Editor for .editorconfig

[angelozerr]

It should be cool if you could provide an editor with syntax coloration validation completion for .editorconfig

[paulvi]

👍

The format is actually similar to properties file and similar for .git* files

I can create an Editor based on simple TextEditor,
https://github.com/Nodeclipse/org.nodeclipse.gitaddon/blob/master/gitaddon.core/plugin.xml#L6-L16

but I don't know feature id for Eclipse Properties Editor Nodeclipse/org.nodeclipse.gitaddon#4

[ncjones]

@paulvi thanks for the submission of the basic editor. I'll leave this issue open because it is really about providing syntax highlighting, validation and auto completion.

[paulvi]

@ncjones exactly, otherwise I could close from commit

Once we know feature id for Eclipse Properties Editor, we possibly can extend its Class

[paulvi]

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=476420

[angelozerr]

IMHO I think we should create from scratch this editor to highlight section name too. More we will avoid having dependencies to JDT (id is org.eclipse.jdt.ui.PropertiesFileEditor)

[ncjones]

Maybe look at XText.

[angelozerr]

XText is very powerful, but you add a new (big) dependencies just to support basic features that I think we could develop at hand. It's just my opinion.

[paulvi]

From what I worked with Nodeclipse has JS Editor, that became base for Gradle Editor, quite simple https://github.com/Nodeclipse/nodeclipse-1/tree/master/org.nodeclipse.enide.editors.gradle

And Markdown Editor https://github.com/winterstein/Eclipse-Markdown-Editor-Plugin

Then there are bigger projects like PyDev, Aptana

But you better look at examples like YEdit (YAML Editor)

[angelozerr]

I have started to implement the editorconfig editor with syntax coloration (like Properties File Editor) by soing several copy/paste from JSDT Properties File editor. Here the result:

If you wish a contribution, tell me, but I think we should refactor a lot your plugin like split into 2 plugins (core.ui), etc

[mickaelistria]

@angelozerr: +1 for such an editor.

[ncjones]

@angelozerr very cool

[angelozerr]

@ncjones see PR #38

[angelozerr]

The EditorConfigEditor is now in the master (see accept of PR #38). It supports syntax coloration for the moment, but I will improve it again (completion support, validation, etc).

I close this issue.