fix #300 - enhancement: Show type completion hint after "constexpr"/"extern"/"static"/"consteval"/"constinit"/"const"/"volatile" etc.

NEWS.md

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ Red Panda C++ Version 2.27
   - fix: Custom compile options not correctly parsed.
   - enhancement: "Mouse scroll direction" option in Options / Editor / General
   - change: Invert scroll direction in horizontal, like in vertical.
-  - enhancement: Show type completion info after 'const' and 'volatile'
   - fix: Caret unseen when move to a long line end by press END.
   - fix: No icons for inherited class private members.
   - fix: Ctrl+Return insert linebreak shouldn't scroll unnecessarilly.
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ Red Panda C++ Version 2.27
   - enhancement: Improvement in italic font support.
   - fix: History not correctly loaded with up/down arrow key in the debug console.
   - enhancement: Improve lambda support.
-  
+  - enhancement: Show type completion hint after "constexpr"/"extern"/"static"/"consteval"/"constinit"/"const"/"volatile" etc.
   
 Red Panda C++ Version 2.26
   - enhancement: Code suggestion for embedded std::vectors.

RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp

@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@
 
 QHash<ParserLanguage,std::weak_ptr<CppParser>> Editor::mSharedParsers;
 
+static QSet<QString> CppTypeQualifiers {
+    "const",
+    "consteval",
+    "constexpr",
+    "constinit",
+    "extern",
+    "static",
+    "mutable",
+    "volatile",
+};
+
 Editor::Editor(QWidget *parent):
     Editor(parent,"untitled",ENCODING_AUTO_DETECT,nullptr,true,nullptr)
 {
@@ -875,11 +886,11 @@ void Editor::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
                     handled=true;
                     return;
                 } else {
-                    bool hasConst;
+                    bool hasTypeQualifier;
-                    QString lastWord = getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(ws, hasConst);
+                    QString lastWord = getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(ws, hasTypeQualifier);
-                    if (mParser && (!lastWord.isEmpty() || hasConst)) {
+                    if (mParser && (!lastWord.isEmpty() || hasTypeQualifier)) {
                         if (lastWord.isEmpty()) {
-                            Q_ASSERT(hasConst);
+                            Q_ASSERT(hasTypeQualifier);
                             processCommand(QSynedit::EditCommand::Char,ch,nullptr);
                             showCompletion(lastWord,false, CodeCompletionType::Types);
                             handled=true;
@@ -1442,8 +1453,8 @@ void Editor::inputMethodEvent(QInputMethodEvent *event)
             int idCharPressed=caretX()-ws.ch;
             idCharPressed += s.length();
             if (idCharPressed>=pSettings->codeCompletion().minCharRequired()) {
-                bool hasConst;
+                bool hasTypeQualifier;
-                QString lastWord = getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(caretXY(), hasConst);
+                QString lastWord = getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(caretXY(), hasTypeQualifier);
                 if (mParser && !lastWord.isEmpty()) {
                     if (CppTypeKeywords.contains(lastWord)) {
                         return;
@@ -4326,9 +4337,9 @@ void Editor::updateFunctionTip(bool showTip)
     //handle class initializer
     if (x >= 0 && hasPreviousWord) {
         QSynedit::BufferCoord pos = pWordBegin;
-        bool hasConst;
+        bool hasTypeQualifier;
         pos.ch = pWordBegin.ch;
-        QString previousWord = getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(pos, hasConst);
+        QString previousWord = getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(pos, hasTypeQualifier);
 
         PStatement statement = mParser->findStatementOf(
                     mFilename,
@@ -4920,9 +4931,9 @@ QString getWordAtPosition(QSynedit::QSynEdit *editor, const QSynedit::BufferCoor
     return result;
 }
 
-QString Editor::getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(const QSynedit::BufferCoord &p, bool &hasConst)
+QString Editor::getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(const QSynedit::BufferCoord &p, bool &hasTypeQualifier)
 {
-    hasConst = false;
+    hasTypeQualifier = false;
     QString result;
     if ((p.line<1) || (p.line>document()->count())) {
         return "";
@@ -4978,8 +4989,8 @@ QString Editor::getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(const QSynedit::BufferCoo
             return "";
 
         result = s.mid(wordBegin, wordEnd - wordBegin+1);
-        if (result == "const" || result == "volatile")
+        if (CppTypeQualifiers.contains(result))
-            hasConst = true;
+            hasTypeQualifier = true;
         else if (!skipNextWord)
             break;
         // if ((result != "const") && !skipNextWord)

RedPandaIDE/editor.h

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public:
     void removeBreakpointFocus();
     void modifyBreakpointProperty(int line);
     void setActiveBreakpointFocus(int Line, bool setFocus=true);
-    QString getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(const QSynedit::BufferCoord& p, bool &hasConst);
+    QString getPreviousWordAtPositionForSuggestion(const QSynedit::BufferCoord& p, bool &hasTypeQualifier);
     QString getPreviousWordAtPositionForCompleteFunctionDefinition(const QSynedit::BufferCoord& p);
     void reformat(bool doReparse=true);
     void checkSyntaxInBack();