New feature: Code templates

[Christoph Hart]

What's the best way to return to coding after a vacation break? Yes, adding a fun feature that is easy on the brain cells. So here I present to you:

Code snippet templates

These extend the autocomplete items with templates of commonly used code snippets. Check out how it creates a CSS definition for a button LAF within seconds:

These are the features:

• use the stock templates that come with HISE or add your own templates in a JSON file for the ultimate customization
• use the preselect range feature to create multiple selections after inserting the template

Docs:

https://docs.hise.audio/glossary/code_snippets.html

Have fun! Also I'm happy to accept snippets to be added to the default list, so post them if you find them useful!

[d.healey]

@Christoph-Hart Nice, reminds me of the snippets feature in Sublime Text

[Noahdeetz]

Nice feature!

A possible snippet could be for a callback function that is assigned to an array of params that has an index! I find that I've been writing those a lot.

[virtuscapeaudio]

@Christoph-Hart Thanks Christoph!! Nice one.

[Straticah]

@Christoph-Hart amazing!

[Christoph Hart]

A possible snippet could be for a callback function that is assigned to an array of params that has an index! I find that I've been writing those a lot.

Like this?

{
    "name": "multi button callback (...)",
    "language": "HiseScript",
    "code": "inline function on$UI_CONTROL$s(component, value)\n{\n\tlocal index = $UI_CONTROL$s.indexOf(component);\n\n\tConsole.print(index + \": \" + value);\n};\n\nconst var $UI_CONTROL$s = Content.getAllComponents(\"$UI_CONTROL$\");\n\nfor(b in $UI_CONTROL$s)\n\tb.setControlCallback(on$UI_CONTROL$s);",
    "description": "This template will create a list of all UI components that match the regex expression and assign a callback with an index to them.  \n>Use Ctrl+D to select all instances of `UI_CONTROL`, then enter the **common** string that all UI controls share.",
    "priority": 100
  },

[Noahdeetz]

@Christoph-Hart Yep that looks great!

Idk if it was just an example name but would there be a way to generalize it more than a "multi button callback"?

maybe something like "multi-parameter callback"?

[DabDab]

I am stuck in a situation where the above GIF not working. I gave it a try after following the @Christoph-Hart GIF. But Autocomplete is not working. What am I missing ?
BTW, I have updated to the latest code.

[oskarsh]

@Christoph-Hart good work!

[aaronventure]

The switch statement is probably a good contender here.

[DabDab]

@DabDab said in New feature: Code templates:

I am stuck in a situation where the above GIF not working. I gave it a try after following the @Christoph-Hart GIF. But Autocomplete is not working. What am I missing ?
BTW, I have updated to the latest code.

New commits has fixed the issue..
Now it is working. Now I have two questions .

1. How can I select multiple text at a time that @Christoph-Hart has shown here ?

Interface: 	The CSS renderer is still experimental, so use with precaution.

What are the precaution ?