Docs: More JSDoc. (mrdoob#30620)

src/loaders/AnimationLoader.js

@@ -2,14 +2,39 @@ import { AnimationClip } from '../animation/AnimationClip.js';
 import { FileLoader } from './FileLoader.js';
 import { Loader } from './Loader.js';
 
+/**
+ * Class for loading animation clips in the JSON format. The files are internally
+ * loaded via {@link FileLoader}.
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * const loader = new THREE.AnimationLoader();
+ * const animations = await loader.loadAsync( 'animations/animation.js' );
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @augments Loader
+ */
 class AnimationLoader extends Loader {
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new animation loader.
+	 *
+	 * @param {LoadingManager} [manager] - The loading manager.
+	 */
 	constructor( manager ) {
 
 		super( manager );
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Starts loading from the given URL and pass the loaded animations as an array
+	 * holding instances of {@link AnimationClip} to the `onLoad()` callback.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} url - The path/URL of the file to be loaded. This can also be a data URI.
+	 * @param {function(Array<AnimationClip>)} onLoad - Executed when the loading process has been finished.
+	 * @param {onProgressCallback} onProgress - Executed while the loading is in progress.
+	 * @param {onErrorCallback} onError - Executed when errors occur.
+	 */
 	load( url, onLoad, onProgress, onError ) {
 
 		const scope = this;
@@ -44,6 +69,12 @@ class AnimationLoader extends Loader {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Parses the given JSON object and returns an array of animation clips.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Object} json - The serialized animation clips.
+	 * @return {Array<AnimationClip>} The parsed animation clips.
+	 */
 	parse( json ) {
 
 		const animations = [];

src/loaders/AudioLoader.js

@@ -2,14 +2,45 @@ import { AudioContext } from '../audio/AudioContext.js';
 import { FileLoader } from './FileLoader.js';
 import { Loader } from './Loader.js';
 
+/**
+ * Class for loading audio buffers. Audios are internally
+ * loaded via {@link FileLoader}.
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * const audioListener = new THREE.AudioListener();
+ * const ambientSound = new THREE.Audio( audioListener );
+ *
+ * const loader = new THREE.AudioLoader();
+ * const audioBuffer = await loader.loadAsync( 'audio/ambient_ocean.ogg' );
+ *
+ * ambientSound.setBuffer( audioBuffer );
+ * ambientSound.play();
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @augments Loader
+ */
 class AudioLoader extends Loader {
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new audio loader.
+	 *
+	 * @param {LoadingManager} [manager] - The loading manager.
+	 */
 	constructor( manager ) {
 
 		super( manager );
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Starts loading from the given URL and passes the loaded audio buffer
+	 * to the `onLoad()` callback.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} url - The path/URL of the file to be loaded. This can also be a data URI.
+	 * @param {function(AudioBuffer)} onLoad - Executed when the loading process has been finished.
+	 * @param {onProgressCallback} onProgress - Executed while the loading is in progress.
+	 * @param {onErrorCallback} onError - Executed when errors occur.
+	 */
 	load( url, onLoad, onProgress, onError ) {
 
 		const scope = this;

src/loaders/BufferGeometryLoader.js

@@ -10,14 +10,42 @@ import { InterleavedBufferAttribute } from '../core/InterleavedBufferAttribute.j
 import { InterleavedBuffer } from '../core/InterleavedBuffer.js';
 import { getTypedArray } from '../utils.js';
 
+/**
+ * Class for loading geometries. The files are internally
+ * loaded via {@link FileLoader}.
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * const loader = new THREE.BufferGeometryLoader();
+ * const geometry = await loader.loadAsync( 'models/json/pressure.json' );
+ *
+ * const material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial( { color: 0xF5F5F5 } );
+ * const object = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material );
+ * scene.add( object );
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @augments Loader
+ */
 class BufferGeometryLoader extends Loader {
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new geometry loader.
+	 *
+	 * @param {LoadingManager} [manager] - The loading manager.
+	 */
 	constructor( manager ) {
 
 		super( manager );
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Starts loading from the given URL and pass the loaded geometry to the `onLoad()` callback.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} url - The path/URL of the file to be loaded. This can also be a data URI.
+	 * @param {function(BufferGeometry)} onLoad - Executed when the loading process has been finished.
+	 * @param {onProgressCallback} onProgress - Executed while the loading is in progress.
+	 * @param {onErrorCallback} onError - Executed when errors occur.
+	 */
 	load( url, onLoad, onProgress, onError ) {
 
 		const scope = this;
@@ -52,6 +80,12 @@ class BufferGeometryLoader extends Loader {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Parses the given JSON object and returns a geometry.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Object} json - The serialized geometry.
+	 * @return {BufferGeometry} The parsed geometry.
+	 */
 	parse( json ) {
 
 		const interleavedBufferMap = {};

src/loaders/Cache.js

@@ -1,9 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * @class
+ * @classdesc A simple caching system, used internally by {@link FileLoader}.
+ * To enable caching across all loaders that use {@link FileLoader}, add `THREE.Cache.enabled = true.` once in your app.
+ * @hideconstructor
+ */
 const Cache = {
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether caching is enabled or not.
+	 *
+	 * @static
+	 * @type {boolean}
+	 * @default false
+	 */
 	enabled: false,
 
+	/**
+	 * A dictionary that holds cached files.
+	 *
+	 * @static
+	 * @type {Object<string,Object>}
+	 */
 	files: {},
 
+	/**
+	 * Adds a cache entry with a key to reference the file. If this key already
+	 * holds a file, it is overwritten.
+	 *
+	 * @static
+	 * @param {string} key - The key to reference the cached file.
+	 * @param {Object} file -  The file to be cached.
+	 */
 	add: function ( key, file ) {
 
 		if ( this.enabled === false ) return;
@@ -14,6 +41,13 @@ const Cache = {
 
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the cached value for the given key.
+	 *
+	 * @static
+	 * @param {string} key - The key to reference the cached file.
+	 * @return {Object|undefined} The cached file. If the key does not exist `undefined` is returned.
+	 */
 	get: function ( key ) {
 
 		if ( this.enabled === false ) return;
@@ -24,12 +58,23 @@ const Cache = {
 
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Removes the cached file associated with the given key.
+	 *
+	 * @static
+	 * @param {string} key - The key to reference the cached file.
+	 */
 	remove: function ( key ) {
 
 		delete this.files[ key ];
 
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Remove all values from the cache.
+	 *
+	 * @static
+	 */
 	clear: function () {
 
 		this.files = {};

src/loaders/CompressedTextureLoader.js

@@ -4,19 +4,40 @@ import { CompressedTexture } from '../textures/CompressedTexture.js';
 import { Loader } from './Loader.js';
 
 /**
- * Abstract Base class to block based textures loader (dds, pvr, ...)
+ * Abstract base class for loading compressed texture formats S3TC, ASTC or ETC.
+ * Textures are internally loaded via {@link FileLoader}.
  *
- * Sub classes have to implement the parse() method which will be used in load().
+ * Derived classes have to implement the `parse()` method which holds the parsing
+ * for the respective format.
+ *
+ * @abstract
+ * @augments Loader
  */
-
 class CompressedTextureLoader extends Loader {
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new compressed texture loader.
+	 *
+	 * @param {LoadingManager} [manager] - The loading manager.
+	 */
 	constructor( manager ) {
 
 		super( manager );
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Starts loading from the given URL and passes the loaded compressed texture
+	 * to the `onLoad()` callback. The method also returns a new texture object which can
+	 * directly be used for material creation. If you do it this way, the texture
+	 * may pop up in your scene once the respective loading process is finished.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} url - The path/URL of the file to be loaded. This can also be a data URI.
+	 * @param {function(CompressedTexture)} onLoad - Executed when the loading process has been finished.
+	 * @param {onProgressCallback} onProgress - Executed while the loading is in progress.
+	 * @param {onErrorCallback} onError - Executed when errors occur.
+	 * @return {CompressedTexture} The compressed texture.
+	 */
 	load( url, onLoad, onProgress, onError ) {
 
 		const scope = this;

src/loaders/CubeTextureLoader.js

@@ -3,14 +3,59 @@ import { CubeTexture } from '../textures/CubeTexture.js';
 import { Loader } from './Loader.js';
 import { SRGBColorSpace } from '../constants.js';
 
+/**
+ * Class for loading cube textures. Images are internally loaded via {@link ImageLoader}.
+ *
+ * The loader returns an instance of {@link CubeTexture} and expects the cube map to
+ * be defined as six separate images representing the sides of a cube. Other cube map definitions
+ * like vertical and horizontal cross, column and row layouts are not supported.
+ *
+ * Note that, by convention, cube maps are specified in a coordinate system
+ * in which positive-x is to the right when looking up the positive-z axis --
+ * in other words, using a left-handed coordinate system. Since three.js uses
+ * a right-handed coordinate system, environment maps used in three.js will
+ * have pos-x and neg-x swapped.
+ *
+ * The loaded cube textureis in sRGB color space. Meaning {@link Texture#colorSpace}
+ * is set to `SRGBColorSpace` by default.
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * const loader = new THREE.CubeTextureLoader().setPath( 'textures/cubeMaps/' );
+ * const cubeTexture = await loader.loadAsync( [
+ * 	'px.png', 'nx.png', 'py.png', 'ny.png', 'pz.png', 'nz.png'
+ * ] );
+ * scene.background = cubeTexture;
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @augments Loader
+ */
 class CubeTextureLoader extends Loader {
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new cube texture loader.
+	 *
+	 * @param {LoadingManager} [manager] - The loading manager.
+	 */
 	constructor( manager ) {
 
 		super( manager );
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Starts loading from the given URL and pass the fully loaded cube texture
+	 * to the `onLoad()` callback. The method also returns a new cube texture object which can
+	 * directly be used for material creation. If you do it this way, the cube texture
+	 * may pop up in your scene once the respective loading process is finished.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Array<string>} urls - Array of 6 URLs to images, one for each side of the
+	 * cube texture. The urls should be specified in the following order: pos-x,
+	 * neg-x, pos-y, neg-y, pos-z, neg-z. An array of data URIs are allowed as well.
+	 * @param {function(CubeTexture)} onLoad - Executed when the loading process has been finished.
+	 * @param {onProgressCallback} onProgress - Unsupported in this loader.
+	 * @param {onErrorCallback} onError - Executed when errors occur.
+	 * @return {CubeTexture} The cube texture.
+	 */
 	load( urls, onLoad, onProgress, onError ) {
 
 		const texture = new CubeTexture();

src/loaders/DataTextureLoader.js

@@ -4,19 +4,40 @@ import { DataTexture } from '../textures/DataTexture.js';
 import { Loader } from './Loader.js';
 
 /**
- * Abstract Base class to load generic binary textures formats (rgbe, hdr, ...)
+ * Abstract base class for loading binary texture formats RGBE, EXR or TGA.
+ * Textures are internally loaded via {@link FileLoader}.
  *
- * Sub classes have to implement the parse() method which will be used in load().
+ * Derived classes have to implement the `parse()` method which holds the parsing
+ * for the respective format.
+ *
+ * @abstract
+ * @augments Loader
  */
-
 class DataTextureLoader extends Loader {
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new data texture loader.
+	 *
+	 * @param {LoadingManager} [manager] - The loading manager.
+	 */
 	constructor( manager ) {
 
 		super( manager );
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Starts loading from the given URL and passes the loaded data texture
+	 * to the `onLoad()` callback. The method also returns a new texture object which can
+	 * directly be used for material creation. If you do it this way, the texture
+	 * may pop up in your scene once the respective loading process is finished.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} url - The path/URL of the file to be loaded. This can also be a data URI.
+	 * @param {function(DataTexture)} onLoad - Executed when the loading process has been finished.
+	 * @param {onProgressCallback} onProgress - Executed while the loading is in progress.
+	 * @param {onErrorCallback} onError - Executed when errors occur.
+	 * @return {DataTexture} The data texture.
+	 */
 	load( url, onLoad, onProgress, onError ) {
 
 		const scope = this;