ace-builds
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The ace-builds npm package is a standalone code editor written in JavaScript. It is designed to be embedded easily in web pages and provides a rich set of features for code editing, including syntax highlighting, code folding, and autocompletion.
Syntax Highlighting
This feature allows you to set syntax highlighting for different programming languages. In this example, the editor is set to highlight JavaScript syntax.
const ace = require('ace-builds');
const editor = ace.edit('editor');
editor.session.setMode('ace/mode/javascript');Code Folding
Code folding allows users to collapse and expand sections of code, making it easier to navigate large files. This example sets the fold style to 'markbegin'.
const ace = require('ace-builds');
const editor = ace.edit('editor');
editor.session.setFoldStyle('markbegin');Autocompletion
Autocompletion helps users write code faster by providing suggestions as they type. This example enables basic autocompletion, snippets, and live autocompletion.
const ace = require('ace-builds');
require('ace-builds/src-noconflict/ext-language_tools');
const editor = ace.edit('editor');
editor.setOptions({
enableBasicAutocompletion: true,
enableSnippets: true,
enableLiveAutocompletion: true
});The Monaco Editor is the code editor that powers VS Code. It provides similar functionalities to ace-builds, such as syntax highlighting, code folding, and autocompletion. However, it is more tightly integrated with the VS Code ecosystem and offers a more extensive set of features.
CodeMirror is another versatile code editor implemented in JavaScript. It offers a wide range of features similar to ace-builds, including syntax highlighting, code folding, and autocompletion. CodeMirror is highly customizable and has a large community of users and contributors.
Brace is a fork of the Ace editor, designed to be used with React. It provides the same core functionalities as ace-builds but is optimized for use in React applications. This makes it a good choice for developers working within the React ecosystem.
Ace is a code editor written in JavaScript.
This repository has only generated files. To report your issues, suggest features, ask questions, or work on Ace editor itself please go to Ace repository https://github.com/ajaxorg/ace.
Here you can find pre-built files for convenience of embedding. It contains 4 versions:
For a simple way of embedding ace into webpage see editor.html or list of other simple examples. To see ace in action go to kitchen-sink-demo, scrollable-page-demo or minimal demo.
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Ace (Ajax.org Cloud9 Editor)
The npm package ace-builds receives a total of 641,443 weekly downloads. As such, ace-builds popularity was classified as popular.
We found that ace-builds demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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