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# IDocReferenceHandler

> Defines a handler for processing documentation references from other projects.

## Definition

**Assembly:** CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.dll

**Namespace:** CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core

## Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.IDocReferenceHandler
```

## Summary

Defines a handler for processing documentation references from other projects.

## Remarks

Implementations of this interface are responsible for copying files from referenced documentation
projects, rewriting internal paths in content files, and relocating resources to appropriate
locations in the collection project.

This interface follows the same pattern as [IDocEnricher](/api-reference/CloudNimble/DotNetDocs/Core/IDocEnricher), [IDocTransformer](/api-reference/CloudNimble/DotNetDocs/Core/IDocTransformer),
and [IDocRenderer](/api-reference/CloudNimble/DotNetDocs/Core/IDocRenderer) for format-specific documentation processing.

## Properties

### <Icon icon="tag" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> DocumentationType <Badge color="orange">Abstract</Badge>

Gets the documentation type this handler supports.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.Configuration.SupportedDocumentationType DocumentationType { get; }
```

#### Property Value

Type: `CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.Configuration.SupportedDocumentationType`
The [SupportedDocumentationType](/api-reference/CloudNimble/DotNetDocs/Core/Configuration/SupportedDocumentationType) that this handler can process.

## Methods

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> ProcessAsync <Badge color="orange">Abstract</Badge>

Processes a documentation reference by copying files, rewriting content paths,
and relocating resources as appropriate for this documentation format.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
System.Threading.Tasks.Task ProcessAsync(CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.DocumentationReference reference, string documentationRootPath)
```

#### Parameters

| Name                    | Type                                                 | Description                                           |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `reference`             | `CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.DocumentationReference` | The documentation reference to process.               |
| `documentationRootPath` | `string`                                             | The root path of the collection documentation output. |

#### Returns

Type: `System.Threading.Tasks.Task`
A task representing the asynchronous processing operation.

#### Remarks

Implementations should handle the following responsibilities: