First priority imo should be getting the ui parts (QCompleter) done. Scanning is easy, we can get it "for free" from ctags (as e.g. With Codewise).
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 ----- Original message ----- > Here is the checkin log for rev 3408 of the trunk: > > QQQ > Created AutoCompleterScanner in leoKeys.leo. To test this, execute > this script: > > import leo.core.leoKeys as leoKeys > leoKeys.AutoCompleterScanner(c).scan() > > You may generate verbose dumps by setting verbose=True in scan. > > Changed leoGlobals.py so it sets leoGlobals.g rather than g.g. > This avoid polluting the completions for g. > > On my machine, a complete scan of leoPy.leo takes about 0.6 sec. > > [The checkin log mistakenly said that the scan of leoGlobals.py.] > QQQ > > The new code is about three times faster than the old because scan > calls g.scanForAtLanguage(c,p) only for @<file> nodes (!!) > > This is proof that we could scan for completions when enabling them > the first time, and similarly for calltips. There are some language- > specific hacks (regexes) for calltips, but that's just a nit. > > This is *big* progress: > > - Because the scans are fast, we can just do them. > > - Because the scans are general in nature, we can use them for any > language. > > - There is no longer any need to do AI to compute in-context > completions. Thus, the auto-complete will be *much* faster than at > present. > > The only slight drawback is the reverse of not doing AI: the completer > will no longer know enough context to eliminate some invalid > completions or calltips. Thus, there will, in general, be several of > each. This can be handled by presenting a list of options, as Ville > has already done in a plugin. > > Still to do: rewrite the AutoCompleterClass. This class will > eventually be substantially simpler, but none of this work has been > done yet. I may play around with an experimental version of this > class, but it won't happen before a1. Unless I get real excited :-) > > Edward > > P.S. The (long) dumps enabled in scan are quite interesting to look > at. > > P.P.S. The original code, now much revised, came from LeoUser. > > EKR > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email > to [email protected]. For more options, visit this > group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en.
