[GSoC] User-Defined Project & File Templates

[Andrei G]

I ask you because right now I don't see other improvement than adding
more licenses and maybe setting some custom fields into them. I'll
play more with them and I'll figure out what needs to be improved :)


On 24/03/2012, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Andrei G <otzy007 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Andrei G <otzy007 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 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
>>>
>>> well, right now we have a "create file" action. You can enhance it to
>>> add non-empty files too.
>>
>>      I know there is one :p I user Kdevelop for most of my programming
>> tasks
>>>
>>>
>>> also there's a lot to improve in the new class wizard.
>>>
>>> I think that you should brainstorm yourself and think of all teh
>>> features you'd like to have and see what you can do.
>>>
>>> it's fine if we have different ui's, classes are very specific
>>> sometimes, depends a lot on the language too. For example, it would be
>>> cool that if you tell it to be a QObject instance, then it adds the
>>> Q_OBJECT class and all.
>>>
>>>
>>> Also the templating for the license insertion in the files can be
>>> improved
>>> too.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Aleix
>>
>>
>> How do you thing license insertion could be improved?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Andrei
>
> don't make me do the thinking :)
>


-- 
Andrei