Standardized approach to contextual code identification in editors and IDEs

摘要

In various aspects, systems and methods provide a standardized approach to contextual code identification in editors and integrated development environments (IDEs). Thus, a given cursor position inside a language file like cascading style sheets (CSS), JavaScript, or java can be represented by storing language type and hierarchy information at the current position in a mime type or mime type-like syntax. Different editor assist handler modules can then be chained to process the syntax to provide a particular feature or insight. Features or products can evolve incrementally by adding a new handler module that processes the same syntax. In one aspect, the actual handler modules used can be determined depend on the cursor context.