IntelliJ Mapfile Plugin

Editor support for UMN Mapserver Mapfiles. Supported Mapserver version is 7.0

https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9626-mapfile

Features

• Basic Syntax Validation and Highlighting
• Autocompletion (Ctrl+Space)
• Color Picker
• Folding
• Formatter (Cmd+Shift+L)
• Advanced Syntax Highlighting
• Templates
• Annotations (Error Messages)
• Helpers and Utilities
• References
• Find Usages (Alt+F7)
• Structure View
• Quick Fix (Alt+Return)

Install

1. in your IntelliJ go to Preferences ⌘,
2. in Plugins search for "Mapfile"
3. select Search in repositories
4. there you should find the Mapfile Plugin
5. restart IntelliJ

Development

1. comply the basic prerequisites
2. clone the repository and import the project into IntelliJ
3. mark the gen directory as a sources root
4. in the Run/Debug Configurations dialog add a new Configuration
5. select Plugin and configure the correct module
6. Run

Resources

• Mapfile Documentation
  http://mapserver.org/mapfile/index.html

• Custom Language Support - Tutorial
  http://www.jetbrains.org/intellij/sdk/docs/tutorials/custom_language_support_tutorial.html

• Custom Language Support - Architecture Reference Guide
  http://www.jetbrains.org/intellij/sdk/docs/reference_guide/custom_language_support.html

• Backus-Naur Form (BNF) to define the Mapfile's grammar
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backus%E2%80%93Naur_form