No quick and easy way to invoke build services action from source view of service builder editor.

• Type: Story
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.3
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.0
• Component/s: Projects, Projects > Common
• Labels: None
• Similar Issues: Show 5 results ; ;

  IDE-455	Invoking build-service from service.xml in a non-liferay ide project should not through NPE dialog
  IDE-856	Redundant Build Services and Build WSDDs in source editor
  IDE-862	build service action when invoked via action handler fails with latest 6.2.0-snapshot
  IDE-230	Service builder action calls ant build-server task that fails to find javac
  IDE-87	Add a context menu action for running build-service from service.xml file

In LDS 1.3, when you're working with the 'Source' view of the service.xml file, you no longer have a button to Build Services at the top of the screen. If you switch to Overview, you do. It was very useful to have the Build Services option on the source tab.

[Gregory Amerson]

The old editor actually was not using eclipse best standards. Source views should try to give as much real estate to the actual source code at least that is the best practice. As a workaround you can right click in the source view and use the "Liferay > Build Services" action.

The best solution may be to register a keyboard shortcut for when the service builder editor is open. How about
Ctrl + Shift + B or Ctrl + Alt + B

[Gregory Amerson]

For 1.4, I will register a keyboard shortcut that liferay trainers and students can learn and we all agree upon is intiutive and that will provide a fast and easy way to invoke the builder.

[Gregory Amerson]

Perfect!

[Jeffrey P. Handa]

I think the preference is for the Ctrl+Shift+ pattern. They felt that S was more intuitive but we noticed that Ctr+Shift+S is already used for Save All. So, Ctl+Shift+B is probably a good choice.

[Olaf Kock]

I don't really like the "B" for Build, because it would be the same for "Build Language" etc. On the other hand, if it's only available in the service.xml editor, it might be an option. But Eclipse is all about building something...

My default binding on Linux contains two-stroke key bindings for the editor, e.g. "Format Source" is triggered by "ESC Ctrl-F", where ESC actually opens a small tooltip showing the available options "Format Source" and "Toggle Comment"

It seems that this is linux-only, but if it's available on other platforms as well, I like it because of the additional hints given in the tooltip.

[Gregory Amerson]

So this keybinding would only be active when the service builder editor was in focus. Ctrl+B is global keybinding for build all, but ctrl+shift+b is toggle breakpoint but that is only for java editor or debug view context. So I think Ctrl+Shift+B would be good for build-service. What about build-wsdd?

[Gregory Amerson]

I've added a Ctrl+Shift+B shortcut in the Overview tab and in the source tab you can right-click choose > Liferay > Build services. This isn't as convienient as a global keybinding but once we go global we will have to come up with another binding that doesn't conflict.

[Gregory Amerson]

Fixed.
Commit 7302f4e9767251d1438a0eb8eb0d19d65eed8897

[Gregory Amerson]

To verify:

Go to the overview tab and press "ctrl + shift + b". It should invoke build-services.
Also from source page right click and choose "liferay > build services" action. If both of those work then this can be marked as verified.

[Yanan Yuan]

The "ctrl + shift + b" doesn't work

[Gregory Amerson]

This will be finally fixed in next version of IDE. Now Ctrl+shift+b works well in both Overview and Diagram views. For the source view, you can continue to right click and choose Liferay > Build Services. Also added action for running "build wsdd" using Ctrl+Shift+Alt+b shortcut.

[Gregory Amerson]

Commit 1ecfe369a445eb0f1b7e4b9865580be1979f7a1c

[Gregory Amerson]

Additional commit d0239e8dcdfc0799d8b9918161bff798e21ade64