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Re: [cdt-dev] Heads-up: A new renaming UI tool
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> Hello everyone,
>
> I have been working on a new UI tool for renaming model elements. It
> relies on search in finding all occurrences of a specific model element
> and changes the found occurrences in the code to a new name. It could be
> invoked by a menu item in the C/C++ Packages view.
>
> I have used the basic architecture of the JDT refactoring, but simplified
> it to a great extent. In JDT, refactoring has many specific options
> depending on the renamed element. It also has an undo manager and a
> sophisticated preview page. Further, JDT has defined refactoring as an
> extension point such that participants could change its behavior if they
> wish.
>
> The new tool does not have all of this. It just has a simple preview where
> the user can choose to apply changes to a whole file or skip that specific
> file. It totally depends on search, so its correctness is fairly high. It
> is not too sophisticated and it does not have an undo manager; however, it
> can be viewed as a seed that could be added to later to develop a solid
> refactoring tool.
>
> I am still testing the tool, but I am planning to submit it soon. I am
> interested to know what everyone thinks about this.
>
Bring them on!
+1
Very cool.
You can isolate the code by creating a new package for it and if
needs be a new source folder.
