Developing Experimental Php Plugin for Sun Studio

Goals

• Develop Php plugin on top on Sun Studio based on NB 5.5.1 ( before the Schliemann project for NB 6.0 )
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Requirements

First stage features :

• Provide basic integration with a Web server :
  • Deploy ( copy ) files from project to server location.
  • Run project ( open in browser )
• Support for Apache+php precompiled CoolStack package for Solaris OS
• Basic editor support for PHP : syntax sensitive highlighting, etc

Second stage features :

• Extended editor support :
  • Documentation hints ( access via editor shortcuts )
  • Code completion
  • Code navigation
  • etc,...
• Navigator
• Runtime integration:
  • Debug project
• Palette for PHP, HTML and DnD from the palette.

Time frame

• Launch experimental plugin on top on Sun Studio in the March/April time frame

Milestones

• 16 Feb 2007 - basic project, deployment support.
• 28 Feb 2007 - basic editor support ( minimal editing actions); demo end to end web page editing and deployment in the IDE; this demo has to be done on Solaris
• 09 Mar 2007 - basic editor support : extension of minimal actions, syntax highlighting ? , recognition php keywords, constructions...
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