Method resolvePropertyParents

lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js:579–604

* Given an AST node representing an object property, find the doclets for the parent object or * objects. * * If the object is part of a simple assignment (for example, `var foo = { x: 1 }`), this method * returns a single doclet (in this case, the doclet for `foo`). *

({parent})

     * an empty array if no doclets are found.
     */
    resolvePropertyParents({parent}) {
        let currentAncestor = parent;
        let nextAncestor = currentAncestor.parent;
        let doclet;
        const doclets = [];

        while (currentAncestor) {
            doclet = this._getDocletById(currentAncestor.nodeId);
            if (doclet) {
                doclets.push(doclet);
            }

            // if the next ancestor is an assignment expression (for example, `exports.FOO` in
            // `var foo = exports.FOO = { x: 1 }`, keep walking upwards
            if (nextAncestor && nextAncestor.type === Syntax.AssignmentExpression) {
                nextAncestor = nextAncestor.parent;
                currentAncestor = currentAncestor.parent;
            }
            // otherwise, we're done
            else {
                currentAncestor = null;
            }
        }

        return doclets;
    }

    // TODO: docs
    /**