Improve content assistance in Text Editor

CHANGELOG.adoc

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ and this project adheres to http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html[Semantic Versioni
 
 === Changed
 
+- Improved content assistance in Text Editor by allowing to filter list as we type
 - Improved file changes detection to only consider valid formats
 - Improved keyword ``Find Usages`` to return more matches. Fails to find mixed spaces and ``_``
 - In Grid Editor ``Ctrl-Shift-4`` now replaces escaped spaces ``\\ `` by spaces

src/robotide/application/CHANGELOG.html

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 </li><li class="listitem">
 Added support for JSON variables, by using the installed Robot Framework import method
 </li></ul></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="_fixed"></a>1.2. Fixed</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
-<li class="listitem">Fixed resource files dissapearing from Project tree on Windows
+<li class="listitem">Improved content assistance in Text Editor by allowing to filter list as we type
+</li><li class="listitem">Fixed resource files dissapearing from Project tree on Windows
 </li><li class="listitem">
 Fixed missing indication of link for User Keyword, when pressing ``Ctrl`` in Grid Editor
 </li><li class="listitem">

src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 </ul>
 <p><strong>New Features and Fixes Highlights</strong></p>
 <ul class="simple">
+<li>Improved content assistance in Text Editor by allowing to filter list as we type</li>
 <li>Fixed resource files dissapearing from Project tree on Windows</li>
 <li>Fixed missing indication of link for User Keyword, when pressing <b>Ctrl</b> in Grid Editor</li>
 <li>Added content help pop-up on Text Editor by pressing <b>Ctrl</b> for text at cursor position or selected autocomplete list item</li>
@@ -239,6 +240,6 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 <pre class="literal-block">
 python -m robotide.postinstall -install
 </pre>
-<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 23/Sep/2023.</p>
+<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 5/Oct/2023.</p>
 </div>
 """

src/robotide/editor/texteditor.py

@@ -647,19 +647,23 @@ def on_content_assist(self, event):
         selected = self.source_editor.get_selected_or_near_text()
         self.set_editor_caret_position()
         sugs = []
+        length_entered = 0
         if selected:
             for start in selected:
                 sugs.extend(s.name for s in self._suggestions.get_suggestions(start))
             # DEBUG: Here, if sugs is still [], then we can get all words from line and repeat suggestions
             # In another evolution, we can use database of words by frequency (considering future by project db)
+        sel = [s for s in selected] if selected else []
+        entry_word = sel[0].split('.')[-1].strip()
+        length_entered = len(entry_word)  # Because Libraries prefixed
         sugs.extend(s.name for s in self._suggestions.get_suggestions(''))
         if len(sugs) > 0:
             sugs = [s for s in sugs if s != '']
         if sugs:
             self.source_editor.AutoCompSetDropRestOfWord(False)
             self.source_editor.AutoCompSetIgnoreCase(True)
             self.source_editor.AutoCompSetSeparator(ord(';'))
-            self.source_editor.AutoCompShow(0, ";".join(sugs))
+            self.source_editor.AutoCompShow(length_entered, ";".join(sugs))
             self.autocomp_pos = self.source_editor.AutoCompPosStart()
             self._showing_list = True
             # DEBUG: self.set_editor_caret_position()
@@ -1047,8 +1051,8 @@ def on_key_down(self, event):
             self.source_editor.hide_kw_doc()
         if event.GetKeyCode() == wx.WXK_TAB and not event.ControlDown() and not event.ShiftDown():
             if self._showing_list:  # Allows to use Tab for keyword selection
-                print(f"DEBUG: textedit on_key_down at autocomplete, caret={self.autocomp_pos}"
-                      f" text is={self.source_editor.AutoCompGetCurrentText()}")
+                self._showing_list = False
+                wx.CallAfter(self.write_ident)  # DEBUG: Make this configurable?
                 event.Skip()
                 return
             selected = self.source_editor.GetSelection()
@@ -1072,6 +1076,7 @@ def on_key_down(self, event):
                 self.auto_indent()
             else:
                 self._showing_list = False
+                wx.CallAfter(self.write_ident)  # DEBUG: Make this configurable?
                 event.Skip()
         elif keycode in (ord('1'), ord('2'), ord('5')) and event.ControlDown():
             self.execute_variable_creator(list_variable=(keycode == ord('2')),
@@ -1252,28 +1257,14 @@ def delete_row(self, event):
         _ = event
         start, end = self.source_editor.GetSelection()
         ini_line = self.source_editor.LineFromPosition(start)
-        begpos = self.source_editor.PositionFromLine(ini_line)
         self.source_editor.SelectNone()
         if start == end:
             end_line = ini_line
-            # Delete is not working without selected content
-            # self.source_editor.SetSelection(start, start+1)
         else:
             end_line = self.source_editor.LineFromPosition(end)
         for _ in range(ini_line, end_line + 1):
             self.source_editor.GotoLine(ini_line)
             self.source_editor.LineDelete()
-        # cursor position when doing block select is always the end of the selection
-        """
-        if ini_line != end_line:
-            self.source_editor.SetCurrentPos(begpos)
-            self.source_editor.SetInsertionPoint(begpos)
-            self.source_editor.SetAnchor(begpos)
-        else:
-            self.source_editor.SetCurrentPos(cursor)
-            self.source_editor.SetInsertionPoint(cursor)
-            self.source_editor.SetAnchor(cursor)
-        """
         self.store_position()
 
     def insert_row(self, event):