[GSoC] User-Defined Project & File Templates

[Andrei G]

On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Andrei G <otzy007 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Andrei G <otzy007 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Andrei G <otzy007 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org>
> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So I should think more on the templates sharing part on GHNS and
> the
> >> >> > creation of new files from a template?
> >> >> > To create a new file from a template I think something like
> >> >> > appwizard(Create
> >> >> > New Project) can be used. I am thinking of something similar like
> >> >> > NetBeans
> >> >> > New File context.
> >> >> > You select the Language and the type of file.
> >> >> > For example for C++: .h file and .cpp file
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Am I on the right track? :D
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Andrei
> >> >>
> >> >> Well, yes. But I'd like you to think it a bit further.
> >> >> - What's the difference between using this and "create new class"?
> >> >> - Is it going to overlap?
> >> >> - What use cases do you want to cover? Where does it end?
> >> >> - Do you plan on integrating it with the buildsystem? For example if
> >> >> you add a test, you'll want to add it to compile, if c++.
> >> >>
> >> >> See the comments I made in the public mailing list with the OBS guy,
> >> >> maybe it will help.
> >> >>
> >> >> Aleix
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I think that this new feature should include "Create Class". And of
> >> > course
> >> > they will be included in the buildsystem.
> >> > For C++ templates: Header(.h), .cpp, Class, maybe .ui files
> >> >
> >> > By public mailing list you mean
> >> > site:http://barney.cs.uni-potsdam.de/pipermail/kdevelop ?
> >> >
> >> > I found this discussion
> >> >
> >> >
> http://barney.cs.uni-potsdam.de/pipermail/kdevelop/2000-November/005890.html
> >> > but I think it's not the one you told me to see it
> >> > --
> >> > Andrei
> >>
> >> no, I mean one from yesterday about GSoC.
> >>
> >> And please, think things through. You can't say you will tackle the
> >> "new class" usecase that easily, the wizard we have now is a bit more
> >> advanced, it lets you override methods and uses DUChain, it's not
> >> something you can do with file templates alone.
> >>
> >> Aleix
> >
> >
> > I wasn't thinking I will do class creation with just a simple template. I
> > was thinking that the existing create class wizard could be called from
> > Create New File from Template. It's too stupid to put an example class
> and
> > then the user modifies it.
> >
> > I might say stupid thinks and not think too much, but I just want to
> make an
> > idea of what the community wants from this GSoC proposal.
> >
> > --
> > Andrei
>
> Well, the idea is that we need to make sure that you know what needs
> to be done :P.
>
> Aleix
>
I understand that :D

What do you think would be better? To modify the existing templates wizard
to act like QCreator's one, to be for projects and also for files, or to
have 2 wizards?


-- 
Andrei
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