[MonoDevelop] Refactoring menu

[Jacob Ilsø Christensen]

Hi.

On 12/2/06, Paulo Aboim Pinto <esqueleto at tusofona.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 23:13 +0100, Jacob Ilsø Christensen wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > I have started experimenting a bit with a refactoring menu in
> > conjunction with the rename refactoring feature. I have some
> > questions:
> >
> > 1) There is currently only one RefactoryCommand named
> > CurrentRefactoryOperations. I added another one named Rename. Is this
> > ok?
>
> Why you don't add more features like "Extract Method". This feature will
> pick some selected code and make a static, or not, method with the
> parameters that is need.
> Put in the place of the selected code the call, and create the Method.
>
> This feature calculate the necessary parameters that this method need.
>
>
> There is more features about refactoring:
> # Reorder Parameters
> # Extract Method
> # Extract Property
> # Create Overload
> # Surrounds With
> # Encapsulate field
> # Reverse Conditional
> # Simplify expression
> # Introduce Local
> # Introduce constant
> # Inline Temp
> # Replace Temp with Query
> # Split Temporary Variable
> # Move initialization to declaration
> # Split initialization from declaration
> # Move declaration near reference
>
> You can find here http://www.dotnetforce.com/Content.aspx?t=a&n=253 and
> here http://dotnet.org.za/ernst/archive/2004/07/06/2595.aspx some
> explanation what some feature do.

Yes, I know of those features and would LOVE to have them in
MonoDevelop, but I do not have that much time I am afraid. So I start
out in the small and then we can build on other refactorings over
time. Maybe you want to help out? :-)

>
> >
> > 2) I have attached a screenshot of the Refactoring menu. Should it
> > contain only the Rename refactoring operation and similar ones or also
> > the navigation stuff (the same as when rightclicking) as shown in the
> > screenshot? What about "Go to Type"?
>
> I think that in the Right-Click the popup should have the all the
> possible operations that the user should do at the time.
>
> In the menu should have all the features. Some could be disable. But all
> should be there.

Yes, that would probably be the best thing.

> Hope I could help

Yep. Thanks for the input.

/Jacob

> Paulo Aboim Pinto (Esqueleto)
> Odivelas - Portugal
>