TODO list in Komodo

I was just asked if komodo can track and list 'todo' comments left in code.

Apparently it can - with the help of an extension.

http://community.activestate.com/node/1396

I don't know how I lived without this feature before.

andre

Komodo Macro for creating new Drupal modules

I've been playing around with Komodo a bit lately, and have been intrigued by the tools available to customize the development environment.

One of the more powerful features in Komodo is the ability to create 'snippets', 'commands' and 'macros'. They say that whatever can be automated should be automated when developing code. The less monkey work you do the better, and snippets, commands and macros are a great way to reduce said monkey work.

As an experiment I created a macro that will create a module stub. When run, the macro asks you to name your module. It then creates the module folder, the three primary module files and a 'test' directory.

Limitations:

• The macro is for a windows development environment.Update:Thanks to jeffG I have OS detection - but it is not tested in a non windows machine - still it should work
• There is no error handling
• There is no input validation
• The macro assumes the project file is in the root of your drupal project folder

Possible Improvements:

• Fix the limitations
• Have the macro insert snippets of code into the files
• Rather than 'runEncodedCommand' - break commands into Komodo 'commands' and call them in order

Drupal Specific Snippets in Komodo 4.3 Beta

I recently made the switch from Zend Studio to Komodo as my IDE (Integrated Development Environment).

Now the reason for the switch wasn't because Active state, makers of Komodo, have a community site built on Drupal. But, it is nice to see that their developers and I have something in common.

While browsing the community site I stumbled upon a this forum thread discussing Drupal as the engine behind the community site. After I joined that conversation JeffG pointed out that Komodo 4.3 Beta actually has a couple of "snippets" in the default Komodo "toolbox" that are Drupal specific.

From the Komodo Help file:

Snippets are frequently used strings that can be quickly inserted into the current document. For example, repetitive sections of code or standard comments can be stored within a snippet. Snippets have advanced properties; they support the use of Tab Stops and Interpolation Shortcuts, can be assigned to Key Bindings, and allow for the specification of indentation context and cursor position.