My Work on a Lua IDE

sylvanaar · 09-02-10, 06:55 PM

I know this may not be for everyone, but I have been working on a Lua IDE within IntelliJ.

If you would like to try it out, there is a free version of IntelliJ 10:

http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/free_java_ide.html

There are loads of pictures here on the wiki page: http://bitbucket.org/sylvanaar2/lua-for-idea/wiki/Home

ohloh page: http://www.ohloh.net/p/idlua

"how to" screencast showing how to set up the WOW APIs and FrameXML libraries for completions and documentation.

http://www.screencast.com/t/78ltrNMsC7

Here's an (incomplete) feature list

1. Basic Completions
2. Quick Documentation with Multiple documentation providers
3. Resolving Globals in project and libraries
4. Custom API Support including custom function signatures (Experimental)
5. Function Information via Quickhelp
6. Lua Standard Library Information via Quickhelp (ctrl-Q)
7. Hilighting of Upvalues and Fields
8. Goto Symbol
9. Safe Delete (Experimental)
10. Rename Identifier (Experimental)
11. JavaHelp For Lua 5.1
12. Execution in the Kahlua interpreter
13. Go to definition
14. find usages
15. Code formatting
16. Keyword completion
17. 1 quickfix
18. 5 code intentions
19. 6 code inspection
20. Highlighting global vs local variables
21. Script execution and run configurations
22. Kahlua interpreter window for interactive script execution (repl)
23. Comes with an embedded Lua compiler written in Java (Kahlua)
24. Structure view
25. Syntax checking
26. Syntax highlighting - including proper handling of extended syntax comments and quotes
27. Customizable highlighting colors
28. Code folding for code blocks and comments
29. Brace Matching for do blocks, long strings and comments, and (, { , [
30. Minor feature: comment in/out.

To install the Lua plugin, use the plugin manager inside IntelliJ

To do so, choose File/Settings/Plugins, and Locate the Lua plugin and right click it and choose install.

I am using it for my plugin development now. The global vs local highlighting is very handy!

Here are some screencasts so you can see it in action:

Unbalanced Assignment Quickfix
Custom APIs and Parameter Info
Code Formatter
Lua API Documentation

Another example of how its being used

Vlad · 09-10-10, 05:35 PM

Gj, I was trying to find some editor that supports LUA as in syntax highlight and also smart "find usages" and local/global highlight, e.g. Would love to be able to spot errors before compiling, like parsing the code in the editor and underlining problems in red or something -guess this is for the future.

sylvanaar · 09-12-10, 10:07 AM

updated to version 0.8

experimental support for "find usages" and "go to definition" - mind you *alot* of cases don't work, but its a definite start

sylvanaar · 09-12-10, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Vladinator

Gj, I was trying to find some editor that supports LUA as in syntax highlight and also smart "find usages" and local/global highlight, e.g. Would love to be able to spot errors before compiling, like parsing the code in the editor and underlining problems in red or something -guess this is for the future.

It can already find errors in the code and hilight those without compiling.

"find usages" support has just been added in an experimental capacity (i.e it only partially works).

sylvanaar · 09-12-10, 12:22 PM

updated to 0.8.1 - identifier resolution fixes

try ctrl-clicking various identifiers (currently only works with locals)

sylvanaar · 09-13-10, 01:24 AM

Updated to 0.8.2 - support for for loop identifiers

Rilgamon · 09-13-10, 06:07 AM

I've never used IntelliJ before so I know nothing about it.
Is there a way to have it show a list of my own functions sorted by the filename
they're in ?

sylvanaar · 09-13-10, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by Rilgamon

I've never used IntelliJ before so I know nothing about it.
Is there a way to have it show a list of my own functions sorted by the filename
they're in ?

There is a list of functions, but they are for the currently open file.

Give it a try...its pretty easy to get up and running.

sylvanaar · 09-13-10, 06:53 AM

0.8.4 support for the vexing

Code:

local a; local a=a

Noted link to wiki page now with loads of pictures showing basic setup and usage

Rilgamon · 09-13-10, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by sylvanaar

There is a list of functions, but they are for the currently open file.

Give it a try...its pretty easy to get up and running.

If it were easy I would not ask

From your screenshot I found it was
supposed to be listed in the structure window but for me this was empty.
I had to delete the project and restart and then it showed up

Thanks for your help

sylvanaar · 09-26-10, 01:48 AM

Updated the feature list.

Xubera · 09-26-10, 02:04 AM

downloading now, i need a better IDE than SciTE one that I found somewhere here on WoWI, I hate the window management when I need more than file up at the same time. so here's hoping

sylvanaar · 09-26-10, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Xubera

downloading now, i need a better IDE than SciTE one that I found somewhere here on WoWI, I hate the window management when I need more than file up at the same time. so here's hoping

make sure your plugin version is 0.8.16 or greater. There was a big bug in some earlier versions.

Xubera · 09-26-10, 02:30 AM

i was looking through your screen shots, and it had an instruction to include the Lua directory when creating a project... I dont have Lua on my computer, do I need that library?

sylvanaar · 09-26-10, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by Xubera

i was looking through your screen shots, and it had an instruction to include the Lua directory when creating a project... I dont have Lua on my computer, do I need that library?

No, only if you want to run the Lua code on your local machine. You can select "Kahlua" as the SDK when you set up your project.

With Kahlua as the SDK, your code will execute in the embedded interpreter (assuming you even try to run it)

Oh, if you are on IRC, i can help you set up - its actually pretty easy.

sylvanaar · 11-01-10, 08:08 AM

Posted on lua-l

[ann] Lua 0.8.31 For IntelliJ IDEA And Other JetBrains Products
Jon Akhtar <akhtar <at> mindspring.com>
2010-11-01 14:01:51 GMT

My work on an Eclipse style Lua IDE has reached a new milestone and I felt it
was ready for another [ann].

If you would like to try it you can use the free version of IntelliJ
http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/

You can enable the plugin by going to the File/Settings menu, then on
the Plugins tab locate and install the Lua plugin from the list of
available plugins.

The project homepage is
http://www.bitbucket.org/sylvanaar2/...idea/wiki/Home, there are
a *A LOT* of screenshots and the source code.

This is the last of the v0.8 series. I'm interested in getting as much feedback
as possible as I release 0.9 and am on the home stretch for v1.0 by the end of
the year.

Features
--------

JavaHelp For Lua 5.1
Execution in the Kahlua interpreter
Identifier Highlighter
Go to definition
find usages
Code formatting
Keyword completion
5 code intentions(s)
6 code inspection(s)
Highlighting global vs local variables
Script execution and run configurations
Kahlua interpreter window for interactive script execution (repl)
Comes with an embedded Lua compiler written in Java (Kahlua)
Structure view
Syntax checking
Syntax highlighting - including proper handling of extended syntax comments and
quotes
Customizable highlighting colors
Code folding for code blocks and comments
Brace Matching for do blocks, long strings and comments, and (, { , [
Minor feature comment inout.

sylvanaar · 11-10-10, 05:50 PM

Released version 0.9

sylvanaar · 12-03-10, 07:55 AM

Updated description for 0.9.11

sylvanaar · 12-15-10, 11:04 PM

Major performance improvements in 0.9.14

sylvanaar · 04-12-11, 07:38 AM

Version 0.9.90 Announced:

http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.com....general/77870

Added a "how to" screencast showing how to set up the WOW APIs and FrameXML libraries for completions and documentation.

http://www.screencast.com/t/78ltrNMsC7