Regular Expression in c.xml function list
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@José-Luis-Montero-Castellanos said in Regular Expression in c.xml function list:
prevent the word
functionfrom passing to the list of functionsSorry, that cannot happen in the Function List feature. It gives the entire match, and cannot remove text from the middle.
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@PeterJones
I understand, so I don’t waste any more time, and I consider myself well served, since the parser works for me.
Could you tell me what it is: create aPRon Notepad++ GitHub page. to test my parser? Is needed to do the test? -
@José-Luis-Montero-Castellanos said in Regular Expression in c.xml function list:
Could you tell me what it is: create a
PRon Notepad++ GitHub page. to test my parser? Is needed to do the test?Please re-read
https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/function-list/It was recently clarified there that you only need to do that if you are submitting a parser for a built-in lexer. You have already said this is for your own UDL, which the manual specifically says you don’t need the PR or automated test suite.
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@PeterJones.
Now I know - whatPRis? =“Pull Request” - Is it? That was the question. Something that the “manual does not translate or explain”, and the first thing that the search engine returns is “Public Relations”, to a newby Spanish speaker!..It is assumed that if I ask the forum for help, it is because I am not an expert, much less in Github jargon. Thank you anyway : ) …
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@José-Luis-Montero-Castellanos said in Regular Expression in c.xml function list:
create a PR on Notepad++ GitHub page
It seems a bit of a stretch as to be necessary, but perhaps where the user manual mentions “PR” or “pull request” it needs to link HERE.
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@José-Luis-Montero-Castellanos said in Regular Expression in c.xml function list:
That was the question
Sorry. There was an imperfect translation between our native languages, and I assumed you were asking “do I need to create a PR in order to test my parser?”, when you were really asking “what does it mean to ‘create a PR on the Notepad++ GitHub page’?”.
Quoting from the user manual:
Contribute your new or enhanced parser rule to the Notepad++ codebase
You are welcome to contribute your new or enhanced parser definition file to the Notepad++ codebase by creating PR on the Notepad++ GitHub page. This can be an update for a language that already has a function list definition, or can be a new definition file for one of the builtin lexer languages that does not yet have a function list definition. (This is not necessary if you are creating a function list definition for a UDL: since UDLs do not get distributed with Notepad++, neither do function list definitions for the UDLs. As such, you will not submit your UDL’s function list definition to the Notepad++ GitHub page through a PR, and you do not need to go through the “unit test” procedure described below for your UDL’s function list definition.)
Even if that section of the user manual is confusing in its terminology by not defining “PR”, I would hope that it is clear: whatever this magical “PR” entity that needs to be created is, it only needs to be created if you are trying to submit your function list definition to the Notepad++ codebase, and it specifically says regarding User Defined Languages: >>As such, you will not submit your UDL’s function list definition to the Notepad++ GitHub page through a PR, and you do not need to go through the “unit test” procedure described below for your UDL’s function list definition.<< – So whatever that magical “PR” is, you shouldn’t need to care, because you have made your function list definition for your own language (a UDL).
If that is not clear in the User Manual, please explain to me how I can phrase it better, because I don’t know how else to say it.
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My current proposal for the updated wording:
Contribute your new or enhanced parser rule to the Notepad++ codebase
If you have added or updated the parser definition file for one of Notepad++'s built-in languages, you are welcome to contribute your file to the Notepad++ codebase by creating “Pull Request” (also called a “PR”) on the Notepad++ GitHub page. (A “Pull Request” is just the GitHub mechanism for requesting that code you write be added to a project.)
Please Note: You only need to create a Pull Request if you want your Function List definition to be bundled as part of the Notepad++ codebase going forward, so that everyone who downloads Notepad++ gets your Function List definition. If you do not need to contribute your Function List definition to everyone, then you do not need to read anything below this paragraph.
- If you created a Function List for your own UDL, you do not need to create a Pull Request using the link above, because user-created UDLs and their Function List definitions are not distributed as part of Notepad++. You do not need to read any further.
- If you just edited one of the pre-existing Function List definitions for your own personal use, and you don’t want to share it with anyone else, you do not need to create a Pull Request using the link above because you are not sharing it with others. You do not need to read any further.
- This Pull Request can be used to update the Function List for a language that already has a Function List definition, but you just want to make it better for everyone; or it can be for a new definition file for one of the builtin lexer languages that does not yet have a function list definition. If it does not not meet one of these requirements, you do not need to read any further.
If you still want to believe you should be submitting your Function List parser to the Notepad++ codebase at this point, please follow the steps below to create and verify your Unit Tests and then submit the Pull Request.
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