acode-plugin

To create plugin for Acode editor use this template. To use this template create a github repository and add https://github.com/deadlyjack/acode-plugin as template.

Table of Contents

• Required Files of a plugin
• How to add a plugin to Acode
• Available plugin references
• How to test a plugin
  • Requirement
• Global APIs
  • editorManager
  • acode
  • actionStack
  • appSettings
    • Events
  • Toast
  • Data Storage
  • Cache Storage
• Native APIs
  • FsOperation
  • WcPage

Required Files

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• plugin.json - contains information about the plugin.

  • id - plugin should have unique id. E.g. com.example.my-plugin

  • name - plugin name.

  • version - plugin version, if changes an update notificaiton will be sent to users.

  • main - path of plugin's main js file.

  • icon - plugin icon.

  • readme - readme file.

  • files - list of all files that are required by the plugin.

  • author - author of the plugin

    • name - name of the author
    • email - email of the author
    • github - github username of the author

• icon.png - icon for the plugin

Transpile your javascript file using babel so that your plugin can work on older android devices. This template already has all the configuration that is required to tranpile your javascipt file and scss file. You need to run yarn build command to bundle your code. To build for production run yarn build --mode production.

Add your plugin to Acode

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To add your plugin, fork this repository, clone it, add your plugin information to list.json and make a pull request.

To initialize your plugin, use acode.setPluginInit method. This method requires two arguments.

• plugin id

• callback funtion, callback function will receive three arguments.

  • baseUrl, it contains the location of the plugin files. To get plugin files from the device, concat baseUrl and file name. E.G. baseUrl + 'script.js'.

  • $page, a page that your plugin can use to show output if required.

  • cacheFile, an Object that contains url and fs for cacheFile

    • cachefile, use this write and read from cache file specially for this plugin.
    • cacheFileUrl, url of the cache file.

You also need to set an unmount function, this is called when user choose to uninstall the plugin. acode.setPluginUnmount method can be used to set unmount function. This method requires two arguments.

• plugin id
• callback function

Plugin Development

You can take reference from already available plugins acode-plugin-python, acode-plugin-prettier and acode-plugin-snippets.

Testing

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1. Open plugin project in VScode.

2. Install 'live server' extension. Enable 'https' for live server and start the server

3. Open Acode and go to settings > plugins > tap '+' icon in top right corner.

4. Add plugin locaion, e.g. https://192.168.1.100:500 and click on install.

Requirement

• Nodejs
• Cordova
• Android Studio

Global APIs

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The global variables that you can use them directly in your plugin.

editorManager

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• editor: AceAjax.Editor Ace editor

• addNewFile(filename?:string, options?): void add a new file in workspace.

  • options: Object Optional object that you can pass.

    • text: string file content.
    • isUnsaved: boolean is file unsaved.
    • render: boolean switch to this file.
    • id: string unique id of tile.
    • uri: string file uri, location of file.
    • record: Record
    • deletedFile: boolean is file deleted.
    • readOnly: boolean is file readonly.
    • mode: string SAF (Storage access framework) mode, (TREE | SINGLE).
    • type: string file type, (regular | git | gist).
    • encoding: string file encoding.
    • onsave(): void callback function called when file is saved.

• getFile(test: any, type: string) gets files from opened files.

  • test: any file id, uri, repo, gist to find the file.
  • type: string type of test (uri | id | name | git | gist).

• switchFile(id: string): void switch tab to given file id.

• activeFile: File current file.

• hasUnsavedFiles(): number get the number of unsaved files.

• files: Array<File> list of all files.

• setSubText(file: File): void sets sub text of the header i.e. location of the file.

• container: HTMLDivElement container of the editor.

• state: string editor is blured or focused.

• on(event: string, listener(): void): void adds a listener.

• off(event: string, listener(): void): void removes a listener.

• emit(event: string, ...args: ...any) emits an event.

  • List of events

    • switch-file
    • rename-file
    • save-file
    • file-content-changed
    • update

acode

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• exec(command: string, value: any)

• setPluginInit(id: string, initfuntion(): void)

• setPluginUnmount(id: string, unmountFunction(): void)

• registerFormatter(id: string, externsions: Array<string>, format():Promise<void>)

• fsOperation(file: string): FsOperation

• require(moduleName): Module Available modules

  • fs
  • projects
  • selectionMenu
  • alert
  • confirm
  • multiPrompt
  • prompt
  • select
  • loader
  • fileBrowser
  • toInternalUrl
  • Url

actionStack

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• push(action: Object): void Pushes a callback function to actionStack. When use tap on physical/virtual back button, the given callback function is triggered.

  • action
    • id
    • action():void

• pop(): Action pops top item from the stack

• remove(id: string):void removes an item from stack

• length: number length of the stack

• setMark(): void sets a marker to current length of stack

• clearfromMark(): void clears all the items from stack form the marker.

appSettings

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• value all settings.
• on(event: string, listener(setting: any): void): void attaches event listener.
• off(event: string, listener(setting: any): void): void removes event listener.
• update(settings: Object, showToast: Boolean): void update settings.
• reset(setting: Object): void reset settings.
• get(setting: string): Object gets settings value.

Events

• update:<setting name>

Show toast

Function window.toast(msg: string, milliSecond: number): void will show a toast message for specified time.

Data storage

window.DATA_STORAGE stores the url of data directory.

Cache storage

window.CACHE_STORAGE stores the url of cache storage.

Native APIs

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To access native features and method of device use these plugins. For example to open a file using SAF

sdCard.openDocumentFile(async (uri) => {
  const fs = acode.fsOperation(uri);
  const stat = await fs.stat();
  const text = await fs.readFile('utf8');
  editorManager.addNewFile(stat.name, {
    uri,
    text,
    render: true,
  });
});

To get more info api provided by these plugins see there js files in www directory.

FsOperation

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• lsDir(): Promise<Array<Entry>>
• readFile(encoding: string): Promise<string | ArrayBuffer>
• createFile(name: string, content?: string): Promise<string>
• writeFile(content: string | ArrayBuffer): Promise<void>
• createDirectory(name: string): Promise<string>
• delete(): Promise<void>
• copyTo(destination: string): Promise<string>
• moveTo(destination: string): Promise<string>
• renameTo(newName: string): Promise<string>
• exists(): Promise<Boolean>
• stat(): Promise<Stat>

WcPage

See for more info.

• show()
• hide()