Since I started the development of some other library I completly put AS3V aside because the Eclipse integration with FDT is currently not possible. But since AS3V is working already I decided to release a version really quick that allows you to use AS3V as an Ant Task or simply from command line.
I know it would be better to have it as an Eclipse Plug-in with nice little markers etc. but for that I need some more extension points in FDT. I do not know about FlexBuilder but it would be probably the same.
The file includes an example build and some test cases that show you how AS3V can detect common errors and mistakes. There is currently not that much documentation available for the rules and parameters you can specify. Putting a list online with all rules and nice descriptions is of course something I would like to do but currently the time for that is missing. I hope everything is self-explaining if you have a look at the readme and example files.
Update: The AS3V package has been updated with one bug fix and some modifications so that AS3V will produce a more interesting log output if it fails for some reason. Using AS3V with Eclipse works only if you specify fork="true" like in the Flex SDK example from the build file that comes with the zip.
Since I started the development of some other library I completly put AS3V aside because the Eclipse integration with FDT is currently not possible. But since AS3V is working already I decided to release a version really quick that allows you to use AS3V as an Ant Task or simply from command line.
I know it would be better to have it as an Eclipse Plug-in with nice little markers etc. but for that I need some more extension points in FDT. I do not know about FlexBuilder but it would be probably the same.
The file includes an example build and some test cases that show you how AS3V can detect common errors and mistakes. There is currently not that much documentation available for the rules and parameters you can specify. Putting a list online with all rules and nice descriptions is of course something I would like to do but currently the time for that is missing. I hope everything is self-explaining if you have a look at the readme and example files.
Download AS3V
Update: The AS3V package has been
Ever wanted to start multiple launchers with one single click in Eclipse? MetaLaunch will solve this issue. Just select the launchers you want to start and then change the order to fit your needs. You can also select to launch those tasks sequential or in a one shot.
Unfortunately I have not figured out yet how I could abort the launch process if mxmlc fails for instance. This is due to the fact that the fcsh process is persistent and does not return for instance a non-zero exit code when mxmlc reported an error. However, the MetaLaunch plug-in can help you in a lot of cases. For instance if you are developing a multi-client application and you want to launch every time four instances of the Flash Player etc.
The address of the Eclipse update site:
http://metalaunch.joa-ebert.com/update
Ever wanted to start multiple launchers with one single click in Eclipse? MetaLaunch will solve this issue. Just select the launchers you want to start and then change the order to fit your needs. You can also select to launch those tasks sequential or in a one shot.
Unfortunately I have not figured out yet how I could abort the launch process if mxmlc fails for instance. This is due to the fact that the fcsh process is persistent and does not return for instance a non-zero exit code when mxmlc reported an error. However, the MetaLaunch plug-in can help you in a lot of cases. For instance if you are developing a multi-client application and you want to launch every time four instances of the Flash Player etc.
The address of the Eclipse update site:
http://metalaunch.joa-ebert.com/update
PBDT has a new feature which is basic refactoring. Simply select the variable you want to rename and press Alt+Shift+R or select “Rename” from the context menu. There are currently two issues with refactoring. If the refactoring entry in the context menu is disabled please select the variable and try again. The same for the shortcut. If you want to refactor something, just select it first in the text. Once I figure out how Eclipse handles changes of the caret position I will fix that.
The second is about scopes. If you redefine a variable in a different scope the refactoring is not correct. But I guess 99% of the developers will not get in touch with this issue.
In this example i would be refactored in the outer and inner scope which is not correct.
void evaluatePixel()
{
int i;
{
int i;
i;
}
i;
out = sampleNearest(src,outCoord());
}
PBDT has a new feature which is basic refactoring. Simply select the variable you want to rename and press Alt+Shift+R or select "Rename" from the context menu. There are currently two issues with refactoring. If the refactoring entry in the context menu is disabled please select the variable and try again. The same for the shortcut. If you want to refactor something, just select it first in the text. Once I figure out how Eclipse handles changes of the caret position I will fix that.
The second is about scopes. If you redefine a variable in a different scope the refactoring is not correct. But I guess 99% of the developers will not get in touch with this issue.
In this example i would be refactored in the outer and inner scope which is not correct.
void evaluatePixel()
{
int i;
{
int i;
i;
}
i;
out = sampleNearest(src,outCoord());
}
Because the PixelBender Toolkit editor is very annoying I started writing my own some weeks ago. All I want to have is a more comfortable way to write shaders in PixelBender and I think I have achieved that already but once you start doing something you want to implement even more features until you are really satisfied.
I am really thankful that Arne from FDT was answering a lot of my questions regarding the Eclipse framework. That is also why I could implement so many features already in a short amount of time.
The current features include:
- Syntax highlightning
- Matching brackets highlightning which handles also < and > for metadata correct
- Smart auto-indent strategy
- Context sensitive auto-completion
- Auto-insert of closing brace etc.
- Documentation for built-in methods on hover
There are two really important issues that I still would like to address. One is the ability to highlight stuff a little bit semantic. Defined constants for instance should look different in code. And I could also add very basic live error highlightning. An outline would be nice and some content-assist features like “Create parameter …” etc.
The only downside is currently that you can not have a live-preview of your shader in Eclipse. Maybe there will be a way of doing this. I am currently not sure. Please tell me what you think and leave feature requests in the comments. I can not garuantee for anything but I will try implementing as much as possible in a reasonable timeframe.
Because the PixelBender Toolkit editor is very annoying I started writing my own some weeks ago. All I want to have is a more comfortable way to write shaders in PixelBender and I think I have achieved that already but once you start doing something you want to implement even more features until you are really satisfied.
I am really thankful that Arne from FDT was answering a lot of my questions regarding the Eclipse framework. That is also why I could implement so many features already in a short amount of time.
The current features include:
Syntax highlightning
Matching brackets highlightning which handles also < and > for metadata correct
Smart auto-indent strategy
Context sensitive auto-completion
Auto-insert of closing brace etc.
Documentation for built-in methods on hover
There are two really important issues that I still would like to address. One is the ability to highlight stuff a little bit semantic. Defined constants for instance should look different in code.
