Refactoring support for the LiveCode Script Editor

Brings refactoring support to the LiveCode Script Editor.
Place the plugin into your user Plugins folder.
After launching the script editor there will be a new Refactoring menuItem in the Edit menu.
The Refactoring menuItem will also appear in the contextual menu of the Script Editor.
The Refactoring menu is inspired by the JetBrains refactoring support in RubyMine, etc.

Rename Handler Allows you to rename in just the current script or all scripts in the stack.

Rename Variable Both Rename Handler and Rename Variable change all uses of the object.

Convert Literal To Constant Creates a constant for the selected literal value. For instance, converts the string literal "hello" to constant kHello = "hello" and changes all references of "hello" to use kHello, i.e., put kHello into tVariable instead of put "hello" into tVariable

Change Signature Change the parameter list for a command or function. For instance, change "myCommand pKey" to "myCommand pKey, pValue" Modifying parameters will modify calls to the handler in all scripts in the stack.

Safe Delete Only deletes the handler/variable if nothing is using it. Otherwise you get a warning specifying where it's used.

Move Handler To Copy Handler To These allow you to select a new home for the selected handler.

Create Getter and Setter Allow external access to a script local variable. The handlers will be named after the variable name: local ArrayName becomes command setArrayNameTo pValue and function ArrayName()

Add Documentation Creates documentation for a handler in the form /** * HandlerName * parameters * Returns (if a function) * returnValues */ The documentation format is stored as a custom property template and can be modified if desired.

Add Test Adds a template unit test for the selected handler to a file in the same folder as the stack. The file has the same name as the stack with the ".tests" extension. The tests file is intended to be run using Ah, Software's TestRunner unit testing stack. The unit test format is stored as a custom property template. Modifying it will probably cause it to cease functioning.

Convert Global To Script Local Getter and Setter Property

Convert Variable To Script Local Parameter Property

Extract To Creates a new handler from the selected block of code in the current script.

Find Orphan Code Displays a list of unused local variables and uncalled handlers. Double-click a list item to select it in the script editor.

Undo Last Refactor There's a full undo first-in-last-out stack mechanism for those oops moments. Issues a warning if you attempt to undo changes already saved to disk.

Go Back (contextual menu only) Not strictly part of a refactoring process, but since I was reworking the Edit menu anyway... After a "Go to definition" call, this gets you back to where you were.