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Re: Interpret modifier "None"

Nico_Garcia — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:50:19 GMT

I'll try to be clear

in VB method and property without a modifier are public and field are private

in C# they are private

In my config file i'm stuck because i can't differentiate that

so i can't sort by visibility (or i got two config files)

and i find that an option to say interpret none modifier would be nice, and narrange will sort with the real visibility

I find and fix a bug, i want to commit

anna.nelson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:22:06 GMT

I found a bug in narrange

public class Toto(Of T As U, V)

was parsed like

public class Toto(Of T As {U, V})

so i correct it in the project but i can't commit

Read only Config-File

Ivan_Russo — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:54:50 GMT

Change to the Load Method of CodeConfiguration.Load. Set FileAccess to Read, so it is possible to load read-only Config-Files.

/// <summary>
/// Loads a configuration from the specified file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileName">Configuration file name.</param>
/// <param name="resolveReferences">Resolve element references.</param>
/// <returns>The code configuration if succesful, otherwise null.</returns>
public static CodeConfiguration Load(string fileName, bool resolveReferences)
{
using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
return Load(fileStream, resolveReferences);
}
}

Re: Interpret modifier "None"

Nico_Garcia — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:29:39 GMT

Hi Nico,

It's been a while since I've looked at this, and think I need more clarification on what you're trying to do. Are you trying to filter elements that don't have any modifiers, like:

<Filter Condition="$(Modifier) == 'None')"/>

If not, can you provide a sample of how you would like to use None in your config and what effect it would have?

Thanks!

Re: Visual Seperators for code-elements

FloWi — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:16:26 GMT

Hi Florian,

I apologize for the very delayed response on this... I never seem to have quite enough time for fielding NArrange questions. Anyway, for what you're trying to achieve, I would suggest looking into modifying the group elements in your custom configuration file. The group element allows you to specify a custom separator to insert between elements. Off the top of my head, for a particular regions, say methods, you might add the following XML within the element tag:

<Group By="Name" SeparatorType="Custom" Direction ="Descending" CustomSeparator="//=========================\r\n"/>

For an example of usage of the group element, see the default config sections for fields, where fields are grouped by modifier. In your case, I think you would probably have to group by name so that each group only contains one member.

Hope that helps.

Re: Excluding Files @ A Project Level

dean.heard — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:29:20 GMT

Sorry - Google Chrome ate my original post. What I am interested in is being able to exclude a file at a project level from being NArranged. From project to project this file may change which is why I don't want to add it to the config or maintain project level configs.

An example would be classes written to work with the FileHelpers library, where the order of the fields in the class is important. I would imagine some attribute included in the file that NArrange would look for and then not process the file if present.

Visual Seperators for code-elements

FloWi — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:10:46 GMT

Hi!

I reeeeaally like NArrange. Great work, folks! I have one question to make it even better for my use.

I use three different visual seperators to get a quick overview of the beginning of a code element like constructor-method, property and methods.

below are some samples.

Unfortunately, Visual Studio doesn't highlight the code-block itself via visual-indicators. So I created my own little visual helpers.

First of all: If anyone has a better solution than this, please give me a hint. This is just a workaround for me.

What would be the best way to acomplish dict acomplish this with the great NArrange? You don't have to do the work for me, I just want to know from you, what your idea of the best way in NArrange would be.

Any comments are appreciated.

- Florian

Sample:

//**************************************************** Constructors have stars

public ClassConstructor() {

}

//**************************************************** Constructors have stars

public ClassConstructor(string x) {

}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------ Properties have dashes

public string Foo {

get { return foo;}

set { foo = value; }

}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------ Properties have dashes

public string Foo2 {

get { return foo2;}

set { foo2 = value; }

}

//=================================================== Methods have equal-signs

public void Bar(string s) {

}

Re: Increased Sorting Options

stoneym — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:33:45 GMT

Stoney,

Thanks for bringing the ordinal sort behavior to my attention. The desired sort to conform to StyleCop rules seems to be case-insensitive. Thus, the default sort behavior of NArrange has been changed to ordinal, case-insensitive, which should match the behavior you're expecting. This change has been included in NArrange v. 0.2.9.

I haven't yet had a chance to look into controlling the sort type through the configuration, but I agree that this could be a useful feature.

Thanks again,

James Nies
NArrange Developer

Interpret modifier "None"

Nico_Garcia — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:40:02 GMT

None doesn't really exit. And if I want to make a config file aware of them, i have to know in which language I am (VB or C# don't have same default value) and where am I (in an interface or in a class). Is it possible to have an option in the config to say if we want to use behavior with None, or interpret the None as the modifier really used by compilator.

It will simplify my config file.

Increased Sorting Options

stoneym — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:45:17 GMT

Right now it appears that NArrange always does an ordinal sort. This doesn't always have the desired result for us.

Also for usings, the namespace should be split on "." before sorting. It causes it not to match StyleCop sort rules.

ex. "using TRS.Utilities" gets sorted before "using Telerik.Web.UI".

I would like to be able to specify a different sort type in the options. All of the StringComparer types should be available in the config. And then make that choice mutually exclusive for usings, methods, properties, etc. I have made the change myself to the source to get the sorting behavior we want, but I don't have any configuration capability for it.

Thanks,

Stoney

Re: Arrange methods by execution order?

Bror David — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:19:39 GMT

Interesting... Yeah, not something that I would see making it in as default functionality to be included with NArrange, but it should be possible to set up a custom config file that will do this. You'd probably have to have sub-regions below Methods (with region directives disabled) and have each filter for the particular method names in the order you want them to be sorted within the Methods region. It may also be helpful to check for a base type with "Page" in the name.

If this isn't clear or you have problems getting this to work, let me know and I may have other ideas...

James Nies
NArrange Developer

Re: Sort override methods by base class

bobdole — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:04:55 GMT

Bob, you're right, this functionality isn't supported by NArrange and unfortunately it requires a complete overhaul to add the capablity. The problem is that NArrange simply parses the file and isn't aware of the members in the base class. In order to support this, NArrange would need to build up an object graph similar to what is used by Visual Studio for supporting Intellisense and the Class View. Part of this can be done by simply parsing the current project and part by reflecting on referenced assemblies (e.g. System namespaces)... not quite so simple as just reflecting on assemblies, because the code being processed by NArrange may not even compile.

However, if this is supported, questions then come up as to how formatting of an individual file should be handled... i.e. should the base information in the rest of the project be ignored, or should NArrange try to determine the project the file belongs to? If NArrange were always able to rely on Visual Studio being present, it could tie into the FileCodeModel, but from the get-go NArrange was intended to be a standalone, cross-platform tool that could also be tied into build processes.

Anyway, it's a huge undertaking... not completely out the door, as I agree, it would be great functionality. The problem seems to be finding the time for a near complete rewrite.... by one developer... who also has kids to feed and bills to pay.

Thanks,

James Nies
NArrange Developer

Re: Arranged file spaces are wrong

bobdole — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:39:37 GMT

Hi Bob,

Yes, by default NArrange assumes you are using spaces instead of tabs in files. However, through a custom configuration file, you can change it to use tabs instead.

If you don't yet have a custom config file, launch the config editor and create a new file. Then, change the Formatting -> Tabs -> TabStyle property to Tabs (see below):

Alternatively, you can edit the following line in your file from:

For help on using a custom config, refer to the docs or readme.txt.

Hope that helps!

Arranged file spaces are wrong

bobdole — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:52:20 GMT

It seems like arranged files assume you're using 4 spaces per tab and it turns your tabs into spaces. This isn't horrible, since you can use format document to format it back to how it should be, but I thought I'd let you know.

Sort override methods by base class

bobdole — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:50:05 GMT

The subject says it all.

Arrange methods by execution order?

Bror David — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:40:21 GMT

Hi! When applying NArrange on asp .net code, I would like an option to order the event handler methods to match the asp page lifecyckle. That is Page_Init put before Page_Load and so on. Or is it only me?