* Add a copy output button to serial monitor
If the arduino collects some data that you want to store on your
computer, a rather simple way is to write it to the serial monitor and
copy it to the clipboard. This commit introduces a button that copies
the whole content of the serial monitor to the clipboard to make this
rather simple. It is a new component added to the menu, and does not
change the behaviour of other compontents.
* Test merging lines to str in serial monitor utils
Adds a test for merging one or more lines to a single string. It is
supposed to just concatenate the content of the lines, without doing
anything else. This method is used when copying the serial monitor content to
the clipboard.
* Add copy output translation key
This serves as an addition to the previous commits. It is the result of
running `yarn i18n:generate` on the state after adding the copy output
button to the serial monitor (see 2df3f465). I hope that this will
resolve the current Github action failure.
* Improve readability for serial monitor utils
Replace return statement in inline method by direct statement, some
minor formatting changes. Does not affect the functionality.
* Rename linesToMergedStr in monitor-utils
Renames the method linesToMergedStr to joinLines in the serial monitor
utils. This brings the name more in line with truncateLines. No
functionality changes.
* Move label and icon registration for copy serial
Moves the registration of the label and icon for the copy output
button of the serial monitor to the toolbar item registration. Before,
it happened at the command registration, but is not necessary at this
level, as the icon and label are meant for the toolbar button only.
* Do not update widget when copying output
No longer updates the serial monitor output after its content is copied.
Copying the content does not change anything for the view, so there is
no need to update.
Arduino IDE Extension
Arduino IDE is based on Theia, and most of its IDE features, UIs and customizations are implemented in this Theia extension.
IDE Services
IDE services typically have a backend part in src/node/ and a front-end part in src/browser/.
Boards Service
The Boards Service continuously checks the computer's ports, in order to detect when you connect or disconnect an Arduino board.
The Boards Manager lists all the known board types, and allows downloading new cores to get additional board types.
- src/common/protocol/boards-service.ts implements the common classes and interfaces
- src/node/boards-service-impl.ts implements the service backend:
- discovering ports & boards
- searching for compatible board types
- installing new board types
- src/browser/boards/boards-list-widget.ts implements the Boards Manager front-end:
- browsing/searching available board types
- installing new board types
Core Service
The Core Service is responsible for building your sketches and uploading them to a board.
- src/common/protocol/core-service.ts implements the common classes and interfaces
- src/node/core-service-impl.ts implements the service backend:
- compiling a sketch for a selected board type
- uploading a sketch to a connected board
Serial Service
The Serial Service allows getting information back from sketches running on your Arduino boards.
- src/common/protocol/serial-service.ts implements the common classes and interfaces
- src/node/serial/serial-service-impl.ts implements the service backend:
- connecting to / disconnecting from a board
- receiving and sending data
- src/browser/serial/serial-connection-manager.ts handles the serial connection in the frontend
- src/browser/serial/monitor/monitor-widget.tsx implements the serial monitor front-end:
- viewing the output from a connected board
- entering data to send to the board
- src/browser/serial/plotter/plotter-frontend-contribution.ts implements the serial plotter front-end:
- opening a new window running the Serial Plotter Web App
Config Service
The Config Service knows about your system, like for example the default sketch locations.
- src/common/protocol/config-service.ts implements the common classes and interfaces
- src/node/config-service-impl.ts implements the service backend:
- getting the
arduino-cliversion and configuration - checking whether a file is in a data or sketch directory
- getting the
"arduino" configuration in the package.json:
"cli":"version"typestring|{ owner: string, repo: string, commitish?: string }: if the type is astringand is a valid semver, it will get the corresponding released CLI. If the type isstringand is a date inYYYYMMDDformat, it will get a nightly CLI. If the type is an object, a CLI, build from the sources in theowner/repowill be used. Ifcommitishis not defined, the HEAD of the default branch will be used. In any other cases an error is thrown.
Rebuild gRPC protocol interfaces
- Some CLI updates can bring changes to the gRPC interfaces, as the API might change. gRPC interfaces can be updated running the command
yarn --cwd arduino-ide-extension generate-protocol
Update clangd and ClangFormat
The clangd C++ language server and the ClangFormat code formatter tool dependencies are managed in parallel. Updating them to a different version is done by the following procedure:
- If the target version is not already available from the
arduino/clang-static-binariesrepository, submit an issue there requesting a build and wait for that to be completed. - Validate the ClangFormat configuration for the target version by following the instructions here
- Submit a pull request in the
arduino/arduino-iderepository to update the version in thearduino.clangd.versionkey ofpackage.json. - Submit a pull request in the
arduino/tooling-project-assetsrepository to update the version in thevars.DEFAULT_CLANG_FORMAT_VERSIONfield ofTaskfile.yml.
Customize Icons
ArduinoIde uses a customized version of FontAwesome. In order to update/replace icons follow the following steps:
- import the file
arduino-icons.jsonin Icomoon - load it
- edit the icons as needed
- !! download the new
arduino-icons.jsonfile and put it in this repo - Click on "Generate Font" in Icomoon, then download
- place the updated fonts in the
src/style/fontsdirectory