Editor IDE

About This Tool

The Editor IDE tool provides an in-browser editing environment for developers and writers who need a no-install workspace to author code and Markdown, apply light linting, preview content, and export artifacts. Primary users include solo developers, technical writers, and small teams prototyping documentation or tutorials. Use occurs at project kickoff, during documentation sprints, or when sharing runnable snippets without a desktop IDE. Core Logic & Features: Domain capabilities include a multi-file, browser-native workspace, language-aware syntax highlighting, and real-time linting. Required features: in-browser editor panes, per-file language support, local persistence, and deterministic exports. Optional features: versioned snippets, project templates, offline mode, and pluggable extensions. The tool maintains a local data store, applies language grammars, and routes content to a portable export pipeline that preserves structure and metadata. Inputs & Outputs: Inputs consist of files (array of {name, language, content}), editing mode (code or Markdown), optional autosave, export_format, and locale. Sample values: files=[{name:'main.js',language:'javascript',content:'console.log(\"hi\");'}], mode:'code', export_format:'zip'. Outputs include status, exported_files (array with name, url, size, format), previews, and diagnostic messages. Validation ensures non-empty names, supported languages, and UTF-8 content; optional inputs default to browser storage and standard export options. Algorithms & Calculations: The tool uses language-specific parsers for syntax highlighting, a Markdown renderer for previews, and a packaging routine to assemble exports. Linting rules are lightweight and language-aware; previews are computed client-side from current content with unchanged semantics. Versioning uses timestamp-based identifiers for snippets. Error & Edge Cases: Invalid or missing inputs trigger data validation errors without UI impact. Large files beyond a configured limit are rejected with a clear error; unsaved changes are tracked; offline operation degrades to local persistence. Unsupported languages fall back to plain text with metadata only. Export failures return structured error codes rather than stack traces. Industry/Region & Localization: UTF-8 encoding, locale-aware messages when available; line endings adapt to LF or CRLF; no currency or regional formatting unless user-provided. Data remains local unless explicitly synced. Assumptions & Exclusions: Not a full compiler or server-backed IDE; network features, real-time collaboration, and package management are out of scope. Assumes an offline-friendly environment and does not perform remote builds unless configured by the user.

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