doc aliases

src/generate/peripheral.rs

@@ -83,16 +83,18 @@ pub fn render(p_original: &Peripheral, index: &Index, config: &Config) -> Result
                 let description = pi.description.as_deref().unwrap_or(&p.name);
                 let p_ty = ident(name, &config.ident_formats.peripheral, span);
                 let name_str = p_ty.to_string();
+                let doc_alias = (&name_str != name).then(|| quote!(#[doc(alias = #name)]));
                 let address = util::hex(pi.base_address + config.base_address_shift);
-                let feature_name = config.ident_formats.peripheral_feature.apply(name);
-                feature_names.push(feature_name.to_string());
+                let p_feature = config.ident_formats.peripheral_feature.apply(name);
+                feature_names.push(p_feature.to_string());
                 let mut feature_attribute_n = feature_attribute.clone();
                 if config.feature_peripheral {
-                    feature_attribute_n.extend(quote! { #[cfg(feature = #feature_name)] })
+                    feature_attribute_n.extend(quote! { #[cfg(feature = #p_feature)] })
                 };
                 // Insert the peripherals structure
                 out.extend(quote! {
                     #[doc = #description]
+                    #doc_alias
                     #feature_attribute_n
                     pub struct #p_ty { _marker: PhantomData<*const ()> }
 
@@ -147,9 +149,9 @@ pub fn render(p_original: &Peripheral, index: &Index, config: &Config) -> Result
             }
         }
         Peripheral::Single(_) => {
-            let feature_name = config.ident_formats.peripheral_feature.apply(&name);
+            let p_feature = config.ident_formats.peripheral_feature.apply(&name);
             if config.feature_peripheral {
-                feature_attribute.extend(quote! { #[cfg(feature = #feature_name)] })
+                feature_attribute.extend(quote! { #[cfg(feature = #p_feature)] })
             };
             // Insert the peripheral structure
             out.extend(quote! {
@@ -244,7 +246,8 @@ pub fn render(p_original: &Peripheral, index: &Index, config: &Config) -> Result
         "Pushing {} register or cluster blocks into output",
         ercs.len()
     );
-    let reg_block = register_or_cluster_block(&ercs, &derive_infos, None, None, config)?;
+    let reg_block =
+        register_or_cluster_block(&ercs, &derive_infos, None, "Register block", None, config)?;
 
     let open = Punct::new('{', Spacing::Alone);
     let close = Punct::new('}', Spacing::Alone);
@@ -526,6 +529,7 @@ fn register_or_cluster_block(
     ercs: &[RegisterCluster],
     derive_infos: &[DeriveInfo],
     name: Option<&str>,
+    doc: &str,
     size: Option<u32>,
     config: &Config,
 ) -> Result<TokenStream> {
@@ -630,8 +634,13 @@ fn register_or_cluster_block(
         }
     });
 
+    let mut doc_alias = None;
     let block_ty = if let Some(name) = name {
-        ident(name, &config.ident_formats.cluster, span)
+        let ty = ident(name, &config.ident_formats.cluster, span);
+        if ty.to_string() != name {
+            doc_alias = Some(quote!(#[doc(alias = #name)]));
+        }
+        ty
     } else {
         Ident::new("RegisterBlock", span)
     };
@@ -645,9 +654,10 @@ fn register_or_cluster_block(
     });
 
     Ok(quote! {
-        ///Register block
         #[repr(C)]
         #derive_debug
+        #[doc = #doc]
+        #doc_alias
         pub struct #block_ty {
             #rbfs
         }
@@ -1429,6 +1439,7 @@ fn cluster_block(
             &c.children,
             &mod_derive_infos,
             Some(&mod_name),
+            &description,
             cluster_size,
             config,
         )?;

src/generate/register.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub fn render(
     }
     let span = Span::call_site();
     let reg_ty = ident(&name, &config.ident_formats.register, span);
+    let doc_alias = (&reg_ty.to_string() != &name).then(|| quote!(#[doc(alias = #name)]));
     let mod_ty = name.to_snake_case_ident(span);
     let description = util::escape_special_chars(
         util::respace(&register.description.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| {
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ pub fn render(
         let mut out = TokenStream::new();
         out.extend(quote! {
             #[doc = #alias_doc]
+            #doc_alias
             pub type #reg_ty = crate::Reg<#mod_ty::#regspec_ty>;
         });
         let mod_items = render_register_mod(