On 01/09/2016 05:28 PM, Jochen Becher wrote:
Hi,
I would like to implement naming convention settings for QtCreator. For
many C++ element identifiers (e.g. namespace, class, attributes,
methods, getter, setters, boolean getters, local variables etc) the
user can define a naming convention build from a prefix, a name style
(e.g. lowerCamelCase, UpperCamelCase etc) and a suffix. This settings
can be defined globally and per project. A simply API allows fetching
the base name of an identifier (a list of strings building the middle
part of the identifier) or converting an identifier from one naming
convention into another.
The settings should be used in wizards, refactorings (e.g. create
setters and getters from attributes) or validating identifiers in text
editor.
Sounds great!
I would add the new settings to the cpptools plugin but I am not sure
about the preferred design:
1. I could extend the coding style settings which are connected to the
TextEditor by design (realization of a codiong style interface) but
naming conventions are not aligned to the TextEditor in the same manner
as coding style are.
2. I could implement a new settings class which is loosely coupled to
the cpptools plugin like e.g. the todo plugin settings.
3. Or I could implement a new settings class which is strongly coupled
to the cpptools plugin.
What do you prefer? Do you have a different preferred design in mind?
Could you elaborate a bit on 2. and 3.? What would be the difference?
How does "strongly coupled" look like in this case?
The integration into current code style settings as seen by the user in
the options dialog (Menu: Tools > Options > C++ > Tab: Code Style) and
the projects mode (Projects Mode: Code Style) seems appropriate. Since
CppCodeStylePreferences and CppCodeStyleSettings are already exported, I
don't see a problem enhancing those. This is for C++.
Now, if there is substantial overlap with QML / Qt Quick or other
languages, this probably should be put somewhere into the text editor
itself. For instance, we put all the highlighting settings into one
central place (Options > Text Editor > Fonts & Colors), covering general
thingies, but also C++ and QML. This corresponds to your first option?
Nikolai
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