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// This is an update to an earlier thread I created that had become muddled with my running commentary trying to get Arduino language support in Notepad++

After several attempts to configure a Arduino bias user defined language for Notepad++ (NPP) I managed to get something close to what I wanted (all the core and standard library keywords) but some keywords would not highlight as expected and I put this down to limitations of the otherwise excellent NPP user language lexicon. I was going to give up at that but then had the idea of adding Arduino keywords to NPP's built in C++ lexicon. This does seem to work better but at the expense of confusing the C++ language for pure C++ programming. My final solution was to download a portable version of NPP and perform my Arduino C++ additions on this copy so I have a normal C++ version to fall back on if needed.
If your interested then download and extract a portable version of NPP via here http://portableapps.com/apps/development/notepadpp_portable
Load it up, configure it to you liking and install any plugins you use.
Open Style Configurator (Settings->Style Configurator...)
Under 'Language' select 'C++' and then select 'INSTRUCTION WORD' under 'Style'. This should show two text boxes on the right called 'Default keywords' & 'User-defined keywords'.
Copy & paste the line below that begins 'abs accept' into the 'User-defined keywords' text box.
Under 'Style' select 'TYPE WORD' and copy & paste the below line beginning 'ANALOG_MESSAGE' into the 'User-defined keywords' text box.
Under 'User ext.' type 'ino' (without the ' markers) into the box provided
Finally, click 'Save & Close' button and you should now have a portable Arduino bias C++ editor in NPP

INSTRUCTIONS

Code:

abs accept acos analogRead analogReference analogWrite asin atan atan2 attach attached attachInterrupt autoscroll available begin beginPacket beginTransmission bit bitClear bitRead bitSet bitWrite blink blinkVersion BSSID callbackFunction ceil char class clear click Client close connect connected const constrain cos createChar cursor degrees delay delayMicroseconds detach detachInterrupt digitalRead digitalWrite direction disconnect display double EEPROM encryptionType end endPacket endTransmission Ethernet EthernetClient EthernetServer exists exp File find findUntil Firmata float floor flush gatewayIP getResult getSocket highByte home int int16_t int32_t int64_t interrupts IPAddress isListening isPressed Keyboard leftToRight LiquidCrystal listen localIP log long loop lowByte macAddress map max micros millis min mkdir Mouse move NewSoftSerial noAutoscroll noBlink noCursor noDisplay noInterrupts noTone null onReceive onRequest open overflow parseFloat parseInt parsePacket peek pinMode position press print printFirmwareVersion println printVersion private processInput prog_char prog_int16_t prog_int32_t prog_int64_t prog_int8_t prog_uchar prog_uint16_t prog_uint32_t prog_uint64_t prog_uint8_t prog_void PROGMEM protected public pulseIn radians random randomSeed read readBytes readBytesUntil readMicroseconds receive register release releaseAll remoteIP remotePort remove requestFrom rightToLeft rmdir round RSSI scrollDisplayLeft scrollDisplayRight SD seek send sendAnalog sendDigital sendDigitalPort sendDigitalPortPair sendString sendSysex Serial Serial1 Serial2 Serial3 Server Servo setBitOrder setClockDivider setCursor setDataMode setFirmwareNameAndVersion setFirmwareVersion setSpeed setTimeout setup shiftIn shiftOut short signed sin size speed SPI sq sqrt SSID static status step Stepper stop String stringCallbackFunction subnetMask sysexCallbackFunction systemResetCallbackFunction tan tone transfer uint16_t uint32_t uint64_t uint8_t unsigned version void WiFi WiFiClient WiFiServer Wire word write writeMicroseconds

TYPES

Code:

ANALOG_MESSAGE ANALOG_PORT BIN CHANGE DEC DEFAULT DIGITAL_MESSAGE END_SYSEX EXTERNAL FALLING FILE_READ FILE_WRITE HALF_PI HEX HIGH INPUT INPUT_PULLUP INTERNAL INTERNAL1V1 INTERNAL2V56 LOW LSBFIRST MAX_DATA_BYTES MSBFIRST OCT OUTPUT PI PWM REPORT_ANALOG REPORT_DIGITAL REPORT_VERSION RISING SERIAL_5E1 SERIAL_5E2 SERIAL_5N1 SERIAL_5N2 SERIAL_5O1 SERIAL_5O2 SERIAL_6E1 SERIAL_6E2 SERIAL_6N1 SERIAL_6N2 SERIAL_6O1 SERIAL_6O2 SERIAL_7E1 SERIAL_7E2 SERIAL_7N1 SERIAL_7N2 SERIAL_7O1 SERIAL_7O2 SERIAL_8E1 SERIAL_8E2 SERIAL_8N1 SERIAL_8N2 SERIAL_8O1 SERIAL_8O2 SET_PIN_MODE SPI_CLOCK_DIV128 SPI_CLOCK_DIV16 SPI_CLOCK_DIV2 SPI_CLOCK_DIV32 SPI_CLOCK_DIV4 SPI_CLOCK_DIV64 SPI_CLOCK_DIV8 SPI_MODE0 SPI_MODE1 SPI_MODE2 SPI_MODE3 START_SYSEX SYSTEM_RESET TOTAL_ANALOG_PINS TOTAL_DIGITAL_PINS TOTAL_PORTS TWO_PI

04/03/2013 Edit to update install instructions.

[Reply #1 on:]

Hi Riva,

Sorry for my english.

At first thanks for your contribution.

Did you try NppExec to compile sources with Arduino ?

My script to execute is :

"C:\tools\arduino\arduino-1.0.3\arduino.exe" "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"

and now it works fine !

[Reply #2 on:]

Hi FideleCastor,

I don't try and compile arduino projects from within NPP as I think you need batch scripts to do that.
What I do though is within the Arduino IDE preferences I have ticked the 'Use External Editor'.
When I want to edit & compile code I load it into the Arduino IDE and open it in NPP, write/modify my code in NPP and save it. Then clicking verify/upload in the Arduino IDE automatically reloads the modified file and compiles it.

EDIT:
What is the -run on the end of your run command for?

[Reply #3 on:]

Thanks Riva,

Perhaps , it will be sufficient also for me to do like your compiling process !
The "-run" was given in the script example for launching tcc.exe (see the guide of using NppExec)

[Reply #4 on:]

Nice job with this, it came in handy quite a bit!.

Just to note, your missing "String" and "word" from your instructions list.

[Reply #5 on:]

Just to note, your missing "String" and "word" from your instructions list.

Thanks for pointing out the error ThievingSix, I have updated the instructions to include the missing words.
Glad you find it helpful, if only Arduino IDE's were as good as NPP

[Reply #6 on:]

Thank you so much gentlemen for your hard work. I'm using npp now thanks to you guys. Keep up the good work!

[Reply #7 on:]

This seems to work well for me as I interpreted your instructions, but I tripped on one line...

You say copy from the line below starting at "boolean byte"
And yet, there's no boolean byte in anything you wrote.

[Reply #8 on:]

This seems to work well for me as I interpreted your instructions, but I tripped on one line...

You say copy from the line below starting at "boolean byte"
And yet, there's no boolean byte in anything you wrote.

Thanks Kinnishian for pointing this out. Now fixed.

The perils of doing updates and not re-reading the instructions 

[Reply #9 on:]

Cool , I'm glad I wasn't just clueless. haha, I looked over that page many times.

Anyhow, thank you for this post! I tried the eclipse plugin but it was more than I needed.  I also just mariaMole, but it didn't have function/bracket & comment minimizing. This was the perfect balance of lightweight addition to the arduino IDE. I fixed up a big .ino and  really enjoyed the notepad presentation. Far less scrolling up and down

[Reply #10 on:]

Thank you
I was thinking of doing something like that
Nice work

CrazySail alias MadKart

[Reply #11 on:]

Hi,

To be honest, I'm messing about with the best solution, for me, with Arduino.

I am investigating your solution for notepad++, which is nice, I use notepad++ as the external editor, then compile and upload with Arduino IDE, and it works well, gives the benefits of a mature editor with the Arduion IDE.

However, the Arduino IDE upgrades and you are busy, and so now the question, how do I change your code to deal with new methods, such as.

        int intMinute = inputString.substring(2,4).toInt();
 
All the best

Ian

[Reply #12 on:]

However, the Arduino IDE upgrades and you are busy, and so now the question, how do I change your code to deal with new methods, such as.
        int intMinute = inputString.substring(2,4).toInt();

Hi Ian,
Glad you and others find the NPP definitions useful. It's true I have not added any new keywords for 1.0.4 as I'm still 1.0.3.
What part(s) of the example you supplied above are arduino keywords? All you need to do is add them to the INSTRUCTIONS list and add/replace this list as instructed above to NPP.
I will hopefully get round to upgrading to 1.0.4 and altering this list within a few weeks.

[Reply #13 on:]

Hi Riva,

Thank you for the advice I will give it a go, the new keywords are

substring & toInt

toInt is included in 1.03 and 1.04, though not documented, or not much anyway, but it does what it says on the tin.

Also, do you know if it is possible to have NPP, when it loads an .ino file start an instance of the Arduino IDE with the same file name?   

All the best

Ian

[Reply #14 on:]

Also, do you know if it is possible to have NPP, when it loads an .ino file start an instance of the Arduino IDE with the same file name?

I have not tried but it may be possible to use the Run menu to launch the arduino IDE with the same file loaded into NPP. See http://npp-community.tuxfamily.org/documentation/notepad-user-manual/commands

EDIT: Ignore below as I noticed it 1.5.2 that has command line build and not 1.0.4 
Also I noticed that 1.0.4 has command line build so maybe you can trigger a build from NPP instead of flipping to the IDE and pressing build.