add and test support for fallback functions

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/packages/sol-doc/src/solidity_doc_generator.ts b/packages/sol-doc/src/solidity_doc_generator.ts
index 513468803..3501e9a52 100644
--- a/packages/sol-doc/src/solidity_doc_generator.ts
+++ b/packages/sol-doc/src/solidity_doc_generator.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
 import {
+    AbiDefinition,
     ConstructorAbi,
     DataItem,
     DevdocOutput,
@@ -100,10 +101,13 @@ function _genDocSection(compiledContract: StandardContractOutput): DocSection {
                 // that's because the type of the events array doesn't have any fields for documentation!
                 break;
             case 'function':
+            case 'fallback':
                 docSection.methods.push(_genMethodDoc(abiDefinition, compiledContract.devdoc));
                 break;
             default:
-                throw new Error(`unknown and unsupported AbiDefinition type '${abiDefinition.type}'`);
+                throw new Error(
+                    `unknown and unsupported AbiDefinition type '${(abiDefinition as AbiDefinition).type}'`,
+                );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/sol-doc/test/fixtures/contracts/NatspecEverything.sol b/packages/sol-doc/test/fixtures/contracts/NatspecEverything.sol
index 3dea03c9a..c6ad3db81 100644
--- a/packages/sol-doc/test/fixtures/contracts/NatspecEverything.sol
+++ b/packages/sol-doc/test/fixtures/contracts/NatspecEverything.sol
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ contract NatspecEverything {
     /// @return publicMethod @return
     function publicMethod(int p) public pure returns(int r) { return p; }
 
+    /// @dev Fallback @dev
+    function () public {}
+
     /// @notice externalMethod @notice
     /// @dev externalMethod @dev
     /// @param p externalMethod @param