Helpers for symbol tests

[FichteFoll]

Via sublimehq/sublime_text#3154, ST can test for symbol definitions and references. While not as important as completions for scope tests, PD should provide some automation for these. Ideas include:

• Span entire symbol region when @ is pressed on a test line/comment
• Automatically determine which category the marked symbol belongs to
• Supply/Open AC with symbol categories

[jrappen]

While we are discussing helpers for tests...

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Apart from:

• syntax tests and
• tests for symbol definitions and references

there is furthermore the ability to run:

• indentation tests

by adding the reindent keyword to the header line in test files.

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Compare for example:

https://github.com/sublimehq/Packages/blob/master/PHP/tests/syntax_test_indentation.php

// SYNTAX TEST reindent "Packages/PHP/PHP.sublime-syntax"

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[michaelblyons]

@jrappen What form would a helper take for a file indentation test?

[keith-hall]

I believe no helper is required for indentation tests - just reindenting the whole file is enough to get the tests prepared, if it isn't already. :) (this is true for both reindent-unchanged and reindent-unindented)

[jrappen]

Maybe no helpers as Keith said, but instead additions to the New Syntax Definition... section in the:

Tools > Packages > Package Development > ...

menu where the new options:

• New test for current syntax
• New indentation tests for current syntax
• New symbol definitions and references test for current syntax

could be enabled when having a syntax file currently opened. Same for the command palette.

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Or maybe add one entry which generates all types of tests into new empty views, so the user can work off those? My gut feeling is this would make more sense. I guess leading block (s of line) comments with references on how to do each of them would help, too.

[michaelblyons]

One thing I am excited for is for the highlighting from ^ lines to stop getting stuck on @ lines. I've added some reference tests, and now clicking on a scope test below a reference test highlights the reference test line instead of the actual line of code to be tested.