Package support about atom-stata-exec

[nickeubank]

Invited you as collaborator so you can do as you see fit here!

[kylebarron]

I have code working to do line-by-line execution through Applescript. I haven't added full do-file support yet but that should be really easy and quick to do.

I think I'm more likely to try to create a repo on my Github account. Once I add the do-file support it should be a superset of your code.

Also, I discovered Stata's automation API yesterday and have some ideas I want to try out: for example, it should be entirely possible to create an Autocomplete provider that uses the current variable names and macro names in Stata.

[nickeubank]

GREAT! Way to contribute to the public goods!

[kylebarron]

I'm not sure how easy it would be to create something like that, but I'd be interested in trying.

[kylebarron]

I got all of the package ported to Stata. Test it out! It works for me on my computer. Important bits from the README:

Usage

• cmd-enter: send selection or current line to Stata.
• shift-cmd-d: send entire file to Stata. (File must be saved first. This runs do "/path/to/current/file")
• shift-alt-p: send the previous command.
• shift-cmd-c: change Stata's working directory to that of current file.
• shift-cmd-p: send paragraph under current cursor. A paragraph is a region enclosed by whitespace.
• shift-cmd-r: send program definition under current cursor. For example, all the lines in the below snippet would be sent to Stata:

  program define myProgram
      // program contents
  end

Configuration

• Which App
  • Select StataIC, StataSE, or StataMP, depending on which version of Stata you have.
• Advance Position
  • If checked, move cursor to the next line/paragraph after running the current line/paragraph.
• Focus Window
  • If checked, bring the Stata window to focus when sending code.
  • Otherwise, code runs in the background and the screen remains focused on Atom.
• Notifications
  • If checked, a pop-up notification will appear when a paragraph or function is not identified.
• Skip Comments
  • If this and Advance Position are checked, the after running a line, the cursor will move to the next uncommented line.

[nickeubank]

wow, amazing. I'm on a deadline right at the moment, but will demo it soon! Thanks so much for the great work! (also, you clearly have a better grip on Atom packages than me at this point, so if you're in a hurry and would like to just release, please feel free. :) )

[kylebarron]

I'm happy to release it, but unless you want to keep your package listed on Atom's package manager, I'd be happy to release this named as stata-exec so that people who have previously downloaded your package are upgraded automatically. If you want that, I think you'd have to do apm unpublish stata-exec before I can publish this as the same name.

[nickeubank]

done! let me know if you have issues.

[kylebarron]

https://atom.io/packages/stata-exec
It's online! thanks!