Code::Blocks Plugins

2015-04-29T15:34:57Z

Fomyers: /* 3rd Party Plugins */

[[Category: User Documentation]]
== General ==

Code::Blocks' features can be extend by using '''plugins''', most of them listed on this page. There are generally three types of plugins:
# Core plugins - developed and maintained by the core C::B team.
# Contrib plugins - developed and maintained by the community and proven to be very valuable. So they are integrated into the C::B SVN.
# 3rd party plugins - developed and maintained by the community but not (yet?) in the C::B repository. Theses plugins often have their own repository or are being posted (including the source code) in the forums.

'''If you are looking for plugins:'''
# Look in the official release. Notice that the installer / package manager might require you to enable some of the plugins specifically. So READ carefully.
# Search the forums for announcements, especially the forums at [/index.php/board,14.0.html].
# There might be information on the WiKi concerning other plugins on this page and '''[[Announcement_for_plugins/patches|here]]'''.

For Windows users, the default behavior of the current installer (10.05) does '''not''' install contrib plugins. You need to manually check the "contrib plugin" checkbox when asked for selected components to install. There is no way to install them manually afterwards.

'''If you are developing plugins:'''
Surely you can work with plugin as you like, but here are some suggestions:
* Announce them in the plugin development board in the forums - including the (initial) source code at [/index.php/board,14.0.html].

OR

* Setup your own webpage (or use a file sharing platform) and post the link to the sources/binaries/svn access in the plugin development board in the forums at [/index.php/board,14.0.html].

OR

* Setup a repository, probably at BerliOS or SourceForge, post the link to the sources/binaries/svn access in the plugin development board in the forums at [/index.php/board,14.0.html]. Notice: This is very convenient as attachments in our forum might be deleted from time to time. So it is not safe to post source code in the forums.

THEN

# Enter the plugins description on this page.
# Announce the plugin '''[[Announcement_for_plugins/patches|here]]''' using '''[[Template_for_plugin_announcement|this]]''' template.

== Core Plugins ==

The core plugins are installed by default and offer the basic functions of Code::Blocks. The core plugins are maintained / developed by the official development team.

'''[[Abbreviations plugin|Abbreviations]]'''
:Code::Blocks AutoComplete plugin.

'''[[Autosave plugin|Autosave]]'''

:Saves project files between intervals.

'''[[Class Wizard plugin|Class Wizard]]'''

:Provides wizard for creating new classes.

'''[[Code Completion plugin|Code Completion]]'''

:Provides code completion functionality and class browser.

'''[[Compiler plugin|Compiler]]'''

:Provides support for various compilers in one interface.

'''[[Debugger plugin|Debugger]]'''

:Provides support for various debuggers in one interface.

'''[[File Extension Handler plugin|File Extensions Handler]]'''

:Adds extra file extension handlers.

'''[[Header Guard plugin|Header Guard]]''' ''(Disabled by default.)''

:Create header guards (if needed) on file save.

'''[[LogHacker plugin|LogHacker]]''' ''(Disabled by default.)''

:Manipulate loggers.

'''[[ModPoller plugin|ModPoller]]''' ''(Disabled by default.)''

:Frequently check for external modification.

'''[[Open Files List plugin|Open Files List]]'''

:Manages a list of all opened files (editors).

'''[[Projects Importer plugin|Projects Importer]]'''

:Imports projects from other IDE's, e.g. MS Visual Studio and DevC++.

'''[[Scripted Wizard plugin|Scripted Wizard]]'''

:Provides scripted wizard functionality.

'''[[Source Code Formatter plugin|Source Code Formatter]]''' (AStyle)

:Formats source code files with specific style.

'''[[Tidycmt plugin|Tidycmt]]''' ''(Disabled by default.)''

:Formats comments on file save.

'''[[To-Do List plugin|To-Do List]]'''

:Adds to-do items to source code.

'''[[WinXP Look'n'Feel plugin|WinXP Look'n'Feel]]'''

:Creates manifest file which enables the version 6.0 of the Common Controls on Windows XP.

== Contrib Plugins ==

The user-''contrib''uted plugins are not installed by default and offer extended functionality for Code::Blocks. The contrib plugins are maintained / developed by third-party developers.

'''[[Aligner plugin|Aligner]]'''

:Code alignment.

'''[[AutoVersioning plugin|Auto Versioning]]'''

:Helps you keep track of your project version and status.

'''[[Browse Tracker plugin|Browse Tracker]]'''

:Browse to previous source positions.

'''[[C::B Games plugin|C::B Games]]'''

:Games in a integrated development environment? You bet.

'''[[CCCC plugin|CCCC]]'''

:Integrates CCCC tool for measurement of source code metrics (http://sourceforge.net/projects/cccc/) into Code::Blocks.

'''[[Code Profiler plugin|Code Profiler]]'''

:Provides graphical interface to GNU GProf profiler.

'''[[Code Snippets plugin|Code Snippets]]'''

:Manages small pieces of code (i.e. snippets).

'''[[Code Statistics plugin|Code Statistics]]'''

:Shows various statistics from source code files.

'''[[Copy Strings to Clipboard plugin|Copy Strings to Clipboard]]'''

:Copies literal strings from the current editor to clipboard.

'''[[CppCheck plugin|CppCheck]]'''

:Integrates the static code analyzer Cppcheck into Code::Blocks.

'''[[Cscope plugin|Cscope]]'''

:Integrates Cscope (http://cscope.sourceforge.net/) into Code::Blocks.

'''[[DevPak Installer plugin|DevPak Installer]]'''

:Installs and updates DevC++ DevPaks.

'''[[DoxyBlocks plugin|DoxyBlocks]]'''

:This plugin provides doxygen integration for Code::Blocks.

'''[[DragScroll plugin|DragScroll]]'''

:Enables dragging and scrolling with mouse.

'''[[EditorConfig plugin|EditorConfig]]'''

:This plugin implements the http://EditorConfig.org/ file format.

'''[[Editor Tweaks plugin|Editor Tweaks]]'''

:This plugin provides some additional tweaks for Code::Blocks editor.

'''[[Environment Variables plugin|Environment Variables]]'''

:Sets environment variables within the focus of Code::Blocks.

'''[[File Manager plugin|File Manager]]'''

:This plugin provides a simple file manager as a tab in the Code::Blocks management pane.

'''[[Header Fixup plugin|Header Fixup]]'''

:Adds missing includes/forward declarations to C++ source files.

'''[[Help plugin|Help]]'''

:Integrates third-party help files to the interface.

'''[[HexEditor plugin|HexEditor]]'''

:Opens files in a Code::Blocks integrated HexEditor.

'''[[Incremental Search plugin|Incremental Search]]'''

:Searches and highlights a marked text incrementally within the open editor.

'''[[Keyboard Shortcuts plugin|Keyboard Shortcuts]]'''

:Manages menu shortcuts.

'''[[Koders plugin|Koders]]'''

:Queries the Koders webpage for keywords.

'''[[Library finder plugin|Library finder]]'''

:Tool for automatically searching for installed libraries, and adding them to the project.

'''[[NassiShneiderman plugin|NassiShneiderman]]'''

:Allows the creation of Nassi Shneiderman diagrams within Code::Blocks.

'''[[RegEx Testbed plugin|RegEx Testbed]]'''

:Regular expressions testbed.

'''[[ReopenEditor plugin|ReopenEditor]]'''

:Reopen a closed editor via hotkey, menu-item, or from a list.

'''[[SmartIndent plugin|SmartIndent]]'''

:A suite of plugins that supply smart indenting for various languages.

'''[[Source Exporter plugin|Source Exporter]]'''

:Exports source code files to other formats such as HTML and PDF.

'''[[SpellChecker plugin|SpellChecker]]'''

:A plugin to check the spelling of strings and comments.

'''[[Symbol Table plugin|Symbol Table]]'''

:A simple graphical interface to the GNU symbol table displayer (nm).

'''[[ThreadSearch plugin|ThreadSearch]]'''

:Multi-threaded 'Search in files' with preview window.

'''[[Tools+ plugin|Tools+]]'''

:Creation and management of custom tools.

'''[[Valgrind plugin|Valgrind]]'''

:Valgrind analysis tools integration. (Valgrind does not run on Windows)

'''[[wxSmith plugin|wxSmith]]'''

:RAD tool for creating wxWidgets dialogs.

== 3rd Party Plugins ==

3rd party plugins - developed and maintained by the community but not (yet?) in the C::B repository. The contrib plugins are maintained / developed by third-party developers.

'''[[DisplayEvents plugin|DisplayEvents]]'''

:Display events that are registered with <tt>RegisterEventSink</tt>, in the Code::Blocks Debug log.

'''[[Fortran Project plugin|Fortran Project]]'''

:This plugin provides symbol browser and code-completion for Fortran files.

'''[[IPDefend Toolkit plugin|IPDefend Toolkit]]'''

:This plugin enables creation of a licensed application in an easy way. Available at [http://www.comsytec.com/ipdefend.php]

'''[[KeyMacs plugin|KeyMacs]]'''

:KeyMacs (or Keyboard Macros) plugin enables Recording, Playback, and editing of keystroke macros.

'''[[OccurrenceHighlighter plugin|OccurrenceHighlighter]]'''

:This plugin highlights all occurrences of keywords on a list.

'''[[Python plugins|Python]]'''

:A set of plugins that provide a user interface for debugging python programs, completion hints for python code, and a python interpreter in a dockable window.

'''[[Rss::Blocks plugin|Rss::Blocks]]'''

:This plugin is an rss feeds reader. Available at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/rssblocks/ sourceforge/rssblocks]

'''[[TRACE32 Debugger plugin|TRACE32 Debugger]]'''

:Extends the Debugger plugin of Code::Blocks to work with the TRACE32 Debuggers. TRACE32 documentation "int_codeblock.pdf" and debuggert32.cbplugin are located on the enclosed SW CD on purchase of TRACE32

'''[[EPS Debugger for STM32 plugin|EPS Debugger for STM32]]'''

:Developing embedded applications for STM32 with ST Link 2. Available at [http://www.comsytec.eu/epsdebugger.php]

'''[[Vim emulator plugin|Vim Plugin]]'''

:Emulate the Vim's shortkeys in Code::Blocks editor. Available at [https://github.com/zmj64351508/cbvike cbvike on Github]

If you have questions -> ask in the [/index.php/board,14.0.html forums].

==See also==
* [[Announcement for plugins/patches|Announcement for plugins/patches]] These are not stable plugins in many cases

Code::Blocks - User contributions [en]

Code::Blocks Plugins