Brackets - NodeJS integration

Brackets - NodeJS integration is an extension for Brackets editor - it provides Nodejs and Mocha integration for Brackets. It's tested and works on any platform supported by Brackets (Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux).

Installation

Dependencies:

To make Brackets - NodeJS integration work you'll need nodejs, npm and mocha installed in your system:

• Windows: Nodejs and NPM for Windows
• Mac OS X: Nodejs and NPM for Mac
• GNU/Linux: Nodejs and NPM for Debian/Ubuntu
• Mocha for all systems:

  npm install mocha -g
  

Optional:

• Gulp for all systems:

  npm install gulp -g
  

Extension installation:

To install latest release of Brackets - NodeJS integration use the built-in Brackets Extension Manager which downloads the extension from the extension registry.

Configuration:

Extension can be configured by opening the NodeJS integration Panel and clicking the Open settings button.

Features and limitations

Currently Brackets - NodeJS integration supports these features (this list may be incomplete as we add new features regularly):

• Run multiple nodejs processes inside editor with console output (actual limit is only 5 processes, because brackets connections limitation)
• Run current NodeJS file (Ctrl-Shift-N)
• Run current NodeJS project (Ctrl-Shift-P)
• Run current Mocha test (Ctrl-Shift-T)
• Run npm scripts
• Run gulp scripts
• Run mocha test inside editor with tree view results
• Open file via mouse click from error stack
• Show Actual/Expected difference for mocha test
• Double click on mocha test case to open file with it
• Jump to require command uses "Jump to declaration" and opens required file (Ctrl-Shift-J or Cmd-Shift-J)
• Code hints for require: actual directory content, NodeJS built-in libs and project packages from package.json (use Ctrl-Space or Cmd-Space while require)
• NodeJS and Mocha debugger integration (based on TheBenji work)

Some screenshots:

Main panel of NodeJS integration - run nodejs process

Main panel of NodeJS integration - run mocha test

Main panel of NodeJS integration - quick open error file

RequireJS - Show hints while require

Mocha test result - Show asert difference

Settings dialog

How to use debugger

• Start your script in debug mode
• Use the Buttons to Step over, Step in, Step out or to continue the script execution.
• Click on a line number to set/remove a Breakpoint and use the console to get an variable for the current scope.
• Use the arrow keys to browse through the history.

In this project used

• http://fontawesome.io/
• https://github.com/caolan/async