Docs: Add comments to node socket struct header

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_node_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_node_types.h
index a2b8546f623..b44366642f3 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_node_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_node_types.h
@@ -106,15 +106,21 @@ typedef struct bNodeSocket {
   /** MAX_NAME. */
   char name[64];
 
-  /* XXX deprecated, only used for the Image and OutputFile nodes,
-   * should be removed at some point.
-   */
-  /** Custom storage. */
+  /** Only used for the Image and OutputFile nodes, should be removed at some point. */
   void *storage;
 
-  short type, flag;
-  /** Max. number of links. Read via nodeSocketLinkLimit,
-   * because the limit might be defined on the socket type. */
+  /**
+   * The socket's data type. #eNodeSocketDatatype.
+   */
+  short type;
+  /** #eNodeSocketFlag */
+  short flag;
+  /**
+   * Maximum number of links that can connect to the socket. Read via #nodeSocketLinkLimit, because
+   * the limit might be defined on the socket type, in which case this value does not have any
+   * effect. It is necessary to store this in the socket because it is exposed as an RNA property
+   * for custom nodes.
+   */
   short limit;
   /** Input/output type. */
   short in_out;
@@ -123,6 +129,10 @@ typedef struct bNodeSocket {
   /** Runtime type identifier. */
   char idname[64];
 
+  /**
+   * The location of the sockets, in the view-space of the node editor.
+   * \note These are runtime data-- only calculated when drawing, and could be removed from DNA.
+   */
   float locx, locy;
 
   /** Default input value used for unlinked sockets. */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.c
index d7da36295c1..e7307e6e058 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.c
@@ -3070,7 +3070,6 @@ static bool rna_NodeSocket_is_output_get(PointerRNA *ptr)
 
 static void rna_NodeSocket_link_limit_set(PointerRNA *ptr, int value)
 {
-  /* Does not have any effect if the link limit is defined in the socket type. */
   bNodeSocket *sock = ptr->data;
   sock->limit = (value == 0 ? 0xFFF : value);
 }