On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:12:39 +0000 Graeme Geldenhuys <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Does Lazarus IDE implement an IPC server or something similar so it can > be controlled (or rather commanded) to do something from an external > tool or application? No. But you can write a package for that with a few lines of code using simpleipc. > For example: > I mostly run my unit tests via a GUI Test Runner (like FPTest) which > reports the test failure or error, but also reports the unit and line > number information. I would like to be able to double click on that > information, then magically my running Lazarus IDE instance would open > that unit and place the edit cursor on the correct line number. > Programming is all about convenience and saving time. ;-) > > As I'm currently working on a project that uses FPCUnit, I don't mind > extending Lazarus's GUI Test Runner to have some of the functionality > that FPTest's GUI Runner has too. > > But first I need to know if the IDE could be commanded in this way - or > if it at least has an IPC server implemented. Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
