Refactoring in "plain-file" projects
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Often I use QtCreator to edit projects that are no C/C++. Sometimes they are simply plain files, i.e. YAML files. So I create a new project selecting the options to import existing one, that basically allows you to choose a folder and select which files in there should be imported in the QtCreator project.
It's understandable that there are no refactoring options, but I wonder if there's a way to "fool" the system and get get they working. What I what to do is a smarter search/replace feature.
Example:
Let's say my project is composed of these files:main.yaml module1.yaml module2.yamlIn one file I might have something like this:
sensorGroup: name: Sensorsand in the others:
entities: - group.sensorGroupNow if I want to change "sensorGroup" to something else I have to manually search & replace in all files the same string. If they are a lot it's time-consuming and error prone.
With "refactoring" I would highlight sensorGroup in any file, right click -> rename to whatever and that's done!Is it possible?
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Often I use QtCreator to edit projects that are no C/C++. Sometimes they are simply plain files, i.e. YAML files. So I create a new project selecting the options to import existing one, that basically allows you to choose a folder and select which files in there should be imported in the QtCreator project.
It's understandable that there are no refactoring options, but I wonder if there's a way to "fool" the system and get get they working. What I what to do is a smarter search/replace feature.
Example:
Let's say my project is composed of these files:main.yaml module1.yaml module2.yamlIn one file I might have something like this:
sensorGroup: name: Sensorsand in the others:
entities: - group.sensorGroupNow if I want to change "sensorGroup" to something else I have to manually search & replace in all files the same string. If they are a lot it's time-consuming and error prone.
With "refactoring" I would highlight sensorGroup in any file, right click -> rename to whatever and that's done!Is it possible?
@Mark81
Hi
I dont think its possible as it has no concept of what
it is and cant find the use of it. Its just textHowever, search and replace can use regular expressions so
you can make it find only the right ones if you write the proper regexp.
