The Plan

Beta 1 Release - Expected September 2016

• Build a text editor on Perspex. [Done]

  • Support for highlighting (foreground and background)
  • Support for extensible margins (i.e. breakpoint, line numbering, etc)

• Build a docking system. [In progress]

• Port code completion. [Done]

• Port auto-formatting integration [Done]

  • this will be provided via the language service. Text passed in, list of replacements returned.

• Add new project formats, with converter for previous format. [Done]

  • this will be based on vmk build files.
  • project formats will be programmed to an interface so other project formats can be supported later.

• Add Solution Explorer management features.[Done]

  • add/remove folder, file, etc
  • drag/drop operations
  • icons

• Add Error list to display diagnostics / syntax errors and warnings [Done]

  • this will include hovering over marked text for error.

• Integrate Project type as a plugin / extension so custom menus, and dialogs are provided for project configuration. [Done]

  • initially this will be standard VEStudio menus, injected when plugin is loaded.

• Integrate Windows tool chains [Done]

  • GCC, Clang for Windows native and cross for STM32

• Integrate platform specific tool chains

  • GCC, Clang for Linux and Mac native and cross for STM32

• Project linked to toolchain version

  • Project will automatically download correct version of toolchain.

• Port over debugging controls [Almost finished.]

  • Call Stack
  • Disassembly
  • Watch list
  • locals
  • registers
  • memory view
  • Hover probes - hover over code to query vars, etc in debugger

• Solution file search

  • Ctrl + p menu, search file names
  • Find in files -- this was the biggest missing feature in VEStudio
  • Replace in files.

• Project template for STM32 [In Progress]

Beta 2 Release - Expected Nov 2016

• Add support for slow / fast update rings.
• Add support for choosing toolchain installation location.
• Add support for pinning debug variables.
• Add project wizards
  • Project templates for project types, like STM32, PIC32, etc
• Add support for c/c++ refactoring, clang-rename
• Add c/c++ find all references.
• Open raw directory... so we can be used as an editor.
• Project template for Raspberry PI Bare metal
• Project template for BitThunder [In Progress]

Release 1 - Jan 2017

• Add support for MSBUILD solution format.
• Add support for .NET languages. Roslyn
• Add support for Perspex project type.
• Add support for Perspex Designer.
• Support for themes, Dark / Light
• Editor colour scheme / font configurable
• Add support for LLILUM
• Project template for Arduino
• Project template for PIC32
• Add support for .NET debugger. DB7... MIEngine project might help with this.