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## shouldGenerateTsDocs() function

Check if a package should be processed for tsdocs

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function shouldGenerateTsDocs(pkg: LernaPackage): boolean;
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


</th><th>

Type


</th><th>

Description


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pkg


</td><td markdown="1">

[LernaPackage](./tsdocs.lernapackage.md)


</td><td markdown="1">

Lerna package


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</tbody></table>

**Returns:**

boolean