Yep, this is great! How about syntax highlighting? On Jul 18, 10:03 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.
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