Code complete fails when using Import namespace

einhugur

Code complete fails when using import namespace.

So when typing in png.OpenFromFile in this code here then it works:

Try
  Var png As New Einhugur.GraphicsFormats.RawPngImporter()

  mImported = png.OpenFromFile("some file name")

Catch ex As Exception
  MessageBox("Error: " + ex.Message)
End Try

But when typing in the png.OpenFromFile in this code here then I get no code complete or help at all:

Import Einhugur.GraphicsFormats

Try
  Var png As New RawPngImporter()

  mImported = png.OpenFromFile("some file name")

Catch ex As Exception
  MessageBox("Error: " + ex.Message)
End Try

Garry

Thanks for reporting this. Your Import usage is correct. I’ve traced the problem to Studio’s code completion: the compiler resolves the imported plugin type correctly, but the editor loses track of its type, so completion and member help disappear.

I’ve logged the bug.

For now, using the fully qualified type name in the declaration is the workaround.

Garry

This has been fixed in the next release.

einhugur

I would say this one is only partially fixed.

So if we have code like this

Import Einhugur.GraphicsFormats

Var exporter As New RawBmpExporter()
exporter.SaveToFile(mImported, path)

Then previously I got no help in the last line, that one is better now.

However, I get no help in the 2nd line to complete the New RawBmpExporter

Garry

You’re right, I missed the type-name completion part. The earlier fix restored completion and help for exporter.SaveToFile, but the editor still ignores the import when suggesting RawBmpExporter after New.

I’ve logged a separate bug for imported type-name completion, covering suggestions after both New and As.

For now, typing the short type name in full should work, and completion on the resulting variable should continue to work. Using the fully qualified type name is another workaround.

Garry

I've now fixed this for the next release.

ebloom

Completion of method and property names in imported module still not working? Or do I misunderstand how it is supposed to work? Objo 26.11.3 on Linux Mint. Sample project attached, see Button Pressed event in Window1. thanks.

completion.objo

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Garry

You’re using Import correctly. I’ve reproduced this with your project on macOS too. The code compiles successfully, but completion and signature help are missing for the bare imported member names.

The earlier fixes covered imported type names and completion on variables of those types. I missed the case your example demonstrates: accessing a module’s members directly after importing it.

I’ve logged this bug, with detailed implementation notes and regression-test requirements covering both completion and signature help, including scope, conflicting names and changes to imports while editing.

For now, using MyModule.MyProperty and MyModule.MyMethod() is the workaround.

Garry

I've fixed this bug for the next release.