code: function (commentLine) {
      if (state === STATES.IN_COMMENT) {
          commentLine = removePrecedingAsterisks(commentLine);
          // If there is a single space after the * then remove it. Otherwise assume that the user is indenting.
          if (commentLine.indexOf("  ") !== 0 && commentLine.indexOf(" ") === 0) {
              commentLine = commentLine.substr(1);
          }
      }
  
      return commentLine;
  }
docs: Process a line beginning with a *. If this is in a comment then remove all the * from the start of the line
  @param commentLine the comment line
  @return the line with the * part of the comment - if any - removed
  @private