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https://github.com/luke-zhang-04/processing-vscode
A Visual Studio Code extension for the Processing programming language (https://processing.org/)
https://github.com/luke-zhang-04/processing-vscode
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A Visual Studio Code extension for the Processing programming language (https://processing.org/)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/luke-zhang-04/processing-vscode
- Owner: Luke-zhang-04
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-02-19T16:14:19.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-05-06T03:43:40.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-06T04:36:45.983Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: pde, processing, processing-python, vscode, vscode-extension, vscode-language-support
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Luke-zhang-04.processing-vscode
- Size: 2.87 MB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 14
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Processing for Visual Studio Code
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Note on Processing 4: I'm not sure how this extension will handle Processing 4. I will wait for it to be out of beta and fix the extension if needed.
## Contents
- [What this extension is](#what-this-extension-is)
- [What this extension isn't](#what-this-extension-isnt)
- [Why the fork?](#why-the-fork)
- [Screenshots](#screenshots)
- [Feature list](#feature-list)
- [Syntax Highlighting](#syntax-highlighting)
- [Snippets](#snippets)
- [Documentation on Hover](#documentation-on-hover)
- [Commands](#commands)
- [Using task files](#using-task-files)
- [Processing Python](#processing-python)
- [Credits](#credits)
## What this extension is
This is a [fork of a Visual Studio Code extension created by Tobiah Zarlez](https://github.com/TobiahZ/processing-vscode) to add [Processing](https://processing.org/) language support, with added documentation on hover, diagnostics, and more.
## What this extension isn't
- This extension does not allow you to debug Java or Processing projects.
- This is **NOT a language server**, and hence cannot provide the features a language server can. There simply is not enough demand for a Processing language server, and that type of thing is definitely out of the scope of my abilities. Language servers take entire teams from big companies such as Microsoft to make.
- This extension cannot provide IntelliSense, for example
## Why the fork?
The [original extension](https://github.com/TobiahZ/processing-vscode) was missing some features that I wanted and it seemed as if the repo was no longer being maintained. So, forked the extension and changed some things.
- Better syntax highlighting (from [Red Hat Java](https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/blob/master/syntaxes/java.tmLanguage.json))
- Documentation on hover (via Regex)
- A run button (both Processing Java and Processing Python)
- Simple diagnostics (via the processing-java CLI, which can be extremely slow, and is disabled by default)
- Strings are auto closing and surrounding (didn't work in the old extension)
See the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/Luke-zhang-04/processing-vscode/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for all changes
## Screenshots
More Screenshots
## Feature list
### Syntax highlighting
Open any .pde file, or choose "Processing" from the drop down menu in the bottom right corner. Syntax highlighting is from [Red Hat's Java extension](https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/blob/master/syntaxes/java.tmLanguage.json).
### Snippets
Once the language has been set, you will see code snippets pop up automatically as you type!
### Documentation on hover
When you hover over a function such as `square`, documentation for this function will appear! Documentation is scraped directly from the [Processing reference page](https://processing.org/reference/), so anything missing from there will be missing here too.
### Commands
Installing this extension will add the following commands to your command pallette (`CTRL+SHIFT+P`, or opened by `View -> Command Pallette`). These commands can be selected and run from there, to complete the corresponding tasks.
- Open Extension Documentation
- Opens this documentation.
- Open Documentation for Selection
- Use the pallet command "Processing: Open Documentation for Selection" to open the processing documentation for the current selection.
- By default uses processing.org's documentation. Can change to p5js's if preferred using the `processing.docs` setting.
- Run
- Runs the current Processing project (from current working directory). Will automatically detect if the project is Processing Java or Python.
- If the setting `processing.shouldSendSigint` is set to `true`, run will interrupt the current running processing program before running the new one.
- RunJava
- Runs the current Processing Java project (from CWD)
- RunPy
- Runs the current Processing Python project (from CWD)
- Search Processing Website
- Use the pallet command "Processing: Search Processing Website" to quickly search whatever you want on the processing website.
- By default uses Google for search. Can change to DuckDuckGo if preferred using the `processing.search` setting.
## Using Task Files
The [original extension](https://github.com/TobiahZ/processing-vscode) made use of a [tasks.json](https://github.com/TobiahZ/processing-vscode/blob/b98d44b095b303f7f66017c632b17e47fa00dfcd/ProcessingTasks.json) file to run processing projects. This has been replaced with the run command and run button (processing.Run). You can bind this command to a keybinding.
Alternatively, if you prefer the `tasks.json` file, you can continue to use it, but the `command` field should be changed to `"${config:processing.path}"`.
## Processing Python
This extension attempts to make Processing with Python easier to use. Follow these steps:
1. Download the [processing-python library](https://py.processing.org/tutorials/command-line/#requirements) for your operating system
- Take note of the location of this file. For example, I might store mine in `~/processing.py-linux64/processing.py-3056-linux64/processing-py.jar`
2. Download the proper [Java version](https://py.processing.org/tutorials/command-line/#requirements) for your operating system
- Follow the steps in the [Processing docs](https://py.processing.org/tutorials/command-line/#requirements)
3. Configure the extension
- Change the following configuration options
- `processing.py.jarPath`: the path to your `processing-py.jar` file. Preferably, this is an absolute path. In this example, it will be `~/processing.py-linux64/processing.py-3056-linux64/processing-py.jar`
- `processing.py.javaPath`: the path to your `java` executable. For example, `/usr/bin/java`
- Make sure `processing.py.isEnabled` is set to `true` (true by default)
4. Downloads stub definitions (optional)
- Definitions can be found [here](https://github.com/Abdulla060/Processing.py-intellisense/blob/master/lib/Processing3.pyi)
- After than, follow the imports in [this example](https://github.com/Abdulla060/Processing.py-intellisense/blob/master/Example.py)
## Credits
- Snippets are based on the [Processing Sublime Text plugin](https://github.com/b-g/processing-sublime).
- Syntax highlighting is based on the [VSCode Java grammar](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/extensions/java/syntaxes/java.tmLanguage.json)
- Thanks to [Tobiah Zarlez](https://github.com/TobiahZ) for making the [original extension](https://github.com/TobiahZ/processing-vscode)
## Development
- Run `yarn vsce package`
- Run `code --install-extension processing-vscode-.vsix`