classSchema$id
-    description <- classSchema$description
-    nameLowercaseFirstLetter <- paste0(tolower(substr(name, 1, 1)),
-                                       substr(name, 2, nchar(name)))
-    c(paste0("#' ", name),
-             "#' ",
-      paste0("#' ", description),
-             "#' ",
-             "#' @section Usage:",
-             formatArgs(paste0("#' \\preformatted{",
-                               nameLowercaseFirstLetter, " -> ", name, "$new("),
-                        "#' \t", constructorArgs, ")", 50),
-
-             "#' }",
-             "#' ",
-      paste0("#' @section Arguments:"),
-             "#'   \\describe{",
-      paste0("#'     ", getClassArgumentDescription(classSchema)),
-             "#'   }",
-             "#' ",
-      paste0("#' @name ", name),
-             "NULL",
-             "",
-             "#' @export")
+    lineLengthLimit <- 40
+    args <- getMethodArguments(methodMetaData)
+    c(formatArgs(paste0("#' @usage arv$", methodName,
+                        "("), "#' \t", args, ")", lineLengthLimit))
 }
 
-getClassArgumentDescription <- function(classSchema)
+getMethodDescription <- function(methodMetaData)
 {
-    argDoc <- sapply(classSchema$properties, function(arg)
-    {    
-        paste0("{", arg$description, "}")
-    }, USE.NAMES = TRUE)
+    request <- methodMetaData$request
+    requestDoc <- NULL
+
+    if(!is.null(request))
+    {
+        requestDoc <- unname(unlist(sapply(request$properties, function(prop)
+                             {
+                                 className <- sapply(prop, function(ref) ref)
+                                 objectName <- paste0(tolower(substr(className, 1, 1)),
+                                                      substr(className, 2, nchar(className)))
+                                 paste("#' @param", objectName, className, "object.") 
+                             })))
+    }
+
+    argNames <- names(methodMetaData$parameters)
 
-    paste0("\\item{", names(classSchema$properties), "}", argDoc)
+    argsDoc <- unname(unlist(sapply(argNames, function(argName)
+    {
+        arg <- methodMetaData$parameters[[argName]]
+        argDescription <- arg$description
+        paste("#' @param", argName, argDescription) 
+    })))
+
+    c(requestDoc, argsDoc)
 }
 
+#NOTE: Utility functions:
+
+# This function is used to split very long lines of code into smaller chunks.
+# This is usually the case when we pass a lot of named argumets to a function.
 formatArgs <- function(prependAtStart, prependToEachSplit,
                        args, appendAtEnd, lineLength)
 {