> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docbox.ortusbooks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docbox.ortusbooks.com/output-formats/custom-output-strategy.md).
# Custom Output
🛠️ In addition to the mainstream output formats, you can extend DocBox's `AbstractTemplateStrategy` class to generate your own which implements the `IStrategy` class.
```javascript
/**
* Strategy Interface for DocBox Documentation Generation
*
* This interface defines the contract that all DocBox documentation strategies must implement.
* Strategies are responsible for generating documentation output in various formats (HTML, JSON, XMI, etc.)
* from the component metadata collected by DocBox.
*
* Copyright 2015 Ortus Solutions, Corp www.ortussolutions.com
*/
interface {
/**
* Execute the documentation generation strategy
*
* This method receives the complete metadata query from DocBox and is responsible for:
* - Processing the component metadata
* - Generating the appropriate output format
* - Writing files to the configured output location
*
* @metadata Query object containing all component metadata with columns:
* - package: The package name
* - name: The component name
* - metadata: The complete component metadata structure
* - type: The component type (component, interface, etc.)
* - extends: The extended component name (if any)
* - implements: The implemented interfaces (if any)
*
* @return The strategy instance for method chaining
*/
IStrategy function run( required query metadata );
}
```
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