Notepad++ Syntax Highlighting & Auto Completion

[JR10]

N++ is highly customizable, you can add your own languages with syntax highlighting and auto completion.

I had some free time last night so I decided to make it. I wrote a script that retrieves a list of all the available functions then exclude the deprecated ones, then made the language file with those functions. I also made a script to retrieve all the functions, get their wiki page content (fetchRemote) and extract the function signature from the page, then parse it into the MTA-Lua.xml file which adds auto completion. I might release the scripts later.

I've created a repo for it on GitHub, it has 2 files for the users:

• mtalua-lang-import.xml > The file to import in the user defined language page to get the syntax highlighting
  
• MTA-Lua.xml > The auto completion file

The repo contains the resource used to generate the function list and the node app used to retrieve the functions' syntax from the wiki.

Repo: https://github.com/JR10/mta-npp

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT: Download the user files (MTA-Lua.xml and mtalua-lang-import.xml): https://github.com/JR10/mta-npp/release ... ta-npp.zip

Steps:

1. Open Notepad++ > Language > Define your language...

2. Import > Select mtalua-lang-import.xml (Make sure from now on that the MTA-Lua language is always selected for Lua files)

3. Copy MTA-Lua.xml to your Notepad++ directory "Notepad++/plugins/APIs" (Usually in C:/Program Files)

For questions, bug reports, suggestions or anything, just post here. Download: https://github.com/JR10/mta-npp/archive/master.zip

[_DrXenon]

It seems to be cool,

Nice job.

[Arnold-1]

Thank you, i installed it directly and it's very helpful.

EDIT: i found a small error, when pressing CTRL + Space and writing xml, you will find a function called xmlNodeFindChild, but the function is called xmlFindChild.

Edited June 19, 2014 by Guest

[HerculePoirot]

Thank you. Great work

[JR10]

Thank you, i installed it directly and it's very helpful.

EDIT: i found a small error, when pressing CTRL + Space and writing xml, you will find a function called xmlNodeFindChild, but the function is called xmlFindChild.

The function list is made automatically using a script, so I have no idea why there is an xmlNodeFindChild function in _G.

[0xCiBeR]

Good Job! Wating now for the auto completion script

[Arnold-1]

Good Job! Wating now for the auto completion script

it's already existing:

  
<NotepadPlus> 
    <AutoComplete language="Lua"> 
        <Environment startFunc="(" endFunc=")" paramSeparator="," terminal=";" additionalWordChar = "."/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclCreate"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclCreateGroup"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclDestroy"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclDestroyGroup"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGet"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGetGroup"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGetName"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGetRight"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGroupAddACL"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGroupAddObject"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGroupGetName"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGroupList"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGroupListACL"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGroupListObjects"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGroupRemoveACL"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclGroupRemoveObject"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclList"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclListRights"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclReload"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclRemoveRight"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclSave"/> 
        <KeyWord name="aclSetRight"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addAccount"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addBan"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addCommandHandler"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addDebugHook"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addEvent"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addEventHandler"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addPedClothes"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addResourceConfig"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addResourceMap"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addVehicleSirens"/> 
        <KeyWord name="addVehicleUpgrade"/> 
        <KeyWord name="areTrafficLightsLocked"/> 
        <KeyWord name="assert"/> 
        <KeyWord name="attachElements"/> 
        <KeyWord name="attachTrailerToVehicle"/> 
        <KeyWord name="banPlayer"/> 
        <KeyWord name="base64Decode"/> 
        <KeyWord name="base64Encode"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bindKey"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitAnd"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitArShift"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitExtract"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitLRotate"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitLShift"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitNot"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitOr"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitRRotate"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitRShift"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitReplace"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitTest"/> 
        <KeyWord name="bitXor"/> 
        <KeyWord name="blowVehicle"/> 
        <KeyWord name="breakObject"/> 
        <KeyWord name="call"/> 
        <KeyWord name="callRemote"/> 
        <KeyWord name="canPedBeKnockedOffBike"/> 
        <KeyWord name="cancelEvent"/> 
        <KeyWord name="cancelLatentEvent"/> 
        <KeyWord name="clearElementVisibleTo"/> 
        <KeyWord name="cloneElement"/> 
        <KeyWord name="collectgarbage"/> 
        <KeyWord name="copyAccountData"/> 
        <KeyWord name="copyResource"/> 
        <KeyWord name="coroutine.create"/> 
        <KeyWord name="coroutine.resume"/> 
        <KeyWord name="coroutine.running"/> 
        <KeyWord name="coroutine.status"/> 
        <KeyWord name="coroutine.wrap"/> 
        <KeyWord name="coroutine.yield"/> 
        <KeyWord name="countPlayersInTeam"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createBlip"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createBlipAttachedTo"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createColCircle"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createColCuboid"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createColPolygon"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createColRectangle"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createColSphere"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createColTube"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createElement"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createExplosion"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createFire"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createMarker"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createObject"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createPed"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createPickup"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createProjectile"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createRadarArea"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createResource"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createSWATRope"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createTeam"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createVehicle"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createWater"/> 
        <KeyWord name="createWeapon"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dbConnect"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dbExec"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dbFree"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dbPoll"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dbQuery"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.debug"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.getfenv"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.gethook"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.getinfo"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.getlocal"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.getmetatable"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.getregistry"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.getupvalue"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.setfenv"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.sethook"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.setlocal"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.setmetatable"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.setupvalue"/> 
        <KeyWord name="debug.traceback"/> 
        <KeyWord name="deleteResource"/> 
        <KeyWord name="deref"/> 
        <KeyWord name="destroyElement"/> 
        <KeyWord name="detachElements"/> 
        <KeyWord name="detachTrailerFromVehicle"/> 
        <KeyWord name="detonateSatchels"/> 
        <KeyWord name="doesPedHaveJetPack"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dofile"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxConvertPixels"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxCreateFont"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxCreateRenderTarget"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxCreateScreenSource"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxCreateShader"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxCreateTexture"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxDrawImage"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxDrawImageSection"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxDrawLine"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxDrawLine3D"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxDrawMaterialLine3D"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxDrawMaterialSectionLine3D"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxDrawRectangle"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxDrawText"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetBlendMode"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetFontHeight"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetMaterialSize"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetPixelColor"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetPixelsFormat"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetPixelsSize"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetStatus"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetTextWidth"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxGetTexturePixels"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxIsAspectRatioAdjustmentEnabled"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetAspectRatioAdjustmentEnabled"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetBlendMode"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetPixelColor"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetRenderTarget"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetShaderTessellation"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetShaderTransform"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetShaderValue"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetTestMode"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetTextureEdge"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxSetTexturePixels"/> 
        <KeyWord name="dxUpdateScreenSource"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineApplyShaderToWorldTexture"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineGetModelIDFromName"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineGetModelLODDistance"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineGetModelNameFromID"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineGetModelTextureNames"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineGetVisibleTextureNames"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineImportTXD"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineLoadCOL"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineLoadDFF"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineLoadTXD"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineRemoveShaderFromWorldTexture"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineReplaceCOL"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineReplaceModel"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineRestoreCOL"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineRestoreModel"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineSetAsynchronousLoading"/> 
        <KeyWord name="engineSetModelLODDistance"/> 
        <KeyWord name="error"/> 
        <KeyWord name="executeCommandHandler"/> 
        <KeyWord name="executeSQLCreateTable"/> 
        <KeyWord name="executeSQLDelete"/> 
        <KeyWord name="executeSQLDropTable"/> 
        <KeyWord name="executeSQLInsert"/> 
        <KeyWord name="executeSQLQuery"/> 
        <KeyWord name="executeSQLSelect"/> 
        <KeyWord name="executeSQLUpdate"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fadeCamera"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fetchRemote"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileClose"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileCopy"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileCreate"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileDelete"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileExists"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileFlush"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileGetPos"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileGetSize"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileIsEOF"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileOpen"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileRead"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileRename"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileSetPos"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fileWrite"/> 
        <KeyWord name="findInTable"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fireWeapon"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fixVehicle"/> 
        <KeyWord name="forcePlayerMap"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fromJSON"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddBlood"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddBulletImpact"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddBulletSplash"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddDebris"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddFootSplash"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddGlass"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddGunshot"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddPunchImpact"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddSparks"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddTankFire"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddTyreBurst"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddWaterHydrant"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddWaterSplash"/> 
        <KeyWord name="fxAddWood"/> 
        <KeyWord name="gcinfo"/> 
        <KeyWord name="generateACCommand"/> 
        <KeyWord name="get"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAccount"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAccountData"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAccountName"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAccountPlayer"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAccounts"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAircraftMaxHeight"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAircraftMaxVelocity"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAlivePlayers"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAllAccountData"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAllElementData"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAnalogControlState"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getAttachedElements"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBanAdmin"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBanIP"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBanNick"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBanReason"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBanSerial"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBanTime"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBanUsername"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBans"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBirdsEnabled"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBlipColor"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBlipIcon"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBlipOrdering"/> 
        <KeyWord name="getBlipSize"/> 
        

[John Smith]

the text isnt greyed out with this highlighting thing in notepad++ when using --[[ ]]

--[[ 
function HandleTheRendering ( ) 
    addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, createText ) -- keep the text visible with onClientRender. 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, HandleTheRendering ) ]] 

it doesnt look like this its still full of colors

[bandi94]

I had some time last night and i created a small text generator app , so i generated the auto completion file including return type's and arguments.

The whole process was done automaticaly so maybe there are some mistake's but i don't found any one on a fast test.

Credit's: @JR10 for the functions.txt from where i generated the auto completion file. Fell free to take my file and release it with your other file's.

Copy and Paste it to: Notepad++/plugins/APIs/MTA-Lua.xml

I posted it on PasteBin bk the file was to big for the forum : http://pastebin.com/nnEMyHDU

[JR10]

the text isnt greyed out with this highlighting thing in notepad++ when using --[[ ]]

it doesnt look like this its still full of colors

Blame N++ for that as I tried several ways to accomplish that but to no avail.

I had some time last night and i created a small text generator app , so i generated the auto completion file including return type's and arguments.

How is that different from mine?

[bandi94]

How is that different from mine?

My one include return type + argument's for every function.

[JR10]

Mine has the same.

There was a mistake on my half, I accidentally mixed the files in the last commit. Reverted it and should be working correctly now.

[Arnold-1]

i found something, don't know what is the reason, but:

  
----------------------------------------------------------- 
  
  
  
  
----------------------------------------------------------- 
  

this will be like a multi-line comment.

[JR10]

Are you sure you have the latest file? I've tried it and it's not multi-line.

[Arnold-1]

Oh, i will download the latest one now.

[Max+]

Thank's JR , is there a way to debug the erros while writing functions in np ++

like mta script editor ?

[Smart.]

great job old chap

[Karoffe]

How to make the line between the "function" and "end" ?? its really needed ..

[Mann56]

Thanks JR10!!

Now I dont have to open the wiki again and again:-) :-) .

Really a big big thanks

[acount deleted]

doesn't working anymore sadly...

[JR10]

It's up again, check the first post for the download link.

It might be slightly outdated and I lost the generator app. I will rewrite it and update this soon.

[JR10]

Finally got time to update this. MTAv1.5 - 22/08/2015

I also pushed the generating resource and the node app (that retrieves the syntax from the wiki) to the repo.

Download link: https://github.com/JR10/mta-npp/release ... ta-npp.zip

Repo: http://github.com/JR10/mta-npp

[Myths_Gaming]

Thank's JR , is there a way to debug the erros while writing functions in np ++

like mta script editor ?

No, it's impossible without a new highly advanced np++ plugin.

Notepad++ is just an editor, not an IDE .. if you want to debug errors, use MTA script editor.

[JR10]

No, it's impossible without a new highly advanced np++ plugin.

Notepad++ is just an editor, not an IDE .. if you want to debug errors, use MTA script editor.

Actually there is, viewtopic.php?f=91&t=30077

MTA Script Editor is no longer in development.

[Myths_Gaming]

No, it's impossible without a new highly advanced np++ plugin.

Notepad++ is just an editor, not an IDE .. if you want to debug errors, use MTA script editor.

Actually there is, viewtopic.php?f=91&t=30077

MTA Script Editor is no longer in development.

That's a syntax checker, not a fully-functional debugger.

However, it can be useful for some.