Add more config options

code-generator.js

@@ -382,11 +382,20 @@ class CppCodeGenerator {
    */
   writeBodySkeletonCode(elem, options, funct) {
     var codeWriter = new codegen.CodeWriter(this.getIndentString(options));
+
+    // Check if the "Docs in headerfile only" option is active
+    var suppressDocs = options && options.docsInHeadersOnly === true;
+    this._suppressBodyDocs = suppressDocs;
+
     codeWriter.writeLine(copyrightHeader);
     codeWriter.writeLine();
     codeWriter.writeLine('#include "' + elem.name + '.h"');
     codeWriter.writeLine();
     funct(codeWriter, elem, this);
+
+    // Reset for safety, this should not leak to other codegen
+    // but each time a .cpp is encountered it is set again.
+    this._suppressBodyDocs = false;
     return codeWriter.getData();
   }
 
@@ -572,10 +581,10 @@ class CppCodeGenerator {
       if (_modifiers.length > 0) {
         terms.push(_modifiers.join(" "));
       }
-      // type
-      terms.push(this.getType(elem));
-      // name
-      terms.push(elem.name);
+      // type and name (apply name-based array to pointer conversion if enabled)
+      var _norm = this.normalizeArrayNameAndType(elem, this.getType(elem));
+      terms.push(_norm.type);
+      terms.push(_norm.name);
       // initial value
       if (elem.defaultValue && elem.defaultValue.length > 0) {
         terms.push("= " + elem.defaultValue);
@@ -613,10 +622,12 @@ class CppCodeGenerator {
       var inputParamStrings = [];
       for (i = 0; i < inputParams.length; i++) {
         var inputParam = inputParams[i];
-        inputParamStrings.push(
-          this.getType(inputParam) + " " + inputParam.name,
+        var _normParam = this.normalizeArrayNameAndType(
+          inputParam,
+          this.getType(inputParam),
         );
-        docs += "\n@param " + inputParam.name;
+        inputParamStrings.push(_normParam.type + " " + _normParam.name);
+        docs += "\n@param " + _normParam.name;
       }
 
       methodStr +=
@@ -689,6 +700,11 @@ class CppCodeGenerator {
    * @return {Object} string
    */
   getDocuments(text) {
+    // When generating .cpp body and docsInHeadersOnly is enabled, skip docs
+    if (this._suppressBodyDocs === true) {
+      return "";
+    }
+
     var docs = "";
     if (typeof text === "string" && text.length !== 0) {
       var lines = text.trim().split("\n");
@@ -740,6 +756,34 @@ class CppCodeGenerator {
     return modifiers;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Normalize name-based static array declarations (e.g., myList[], myList[10])
+   * into pointer types when the option convertBracketArrayToPointer is enabled.
+   * Returns adjusted type and name.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} elem
+   * @param {string} typeStr
+   * @return {{type: string, name: string}}
+   */
+  normalizeArrayNameAndType(elem, typeStr) {
+    var shouldConvert =
+      this.genOptions && this.genOptions.convertBracketArrayToPointer === true;
+    var nameStr = typeof elem.name === "string" ? elem.name : "";
+    if (!shouldConvert || nameStr.indexOf("[") === -1) {
+      return { type: typeStr, name: nameStr };
+    }
+
+    var matches = nameStr.match(/\[[^\]]*\]/g);
+    if (!matches || matches.length === 0) {
+      return { type: typeStr, name: nameStr };
+    }
+
+    var pointerDepth = matches.length;
+    var cleanedName = nameStr.replace(/\[[^\]]*\]/g, "");
+    var adjustedType = typeStr + new Array(pointerDepth + 1).join("*");
+    return { type: adjustedType, name: cleanedName };
+  }
+
   /**
    * parsing type from element
    *

main.js

@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ function getGenOptions() {
     useTab: app.preferences.get("cpp.gen.useTab"),
     indentSpaces: app.preferences.get("cpp.gen.indentSpaces"),
     useVector: app.preferences.get("cpp.gen.useVector"),
+    convertBracketArrayToPointer: app.preferences.get(
+      "cpp.gen.convertBracketArrayToPointer",
+    ),
     includeHeader: app.preferences.get("cpp.gen.includeHeader"),
     genCpp: app.preferences.get("cpp.gen.genCpp"),
+    docsInHeadersOnly: app.preferences.get("cpp.gen.docsInHeadersOnly"),
   };
 }
 

preferences/preference.json

@@ -30,12 +30,24 @@
       "type": "check",
       "default": true
     },
+    "cpp.gen.convertBracketArrayToPointer": {
+      "text": "Convert [] arrays in names to pointers",
+      "description": "If an attribute or parameter name includes brackets (e.g., myList[]), generate a pointer type (e.g., int* myList) instead of a static array.",
+      "type": "check",
+      "default": false
+    },
     "cpp.gen.genCpp": {
       "text": "Generate *.cpp file",
       "description": "Generate cpp file",
       "type": "check",
       "default": true
     },
+    "cpp.gen.docsInHeadersOnly": {
+      "text": "Documentation only in headers",
+      "description": "Suppress Doxygen comments in .cpp and generate them only in .h files.",
+      "type": "check",
+      "default": true
+    },
     "cpp.rev": {
       "text": "C++ Reverse Engineering",
       "type": "section"