Thanks to everyone who downloaded clooj, and thanks especially to those of you who kindly provided feedback! I'm really grateful for your help.
Since today's release I've made some bug fixes and improvements to tighten up the handling of projects and files, to address some of the issues people have brought up. Also added is an important bug fix from Steve Lindsay. New releases of clooj 0.1.1 (standalone app and embeddable jar) with these changes are at https://github.com/arthuredelstein/clooj/downloads This is also where downloads of future versions will be available. I have also started a Google group for anyone who wants to continue discussing clooj: http://groups.google.com/group/clooj - Arthur Edelstein On Jul 18, 12:03 am, Arthur Edelstein <arthuredelst...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I want to let you know about clooj, a small, simple IDE for clojure > that I have been developing (in clojure). It's packaged as a single > jar file (including clojure 1.2), > here:https://github.com/downloads/arthuredelstein/clooj/clooj-0.1.0-standa... > Just download it and double-click. (I use clooj to develop clojure > code every day at work.) > > You can look at the source code here:https://github.com/arthuredelstein/clooj > > clooj runs as a standalone application or you can embed it in other > JVM programs. (See the README, below). > > This is an alpha release and I plan to continue further development. > Feedback of all kinds and code contributions are much appreciated! :) > > Arthur Edelstein > San Francisco > > ------ > > clooj, a lightweight IDE for clojure > > --- the application > clooj is a small, simple IDE (integrated development environment) for > the clojure programming language. clooj is written entirely in clojure > and uses a swing-based GUI. It is cross-platform (assuming Java 1.6 > has been installed on your operating system), and runs as a standalone > application or as a clojure editor embedded in another java or clojure > application. The standalone version (containing the clojure core) is a > single jar file that can be launched by double-clicking its file icon > or by running > java -jar clooj-XXX-STANDALONE.jar from the command line. To embed in > java, call clooj.core.show(). > > --- the layout > The clooj window contains three columns. The left-most column is a > tree showing clojure projects and the source files they contain. The > middle column is the source file editor. The right column displays > inputs and outputs of clojure REPLs (read-evaluate-print loops). > > --- the source editor > The source code editor offers a few simple things to make writing > clojure code easier: > > * A non-traditional bracket-matching feature highlights in gray > those brackets that contain the innermost form you are currently > editing. > * Mismatched or unmatched brackets are highlighted in pink. > * TAB indents, and shift+TAB unindents. > * Automatically comment-out (and un-comment-out) multiple lines. > * When newlines are entered, the next line is automatically > indented. > * Press ctrl-ENTER to send either the nearest root form or the > selected text to the REPL. > * Source files are continuously saved in the background to prevent > accidental loss of your work in the event of a crash. > > --- clojure projects > Each clojure project corresponds to a project directory somewhere in > the file system, containing a src directory. Inside the src directory > is the source code hierarchy, composed of directories and .clj files. > Note this directory structure is completely compatible with the lein > and cake clojure build programs and you are encouraged to use one of > these from the command line in conjunction with the clooj editor. > Clicking different source files in the projects tree will > automatically change the source file currently being edited, as well > as switch the REPL to the appropriate namespace. > > --- read-evaluate-print loops > The upper part of clooj's REPL display column shows the REPL history > (inputs and outputs) and the lower part is a text area for inputting > forms into REPL. Each project gets its own REPL environment: when a > project is first selected, a new clojure REPL is created behind the > scenes and becomes the REPL in use. By choosing "Restart REPL" you > cause a new REPL to be created for the currently selected project and > the old one to be discarded, if possible. If the project directory > contains directories named "lib" and/or "jars" and there are any jar > files inside, these jars will be included in the classpath whenever > the project REPL is launched. You can subsequently add further jar > files to the classpath by placing them in the "lib" or "jars" > directory and restarting the REPL. > > --- more work needed > clooj is a work in progress. Your suggestions, criticisms and code > contributions are appreciated. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
