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fwk_ctags :   Manage your ctags tags configurations simple and efficent

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created by
Sergey Vakulenko
 
script type
utility
 
description
*fwk_ctags.txt*   Manage your ctags configurations simple and efficent.
                Copyright (c) 2010-2012 Sergey Vakulenko
                License:      GPL

                                                                     *fwk_ctags*

INTRODUCTION                    |fwk_ctags_introduction|
INSTALLATION                    |fwk_ctags_installation|
USAGE                           |fwk_ctags_usage|
GLOBAL VARIABLES                |fwk_ctags_variables|
FUNCTIONS                       |fwk_ctags_func|
EXEMPLES                        |fwk_ctags_exemples|
FAQ                             |fwk_ctags_faq|
CHANGES                         |fwk_ctags_changes|


==============================================================================
INTRODUCTION                                            *fwk_ctags_introduction*

This plugin was conceived to unify and generalize your vim / ctags interaction.

look the video tutorial like introduction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBaT3n8CTK8

==============================================================================
INSTALLATION                                            *fwk_ctags_installation*

Pre-requirements~
- ctags must be installed in your machine.
- popup menus not works in vim console (but hot maps works!)

Just drop files in zip archive to your vimfiles(win32) or .vim (linux/ubuntu),
or your custom path.

Then, customize your cfg file ( looks section EXEMPLES for more information).

Finnaly, set |g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load| variable in your vimrc. On start, plugin
will read this variable to load configuration path with tags:

>
    let g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load = 'path/to/configuration_file.cfg'
>

Plugin files~
doc/fwk_ctags.txt
plugin/fwk_ctags.vim
plugin/ctags_config_sample.cfg


==============================================================================
USAGE                                                          *fwk_ctags_usage*

Using *fwk_ctags* , You can create your configuration file with all ctags projects and then,
switch between them.

Benefits of plugin:
- You generalize you ctags configurations for different languages
    (Python, C++, Java, Ruby, ...) in one config file.
    
- You can switch between ctags projects with maps or popup menus (simplest way!)

- You can create simple single configuration as create few configurations,
   which will be used dependly from |hostname()| or platform names (|win32|, |linux|).

- you can refresh/update your config with ctags in real time, no need restart.
   After refresh, plugin collect new maps/menus and remove olds ones.

- you can browse ctags config in real time.

- When you change your current ctags project, plugin remove previous tags
   path, but not touch preseted tags paths ( |g:fwk_ctags_default_tags| ).

- To make generation more faster, plugin create an tag file for each path:
   In case when path wasnt modified, generation for this path will be skipped
   (you will feel difference in big project).
                                    



Format of a project in Configuration file~

{ProjectName} {
    map:{MapCombination}
    
    gen:{directoryToGeneratePath1}
    gen:{directoryToGeneratePath2}
    gen:{directoryToGeneratePath...N}
    ...
    set:{directoryToSetPath1}
    set:{directoryToSetPath2}
    set:{directoryToSetPath...N}
    ...
    pref:{SpecialCtagsOptions1}
    pref:{SpecialCtagsOptions2}
    pref:{SpecialCtagsOptions...N}
}

Real exemple of configuration file:~
Python Django AppEngine ppdlive {
    map:\tp
    set:/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django
    gen:/home/sergey/workspace/appEngine/vppdlive/ppdlive
}


Here:
"Python Django AppEngine ppdlive" is {ProjectName}.
"map" is {MapCombination}.
"set" is {directoryToSetPath}.
"gen" is {directoryToGeneratePath}.


Syntax explainations:~

{ProjectName}    - this is name of your project. Can contain spaces. {ProjectName}
will be uses as description in popup menu.

{MapCombination} - this is root prefix of your hotkey. Finnaly for this project,
you will got combinations two combinations:
{MapCombination}1 to generate tags for project.
{MapCombination}2 to set tags for project.

Exemple for {MapCombination}:
We set {MapCombination} to \tg. Finnaly, we will got maps:
\tg1    to generate tags
\tg2    to set tags

Tip: you can omit {MapCombination}, if you use only menus.


{directoryToGeneratePath} - In project this is path for which need to generate tags.
You can set theses variables as many as you want.

{directoryToSetPath}      - This is path which need to add to |tags| path of vim.
You can set theses variables as many you want.

{SpecialCtagsOptions}     - this is help special instructions for ctags:
advanced options, to make ctags parse better.
For exemple, you can add regex rules to parse objective c code, like described
in this page http://www.gregsexton.org/2011/04/objective-c-exuberant-ctags-regex .
In |fwk_ctags_exemples| , we demonstrate how can be used this option.


Exemple: {directoryToGeneratePath} you can generate tags for your new/updated sources and {directoryToSetPath}
for connect tags paths of big projects (core library headers).

Tip: one 'set' or 'gen' option must be set in project configuration
( otherwise, there is no sense in project configuration ).

Tip2: All {directoryToGeneratePath} paths will be added automaticly to list of {directoryToSetPath}.

Tip3: All rules {SpecialCtagsOptions} is ctags native.
Look 'man ctags' for more information.




==============================================================================
GLOBAL VARIABLES                                           *fwk_ctags_variables*


Must be set!~
|g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load|        Path to fwk_ctags cfg to load.
                                  Must be set to run plugin.
Possible values: ~
variable not set                - execution of plugin will be skipped.
variable was set, with cfg path - plugin will loaded and and cfg file will be applied.
variable set, but empty ('')    - plugin will be loaded, but configuration skipped.
                                  use can use |TagsLoadConfig| command to load
                                  configuration file after (Normally, you dont
                                  need this fonctionnality).


|g:fwk_ctags_default_flags|         This is default option for ctags.
                                  It will be apply for each project that you generate.
                                  You can rewrite it.
Default value is:~
-R --c++-kinds=+p --ocaml-kinds --fields=+iaS --extra=+q

|g:fwk_ctags_default_tags|          This is default tags for vim set |tags| option.
                                  Set it if you want add tags constant path.
                                  It will be added before operation
                                  'switch ctags project'. By default is empty.


|g:fwk_ctags_popup_menu_root_path| prefix in popup menu. you can rewrite it.
Default value is:~
PopUp.&Tags


|g:fwk_ctags_map_refresh_config|   map for refresh current config file conbination
Default value is:~
\tgcr

|g:fwk_ctags_map_open_curr_config| map to open current config file
Default value is:~
\tgcO


|g:fwk_ctags_gen_sup_map| default prefix for generate map
Default value is:~
'1'

|g:fwk_ctags_set_sup_map| default prefix for set map
Default value is:~
'2'



==============================================================================
FUNCTIONS                                                    *fwk_ctags_func*

This is additional API (normally, you dont need it):~

|TagsLoadConfig| {config_file}   Function to load config file manually.
                               After load, menus and maps from previous cfg file
                               will be remove.

|TagsBrowseConfig|               Function to browse config file manually. Like
                               |TagsLoadConfig| , but with use of vim standart
                               |browse()|.
                                
==============================================================================
EXEMPLES                                                    *fwk_ctags_exemples*

VIMRC SETTINGS:~
Exemple 1: simple config in vimrc to start plugin:

>
"START FWK_CTAGS PLUGIN
let g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load = 'd:\programs\vim\plugin\ctags_config_home_win32.cfg'
>

Exemple 2: advanced settings in your .vimrc, to start plugin, and uses differents
config files:
>
"START FWK_CTAGS PLUGIN
if has('win32')
    let g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load = 'd:\programs\vim\plugin\ctags_config_home_win32.cfg'
else "linux
    if hostname() == 'home'
        let g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load = '/home/sergey/.vim/plugin/ctags_config_home_linux.cfg'
    else "work
        let g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load = '/home/svakulenko/.vim/plugin/ctags_config_work.cfg'
    endif
endif
<


PROJECTS CONFIGS:~


ctags_config_home_win32.cfg ~
--------------------------------------------------------------------

my library project {
        gen:H:\sources\library
}    


ctags_config_home_linux.cfg~
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Home Vim {
    map:\tg
    gen:/home/sergey/.vim/vim_extention/vimrc_config
    gen:/home/sergey/.vim
}


Python Django AppEngine ppdlive {
    map:\tp
    set:/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django
    gen:/home/sergey/workspace/appEngine/vppdlive/ppdlive
}


ctags_config_work.cfg~
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Default ctags for vim distro {
    map:\tgh
    gen:/home/svakulenko/.vim/vim_extention/vimrc_config
    gen:/home/svakulenko/.vim
}

WS Client Java {
    map:\tgj
    gen:/home/svakulenko/depots/svn/trunk/apps/Android/eclipse/workspace/WeatherStationClient/src
}



WS JNI {
    map:\tgn
    gen:/home/svakulenko/depots/svn/trunk/generic/lib
    gen:/home/svakulenko/depots/svn/trunk/apps/Android/lib0
    gen:/home/svakulenko/depots/svn/trunk/generic/lib1
    gen:/home/svakulenko/depots/svn/trunk/generic/lib2
    gen:/home/svakulenko/depots/svn/trunk/generic/lib3
    gen:/home/svakulenko/depots/svn/trunk/apps/iOS/lib4
}


use of the tip from this link http://www.gregsexton.org/2011/04/objective-c-exuberant-ctags-regex
to work with objective-c code:

IOS Project {
    map:\tgm
    gen:/home/svakulenko/depots/svn/trunk/apps/iOS
    pref:--langdef=objc
    pref:--langmap=objc:.m.h
    pref:--regex-objc=/^[[:space:]]*[-+][[:space:]]*\([[:alpha:]]+[[:space:]]*\*?\)[[:space:]]*([[:alnum:]]+):[[:space:]]*\(/\1/m,method/
    pref:--regex-objc=/^[[:space:]]*[-+][[:space:]]*\([[:alpha:]]+[[:space:]]*\*?\)[[:space:]]*([[:alnum:]]+)[[:space:]]*\{/\1/m,method/
    pref:--regex-objc=/^[[:space:]]*[-+][[:space:]]*\([[:alpha:]]+[[:space:]]*\*?\)[[:space:]]*([[:alnum:]]+)[[:space:]]*\;/\1/m,method/
    pref:--regex-objc=/^[[:space:]]*\@property[[:space:]]+.*[[:space:]]+\*?(.*);$/\1/p,property/
    pref:--regex-objc=/^[[:space:]]*\@implementation[[:space:]]+(.*)$/\1/c,class/
    pref:--regex-objc=/^[[:space:]]*\@interface[[:space:]]+(.*)[[:space:]]+:.*{/\1/i,interface/
}        


==============================================================================
FAQ                                                              *fwk_ctags_faq*

    1.1 When I call project hotkey, I got many warnings in output. Why?
        - Normally, output that you see is generated by original utility ctags.
        if you see warnings, that is warnings of ctags. To be sure, you can
        always test generation of tags manually.


==============================================================================
CHANGES                                                      *fwk_ctags_changes*



0.6 - share plugin. init upload


==============================================================================
vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:

 
install details
Pre-requirements~
- ctags must be installed in your machine.
- popup menus not works in vim console (but hot maps works!)

Just drop files in zip archive to your vimfiles(win32) or .vim (linux/ubuntu),
or your custom path.

Then, customize your cfg file ( looks section EXEMPLES for more information).

Finnaly, set |g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load| variable in your vimrc. On start, plugin
will read this variable to load configuration path with tags:

>
    let g:fwk_ctags_config_to_load = 'path/to/configuration_file.cfg'
>

Plugin files~
doc/fwk_ctags.txt
plugin/fwk_ctags.vim
plugin/ctags_config_sample.cfg (sample configuration)
 

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