Function list new language parser

[IBIT_ZEE]

I’m doing some testing with the Function-List language parser

Just trying with a super simple language definition
to explore the features…

I created the <association …/> and the <parser …>
and restarted NPP… but cant put tis to work

• Here is the my xml/association element

<association 
    id = "XXX" 
    userDefinedLangName = "XXX-Testing..."  
    ext = ".xxx" 
    />

• And here is my very…very simple parser
• I just want to match the “xxx” string in the text
• just testing… there are various “xxx” inside the text
• not even regex metatags… all super simple

<parser
    id = "XXX"
    displayName = "XXX"
    commentExpr = "(?s:/\*.*?\*/)|(?m-s://.*?$)"
    >
    <function 
        mainExpr = "XXX" 
        >

        <funcNameExpr expr=".*" />
    </function>
</parser>

?Any ideas
my NPP version is 7.7.1
but I download some older versions to test and the problem remains…

[rinku singh]

@IBIT_ZEE said in Function list new language parser:

<association
id = “XXX”
userDefinedLangName = “XXX-Testing…”
ext = “.xxx”
/>

you can see under functionlistxml line 94

		<association id=         "krl_function"   userDefinedLangName="KRL"            />
		<association id=         "krl_function"   ext=".src"                           />
		<association id=         "krl_function"   ext=".sub"                           />
		<!-- ======================================================================== -->
		<association id=   "sinumerik_function"   userDefinedLangName="Sinumerik"      />
		<association id=   "sinumerik_function"   ext=".arc"                           />
		<!-- ======================================================================== -->
		<association id=    "universe_basic"      userDefinedLangName="UniVerse BASIC" />
		<association id=    "universe_basic"      ext=".bas"                           />

[MAPJe71]

1. Due to a flaw in the implementation of the Function List engine an id-ext-association has to be combined with an id-userDefinedLangName-association. Not sure if combining the two of them in one assocciation-node should work. Separating should definitly work though i.e.

<association id="XXX" userDefinedLangName="XXX-Testing..."/>
<association id="XXX" ext=".xxx"/>

2. Make sure the ‘userDefinedLangName’-attribute’s value exactly equals the name of the user defined language as displayed in the ‘Language’-menu i.e. upper- and lowercase letters, hyphens, etc. I your case their should be “XXX-Testing…” entry in the Language-menu.
3. If not yet created, create the applicable user-defined-language. Yours should be named XXX-Testing... with its extension field (Ext.:) set to xxx i.e. without the dot.
4. Make sure your parser-node has the correct layout i.e.

<parser
    displayName="XXX"
    id         ="XXX"
    commentExpr="(?s:/\*.*?\*/)|(?m-s://.*?$)"
>
    <function 
        mainExpr="XXX" 
    >
        <functionName>
            <nameExpr expr=".*" />
        </functionName>
    </function>
</parser>

In this case the functionName-node might not be necessary i.e.

<parser
    displayName="XXX"
    id         ="XXX"
    commentExpr="(?s:/\*.*?\*/)|(?m-s://.*?$)"
>
    <function 
        mainExpr="XXX" 
    />
</parser>

[IBIT_ZEE]

Thanks @MAPJe71

it was the “userDefinedLangName”
was set to “XXX-…” and should be “xxx-…”
to exactly match the name of the language
in the Language menu… (it is case sensitive…)