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From 03/05/2026 to 04/03/2026

04/03/2026

03:44 PM Feature #3883 (Pending): eclipse plug for developing 4GL code using FWD including editing, syntax...
Greg Shah
12:06 PM Feature #3883: eclipse plug for developing 4GL code using FWD including editing, syntax checks, r...
We will focus time on #11355 and that delivery should also work in Theia. Regardless of that point, the delivery wil... Greg Shah
03:44 PM Feature #6319 (Rejected): IntelliJ plugin
We can revisit this decision in the future but for now I want to be clear that this is not being worked. Greg Shah
02:51 PM Feature #6319: IntelliJ plugin
Greg, I share your concerns. IntelliJ is indeed a superior Java IDE - the debugger alone is light years ahead of VSCo... Hynek Cihlar
12:04 PM Feature #6319: IntelliJ plugin
My assessment is that it does not make sense to invest in an IntelliJ plugin. Their direction is closed/proprietary ... Greg Shah
12:05 PM Feature #11355: VSCode extension
Implement a fully featured VSCOde extension that supports the full lifecycle of BOTH 4GL and Java development using F... Greg Shah
11:55 AM Feature #11355 (New): VSCode extension
Greg Shah
11:21 AM Bug #6629: incremental conversion for OpenClient proxy programs
Constantin: Is there any additional testing needed or can this merge? Greg Shah
11:20 AM Bug #4867 (Closed): Incremental conversion: change detection algorithm ignores .hints and .ext-hi...
Greg Shah

04/01/2026

10:49 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Rebased branch *9638a* with *trunk/16495*. I had fix a post-rebase error. The new revision is *16500*. Octavian Adrian Gavril
08:07 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I finally managed to get a version of trunk that compiles. Now I'm trying to figure out why the transform driver is t... Paula Păstrăguș
08:02 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Constantin, I've improved the tests and made the following procedure:... Dănuț Filimon
04:52 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Thank you for the list Constantin, I will look into a way to automate creating those tests. Although I do not see it ... Dănuț Filimon

03/31/2026

10:14 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Danut, this is a list of main issues (but not the only issues) which should be covered by the tests. Ideally we can ... Constantin Asofiei
09:36 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Dănuț Filimon wrote:
> I created unit tests, but I can easily extract everything into a set of separate procedures.
... Constantin Asofiei
09:35 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Dănuț Filimon wrote:
> > Because of the issue with the VM database, Constantin told me ... Dănuț Filimon
09:30 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Dănuț Filimon wrote:
> Because of the issue with the VM database, Constantin told me to use the Procedure Editor. Ho... Constantin Asofiei
09:25 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Because of the issue with the VM database, Constantin told me to use the Procedure Editor. However, it seems I need a... Dănuț Filimon

03/30/2026

09:33 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Ah, one more thing worth mentioning: I haven't tackled the lexer-side parser surgery yet, but I did find some equival... Paula Păstrăguș
09:26 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Just a quick update: I managed to get the Progress Parser class close to compile, but there are still quite a few inc... Paula Păstrăguș
03:02 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
A bit of a summary update on the current tests:
* Added a few tests based on #7178-9 tasks where I could extract a f... Dănuț Filimon

03/20/2026

07:52 AM Feature #11317 (New): Implementing multi-threaded parsing
Octavian Adrian Gavril
05:42 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
OK, that would be a good result. The final exam will be if @ProgressTransformDriver@ works properly. Greg Shah
05:04 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
@setChannel(Token.HIDDEN_CHANNEL)@ likely does everything needed: the tokens aren't discarded, they're simply routed ... Paula Păstrăguș
05:00 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Used this grammar to see what happens when we hide a token in antlr4 using @setChannel(Token.HIDDEN_CHANNEL)@:
<pr... Paula Păstrăguș
04:57 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
There are buffer scoping tests available in the testcases project, /tests/persistence/buffer_scoping/. A quick scan o... Dănuț Filimon

03/19/2026

11:51 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
> Will be enough to set the channel to @HIDDEN_CHANNEL@ for the old @hide()@ method?
I doubt it.
Here is the co... Greg Shah
10:22 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Will be enough to set the channel to @HIDDEN_CHANNEL@ for the old @hide()@ method?
Note to myself: investigate whe... Paula Păstrăguș

03/18/2026

07:29 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
> Hm.., so are we aiming to eliminate all of the parser-side token stream surgery?
At least the forms I describe i... Greg Shah
07:15 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Hm.., so are we aiming to eliminate all of the parser-side token stream surgery? Paula Păstrăguș
07:03 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
> I started working on the Progress parser, and I'm seeing that hidden tokens are used quite a bit in methods such as... Greg Shah
05:00 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I started working on the Progress parser, and I'm seeing that hidden tokens are used quite a bit in methods such as @... Paula Păstrăguș
03:29 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Committed the migrated lexer and parser for @expression.g@ as rev *16468*. Paula Păstrăguș

03/17/2026

03:26 PM Support #10231 (WIP): Document the code style guidelines for ANTLR grammars, based on progress.g
Please enhance the documentation to address changes for ANTLR4.
Also, fix missing or incorrect content in general ... Greg Shah
11:09 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Fearless and confident! Let's go! Greg Shah
10:52 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Should be done before coffee ☕ gets cold next morning 😄 Paula Păstrăguș
10:48 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
It is now time for the Progress Parser. 😱 Greg Shah
10:32 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Fixed it:-D
I'll continue testing, and if no issues arise, I'll commit the expression parser and lexer tomorrow mo... Paula Păstrăguș
09:52 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Finished migration of @expression.g@. I did some testing and found some differences that I believe are caused by the ... Paula Păstrăguș

03/16/2026

10:54 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Committed the FQL lexer and parser as rev *16467*.
I compared the AST produced and later manipulated in FqlToSqlCo... Paula Păstrăguș
08:32 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
@com/goldencode/expr/expression.g@ Greg Shah
08:17 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Finished migrating the FQL parser. I also ran some tests using the existing @FqlToSqlConverter@. I'll continue testin... Paula Păstrăguș

03/13/2026

10:53 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Committed as rev *16466*. (the hql parser and grammar)
I could not find any cases where the HQL grammar produces d... Paula Păstrăguș
09:18 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
@fql.g@ Greg Shah
08:58 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I have completed the migration of the HQL parser and lexer. I also did some initial testing of the grammar by compari... Paula Păstrăguș
03:16 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Next step: hql.g migration - wip Paula Păstrăguș
03:15 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Committed as rev *16465*. Decoupled antlr2 logic from the antlr4 logic. (Also refined schema parser and the progress ... Paula Păstrăguș

03/12/2026

10:50 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Greg, I'm not able to commit the changes. I keep getting @Could not request local forwarding.@ @Connection reset by p... Paula Păstrăguș
05:10 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Managed to fix this. It turned out not to be very difficult, since the ANTLR4 lexer provides a @Vocabulary@ along wit... Paula Păstrăguș
03:35 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> The only *issue* I noticed is that the type is not resolved properly. It seems that the new... Paula Păstrăguș

03/11/2026

11:26 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
There were also some build issues: classes were duplicated because ANTLR4 creates a @.antlr@ folder (hidden folder) w... Paula Păstrăguș
11:23 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> I'll share more details about how I approached it and which path I chose.
I managed to ... Paula Păstrăguș
11:13 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
also solved the id issue, now they are exactly the same as the ones generated by antlr2. Paula Păstrăguș
11:11 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I compared the ASTs and they appear to be correct.. The only *issue* I noticed is that the type is not resolved prope... Paula Păstrăguș
10:03 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
🚨 I managed to obtain the schema root AST using our new schema parser and Progress lexer, with a few local changes co... Paula Păstrăguș
08:01 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I think I've managed to decouple the ANTLR4 logic from the existing ANTLR2 logic, and I finally got fwd to compile. I... Paula Păstrăguș

03/09/2026

04:21 PM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
For early testing you could focus on getting just enough of the things compiled to run @SchemaLoader@. I wouldn't wo... Greg Shah
08:31 AM Feature #7169: drive conversion order using user-specified dependencies
Right now the implementation contains:
* The profile dependency config (depends can be used on a profile definition)... Dănuț Filimon

03/06/2026

10:08 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Greg, I’m not entirely sure what the best approach is for migrating all the related classes to rely on ANTLR4 instead... Paula Păstrăguș

03/05/2026

10:54 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Agreed. Please add some comments to both of those methods to explain this non-intuitive behavior AND to highlight th... Greg Shah
09:38 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Yes, I kept the same behavior, even though it feels a bit awkward.. Currently, @setFirstChild@ removes all existing c... Paula Păstrăguș
09:25 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
The output seems consistent. I haven't checked the behavior of the specific methods versus their original meaning in... Greg Shah
08:32 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I attached the test program I used to validate the approach. The first 10 tests are easy to inspect visually to confi... Paula Păstrăguș
07:48 AM Feature #7169: drive conversion order using user-specified dependencies
Greg Shah wrote:
> I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to do with this process. It does worry me that you are ... Dănuț Filimon
07:44 AM Feature #7169: drive conversion order using user-specified dependencies
I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to do with this process. It does worry me that you are going to lose all hi... Greg Shah
06:36 AM Feature #7169: drive conversion order using user-specified dependencies
This is how I managed to rebase the branch:... Dănuț Filimon
 

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