Method start

src/index-cli.ts:36–296

* Run compodoc from the command line.

()

     * Run compodoc from the command line.
     */
    protected async start(): Promise<any> {
        defineCliFlags(program).parse(process.argv);

        const outputHelp = () => {
            program.outputHelp();
            process.exit(1);
        };

        const programOptions = program.opts();
        const { configFile, configExplorerResult } = loadCliConfiguration(
            programOptions.config,
            process.cwd(),
        );
        const configuredFilePatterns = applyCliConfiguration(
            Configuration.mainData,
            configFile,
            programOptions,
            { scannedFiles, excludeFiles, includeFiles },
        );

        scannedFiles = configuredFilePatterns.scannedFiles;
        excludeFiles = configuredFilePatterns.excludeFiles;
        includeFiles = configuredFilePatterns.includeFiles;

        printStartupBanner({
            isWatching: this.isWatching,
            isLlmMdStdoutMode:
                Configuration.mainData.exportFormat === "llm-md" &&
                !Configuration.mainData.outputProvided,
            loggerSilent: logger.silent,
            workingDirectory: cwd,
        });

        if (configExplorerResult) {
            if (typeof configExplorerResult.config !== "undefined") {
                logger.info(
                    `Using configuration file : ${configExplorerResult.filepath}`,
                );
            }
        }

        if (!configExplorerResult) {
            logger.warn(`No configuration file found, switching to CLI flags.`);
        }

        if (
            programOptions.language &&
            !I18nEngine.supportLanguage(programOptions.language)
        ) {
            logger.warn(
                `The language ${programOptions.language} is not available, falling back to ${I18nEngine.fallbackLanguage}`,
            );
        }

        if (
            programOptions.tsconfig &&
            typeof programOptions.tsconfig === "boolean"
        ) {