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Re: LPEX FreeMarker Template Plugin (was: Re: Code Snippets)

I think I am missing something as the Ctl-Enter key sequence does nothing
when I use it.
I have installed everything into the dropins folder and setup the directory
for templates as instructed in the preferences section.
I do not see this key sequence mapped in either the User Defined Keys or
the General Keys.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 2:09 PM, <RNewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The plugin will use the word immediately behind the cursor as a filter for
the template selection popup unless it finds a space or something like.
This is handy for typing the first few characters of a template name then
the list will be filtered by that prefix. Is it possible that your cursor
was next to a word in your source member that filtered the list to
nothing?

I will add a message in the next version when the filtering does this so
it doesn't appear to be unresponsive.

Thanks,
Robert Newton
Estes IT
System Architect
804-353-1900 x2256
rnewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



From:
Jeff Young <jyoung0950@xxxxxxxxx>
To:
"Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
System i & iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
11/08/2011 11:51 AM
Subject:
Re: [WDSCI-L] LPEX FreeMarker Template Plugin (was: Re: Code Snippets)
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I installed this and following the instructions, in the preferences set
the
Templates Directory to C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP\dropins\LPEX FreeMarker
Template Plugin\examples.
When I start RDP, I get the message LPEX FreeMarker Actions available
with CTRL+Enter.
When I try to use this function, nothing happens.
Where is this function available?
I am working in Fixed Format RPV IV code.

Thanks,,
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 10:44 AM, <RNewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

All,

I've added a validation option to the tools menu of the Template
Builder.
This should help in making sure that a template does not have any bad
variable references before deployment.

Thanks,
Robert Newton
Estes IT
System Architect
804-353-1900 x2256
rnewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



From:
RNewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To:
Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
11/07/2011 11:42 AM
Subject:
[WDSCI-L] LPEX FreeMarker Template Plugin (was: Re: Code Snippets)
Sent by:
wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



All,

The template and snippets features in RDP are not very good and by
limiting usage to only free format sections of a source member it falls
short of being a complete template solution for RPG. One of the most
problematic examples of this for me is the fixed format P specs for
procedures. Without support for templates outside of free we cannot
develop a shop standard procedure template.

In order to overcome these limitations, I developed a new template
plugin
for the LPEX editor. The plugin allows a developer to define a template
with replaceable variables, looping constructs, and much more. It
captures

data for replacement variables by rendering forms dynamically with
support

for up to 4 different input types. I've also developed a template
builder
application to run on Windows and ease the creation of templates with
embedded prompt definitions.

How to get it

The entire project including the source code for the plugin (Java) as
wells as the template builder (C#) are available free of charge by
browsing to the project page hosted on Google code below. Download
binaries on the downloads page and follow RDP install steps on the
project

wiki or within the plugin zip file's Installation.txt. I am working on
an
installer that should make this easier in the future.

http://code.google.com/p/lpex-freemarker-template-plugin/

How it works

Using ctrl-enter from anywhere in a source member will present a list of
templates for that language from your hard drive (these parser
associations is configurable). Selecting a template renders a form (or
series of forms) based on the prompt definition within the chosen
template. Filling out the form then hitting enter will merge the
provided
data with the template (using the FreeMarker template engine) and output
the resulting text to the cursor position of the current source member.

The prompt definition is defined using XML within the first FTL comment
found in the template file. More details about the template format can
be
found in the project wiki.




http://code.google.com/p/lpex-freemarker-template-plugin/wiki/CreatingANewTemplate



Thanks,
Robert Newton
Estes IT
System Architect
804-353-1900 x2256
rnewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



From:
RNewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To:
wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:
09/16/2011 10:50 AM
Subject:
[WDSCI-L] Code Snippets
Sent by:
wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



We are not satisfied with the snippets and templates features of RDPi
for
our RPG programmers and are looking for another solution.

Requirements:
Injecting a block of code should be capable from content assist
(ctrl-space) regardless of whether the cursor is in a free format block
or


not.
If replaceable variables are found in the code block, it should present
an


interface for filling those values in.
Filling in replaceable variable values should be able to be done all
from
the keyboard without mouse interaction.
Code blocks must be pulled in from a central repository; the plugin must
not source them from the local PC

Is there a plugin out there that can do this already in RDPi or is it
possible to be developed as a plugin?

Can anyone point us in a good direction?

Thanks,
Robert Newton
Estes IT
System Architect
804-353-1900 x2256
rnewton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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