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Adds caas and idetools keywords to The One And Only Great Index.

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Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz 2013-07-06 17:56:07 +02:00
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Nimrod differs from many other compilers in that it is really fast, Nimrod differs from many other compilers in that it is really fast,
and being so fast makes it suited to provide external queries for and being so fast makes it suited to provide external queries for
text editors about the source code being written. Through the text editors about the source code being written. Through the
``idetools`` command of `the compiler <nimrodc.html>`_, any IDE can `idetools`:idx: command of `the compiler <nimrodc.html>`_, any IDE
query a ``.nim`` source file and obtain useful information like can query a ``.nim`` source file and obtain useful information like
definition of symbols or suggestions for completion. definition of symbols or suggestions for completion.
This document will guide you through the available options. If you This document will guide you through the available options. If you
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symbol is defined. Such latencies would be terrible for features symbol is defined. Such latencies would be terrible for features
like symbol suggestion, plus why wait at all if we can avoid it? like symbol suggestion, plus why wait at all if we can avoid it?
The idetools command can be run as a compiler service, where you The idetools command can be run as a compiler service (`caas`:idx:),
first launch the compiler and it will stay online as a server, where you first launch the compiler and it will stay online as a
accepting queries in a telnet like fashion. The advantage of staying server, accepting queries in a telnet like fashion. The advantage
on is that for many queries the compiler can cache the results of of staying on is that for many queries the compiler can cache the
the compilation, and subsequent queries should be fast in the results of the compilation, and subsequent queries should be fast
millisecond range, thus being responsive enough for IDEs. in the millisecond range, thus being responsive enough for IDEs.
If you want to start the server using stdin/stdout as communication If you want to start the server using stdin/stdout as communication
you need to type:: you need to type::