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Documentation: Add Comprehensive Docstrings #31

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Description

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Problem

CodeRabbit's automated review detected that docstring coverage is currently 0.00%, which is below the required threshold of 80.00%. This affects code maintainability and developer experience.

Current State

  • Most classes, methods, and functions lack documentation comments
  • No standardized docstring format is in place
  • Difficult for new contributors to understand API contracts and usage

Proposed Solution

Add comprehensive docstrings to the codebase following a consistent format (e.g., Doxygen-style for C++):

Priority Areas

  1. High Priority - Public APIs

    • include/evolab/schedulers/mab.hpp - MAB scheduler classes
    • include/evolab/core/concepts.hpp - Core concepts
    • include/evolab/local_search/ - Local search operators
    • include/evolab/operators/ - Genetic operators
  2. Medium Priority - Implementation Classes

    • Scheduler implementations
    • Problem-specific implementations
    • Helper classes
  3. Lower Priority

    • Internal utility functions
    • Test helpers

Documentation Standards

Each public class/function should include:

  • Brief description
  • Template parameter documentation
  • Parameter descriptions
  • Return value documentation
  • Usage examples (where helpful)
  • Exception specifications

Example Format

```cpp
/// @brief Adaptive operator selector using Multi-Armed Bandit algorithms
///
/// Automatically selects the best-performing crossover operator based on
/// historical performance data using UCB or Thompson Sampling.
///
/// @tparam SchedulerType The MAB scheduler type (UCBScheduler or ThompsonSamplingScheduler)
/// @tparam Problem The optimization problem type
///
/// @example
/// ```cpp
/// UCBOperatorSelector selector(2, 2.0, rng);
/// selector.add_operator(OrderCrossover(), "OX");
/// selector.add_operator(PMXCrossover(), "PMX");
/// ```
template <typename SchedulerType, typename Problem>
class AdaptiveOperatorSelector {
// ...
};
```

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Acceptance Criteria

  • Docstring coverage reaches at least 80%
  • All public APIs have comprehensive documentation
  • Consistent documentation format across codebase
  • CodeRabbit checks pass without docstring warnings

Notes

This is a large task that should be broken down into smaller PRs, potentially one per module or directory.

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