Below you'll find the first screenshots of Eddy (codename, don't worry), the LLBLGen Pro template editor currently in development. A lot of work has been done to get the plumbing code right, language merging etc. and it all works now, so we can now start adding features like generating code, save as, copy templateset and what not. Currently you can load/save and edit templates, cut/copy/paste and what not, so it's already getting pretty interesting.

This template editor will be exclusively for our customers, of course for free, and will be part of the SDK.

The gui is build with Actipro's syntax editor and Janus Systems' Winforms control suite v2.0. The project viewer is courtesy of Jeff Key: http://www.sliver.com

I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MYSELF!! that looks GREAT!

I second that, it looks great. Will this be integrated into llblgenPro or be a seperate utility?

thanks guys

It will be a separate utility, as the focus for the utility will be different than the llblgen pro designer, so for usability it's better to keep what is related to eachother in a separate application.

very cool looking good. From th editor will there be a way to preview the the executed template?

bert

bertcord wrote:

very cool looking good. From th editor will there be a way to preview the the executed template? bert

Yes, you will be able to run an existing generator config or make a task performer just for a single testrun. The intermediate code will be shown as well as the generated end result. This can help debugging templates As the project is shown in detail at the left, you will be able to check directly what was wrong and also how to reach objects inside the project object for code generation

Heh...bet you wish you had this, oh, about 2 years ago

Jeff...

jeffreygg wrote:

Heh...bet you wish you had this, oh, about 2 years ago

heh Well 2 years ago this wouldn't have been possible, due to the shabby state of 3rd party controls I used like the editor control

What I do wish I had 2 years ago was the knowledge to compile C# code with codedom into an assembly in memory and to use that as a code-generator so I would have saved myself the time writing the TDL parser/interpreter.

Bring it on. Thats good looking stuff. Frans, when will Eddy be Reddy?

lyndon_h wrote:

Bring it on. Thats good looking stuff. Frans, when will Eddy be Reddy?

heh Eddy should be ready to rock on november 1st, but I think it will be a couple of days later. The beta will then start and you all can suggest features to add.

Otis wrote:

What I do wish I had 2 years ago was the knowledge to compile C# code with codedom into an assembly in memory and to use that as a code-generator so I would have saved myself the time writing the TDL parser/interpreter.

hahah I wish I had that knowledge now...what you do in a few days or weeks takes me months or years.

I want me some Eddy so I can migrate my templates!!

bertcord wrote:

Otis wrote:

What I do wish I had 2 years ago was the knowledge to compile C# code with codedom into an assembly in memory and to use that as a code-generator so I would have saved myself the time writing the TDL parser/interpreter.

hahah I wish I had that knowledge now...what you do in a few days or weeks takes me months or years.

I want me some Eddy so I can migrate my templates!!

Working on it. I estimate a week of work is left before it is fully usable.

bertcord wrote:

I want me some Eddy so I can migrate my templates!!

You better be glad that you mentioned those templates before I did. The honeymoon should have been over. I've been checking the forums everyday looking for those templates.

Wow! This does look good

I leave this forum for 2 weeks and in the time I'm gone you'd developed new oracle drivers and eddy!!

I have a theory that you must own some sort of time-stopping device, maybe a time machine? Did you pick it up on ebay?

MattWoberts wrote:

Wow! This does look good

Watch out for the final, it will even look better I've now editor grouping enabled, and it really looks like vs.net These janus winforms controls truly rock

I leave this forum for 2 weeks and in the time I'm gone you'd developed new oracle drivers and eddy!! I have a theory that you must own some sort of time-stopping device, maybe a time machine? Did you pick it up on ebay?

haha . Well, I found out that with clever time scheduling you can do a lot in a day. But even then, a day is just too short sometimes

Would you like to elaborate on this clever time scheduling? Cuase i know i could use some

btw...when will there be a beta for Eddy?

Answer wrote:

Would you like to elaborate on this clever time scheduling? Cuase i know i could use some

Heh Well, you first prioritize: main activities and not main activities. Then you schedule time slots per day when you'll do non-main activities, like reading newsgroups and your daily fun websites. The other time is scheduled for the main activities. Be sure to focus on one activity for a longer period than say 5 minutes This means that if one of the aspects is finishing some programming, you close outlook and your msn and rss reader. When time's up, time's up, and switch activities.

Of course, this doesn't make you cram 25 hours in a day, but it will make you do things more efficiently.

btw...when will there be a beta for Eddy?

I hope to finish the task generator inclusion on monday/tuesday, so a beta is then ready to rock

Otis wrote:

close your msn

I totally agree!

An eddy update: - lpt templates can now be compiled inside the editor, code generated is shown, errors are listed in the output window (errors aren't yet highlighted nor clickable, will come ) - all raw editor actions are in, including multiple tab groups, search/replace (multi-line ), and a fancy toolbar - the final name will probably be 'TemplateStudio'.

I hope to finalize my task-selection/editing mechanism tomorrow, so a beta can be expected wednesday (that is: a raw beta, without bells/whistles but fully functional as an editor and no documentation), open for every customer, and the beta period is meant for: - bug feedback - feature feedback (the bells/whistles to add, like 'surround selection with script tags' and other nice-to-haves

Perhaps the way to work with the templatesets/tasks/projects is totally not how most people would like to work with it, but I think it will be very efficient and for me it's the easiest way to connect the task-powered generator engine with the editor

How do you compile c# files in memmory? I did not know that we could access the .Net compiler in code? I assume it is not the VSA engine.

Very easy, generate C# code and create a C# compiler using the CSharp namespace in .NET It contains a class to create a CSharp compiler. With that you can compile whatever you push into it to an assembly, in memory or to disk

WOW! hmm... so many ideas, so little time...

Any update on eddy frans?

hopefully a beta today, I'm struggling with the dialogs for task selection/setup

Ok, no beta today, I lost too many hours on getting a dropdown in just 1 cell in a datagrid, but it works now. Also, I can generate TDL now from a task I select in the task selector, configure it and select objects to use . So it's very close! Some bugs are still there in the C# task executor so I can't release something useful today, but tomorrow looks very good